whats the difference between I would had done it... and I would have done it..?
I imt_english New member Joined Aug 7, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Aug 7, 2012 #1 whats the difference between I would had done it... and I would have done it..?
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 7, 2012 #2 imt_english said: whats the difference between I would had done it... and I would have done it..? Click to expand... Welcome to the forum, imt_english. :hi: 'I would had done it' is not a possible English utterance.
imt_english said: whats the difference between I would had done it... and I would have done it..? Click to expand... Welcome to the forum, imt_english. :hi: 'I would had done it' is not a possible English utterance.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 7, 2012 #3 imt_english said: What's the difference between 'I would had done it' and 'I would have done it'? Click to expand... Welcome from me, too.:-D Please study the corrections I have made to your grammar. Rover
imt_english said: What's the difference between 'I would had done it' and 'I would have done it'? Click to expand... Welcome from me, too.:-D Please study the corrections I have made to your grammar. Rover
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 8, 2012 #4 hughchan2009 said: 'I would had ' is not a proper English structure. 'I would have done something' means you wish you had done that. I am not sure if I made my point clear. :-D Click to expand... It does NOT mean that you wish you had. It simply means that under different circumstances, you would have. You might have not wanted to at all, but for whatever reason, you would have.
hughchan2009 said: 'I would had ' is not a proper English structure. 'I would have done something' means you wish you had done that. I am not sure if I made my point clear. :-D Click to expand... It does NOT mean that you wish you had. It simply means that under different circumstances, you would have. You might have not wanted to at all, but for whatever reason, you would have.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Aug 8, 2012 #5 "Would that I had done that" is an archaic way of saying "I wish I had done that".