Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
would have had
He would have had to calm enough.
What does it mean actually?
What tense is it?
What does it mean actually?
What tense is it?
Top answer
It's a modal perfect form, but it doesn't mean anything. People don't 'calm enough'.
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It's a modal perfect form, but it doesn't mean anything. People don't 'calm enough'.
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AlpheccaStarsHe would have had to be calm and quiet.I am definitely getting old. That simple addition just did not occur to me. A lesson to learners: an apparently minor slip can make your message incomprehensible to some.
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Actually this line is from a British film. And there was no "be". However "calm" can be used as both adjective and verb. Here they used it as a verb, so it is OK without"be". Like- "He has to do it".
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sft MHere they used it as a verb, so it is OK without"be".No. The problem is not the verb, calm, but the word "enough."
He would have had to calm down.
He would have had to calm down enough to regain his senses.
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