keannu
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This is a question I made, but 1's would have been's interpreation is dubious as most people interpret it as counterfactual hypothesis. How can I modify this? If you have any good opinion, please let me know.
[FONT=맑은 고딕]Q. Translate the underlined and discuss the difference of the usages.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕]1)[/FONT] [FONT=맑은 고딕]My friend went to Girls’ Generation’s concert yesterday. It would have been fun.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕]2)[/FONT] [FONT=맑은 고딕]I didn’t go to the concert. If I had gone, I would have seen Taeyoun. [/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕] [/FONT]
Answer - 1's would have been means a certainty about the past, while 2's [FONT=맑은 고딕]would have seen means counterfactual hypothesis that actually didn't happen.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕]Q. Translate the underlined and discuss the difference of the usages.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕]1)[/FONT] [FONT=맑은 고딕]My friend went to Girls’ Generation’s concert yesterday. It would have been fun.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕]2)[/FONT] [FONT=맑은 고딕]I didn’t go to the concert. If I had gone, I would have seen Taeyoun. [/FONT]
[FONT=맑은 고딕] [/FONT]
Answer - 1's would have been means a certainty about the past, while 2's [FONT=맑은 고딕]would have seen means counterfactual hypothesis that actually didn't happen.[/FONT]