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Doesn't "would probably have kissed" have to be corrected to "probably kissed"? As I learned from teachers here, for past presumption, "probably kissed" or "might(could) have kissed" works. "would have pp" is for counterfactual imaginary past result. Did the test-maker make a mistake or does it make sense?
gi24
Q. Find a proper word in the text
In Persia, a servant would probably have kissed his owner (on the cheek) to show respect.
ex)In the old days, kissing was better known as an act of respect than one of love. In Persia, a man would show his respect for another man by kissing him on the lips if they were in the same social position, or on the cheeck if they were not. The ancient Greeks and Romans also used to kiss the mouth, eyes, hand, or even the knee or foot, as a sign of respect or as a greeting.
gi24
Q. Find a proper word in the text
In Persia, a servant would probably have kissed his owner (on the cheek) to show respect.
ex)In the old days, kissing was better known as an act of respect than one of love. In Persia, a man would show his respect for another man by kissing him on the lips if they were in the same social position, or on the cheeck if they were not. The ancient Greeks and Romans also used to kiss the mouth, eyes, hand, or even the knee or foot, as a sign of respect or as a greeting.