Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
'would have left' and 'would come'
Hi,
1. Does the use of "would have left" correct in this context?
Hi, we are making a list of people who will be volunteering to fill the time spots for next Monday. The time spots to fill are between 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. You don't need to fill the time spot after 5 because everyone would have left by then. Got it?
2. Does the modal 'would' a conditional sentence in the past time frame? I think the same conditionality could be conveyed in the present-time frame without much change.
Now I had to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me.-- conditionnal in the past
Now I have to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me. -- conditional in the present.
1. Does the use of "would have left" correct in this context?
Hi, we are making a list of people who will be volunteering to fill the time spots for next Monday. The time spots to fill are between 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. You don't need to fill the time spot after 5 because everyone would have left by then. Got it?
2. Does the modal 'would' a conditional sentence in the past time frame? I think the same conditionality could be conveyed in the present-time frame without much change.
Now I had to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me.-- conditionnal in the past
Now I have to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me. -- conditional in the present.
Top answer
" 2 - (a) is okay by me.
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I'd say "will have left by then." (and) "Now I have to make a plan so that nobody will come searching for me." 2 - (a) is okay by me.
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AnonymousNo. You need "will have left".DoesIs the use of "would have left" correct in this context?
AnonymousAgain, in the second example, you need "nobody will come sDoesIs the modal 'would' a conditional sentence in the past time frame?
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Thank you, CalifJim and Avangi for your help. Does this one that I wrote sound like true (ring true) to you?
Now I had to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me.-- conditionnal in the past
Now I had to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me.-- conditionnal in the past
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Yes. (I meant to say so in my first reply. That's what I meant by 2. - (a). )
BTW, "conditional," single "n" toward the end.
BTW, "conditional," single "n" toward the end.
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AnonymousNow I had to make a plan so that nobody would come searching for me.Yes. This one is fine as is. Note that it is not really a conditional, however. A true conditional statement would be more like this:
If I had a good plan, nobody would come searching for me.
CJ
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