[Grammar] the use of ''would have done sth"

Status
Not open for further replies.

nelson13

Member
Joined
Oct 13, 2012
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
Zhuang
Home Country
Bangladesh
Current Location
Japan
Context:

A writer in the 1980s compiled a book in Ancient Chinese, because the book would contain a lot of anicent Chinese quotations, and he chose to use the ancient language of China to write the book.

So which tense should I use?:

1. Since his book would contain many anicent Chinese quotations, he used Ancient Chinese to write it.
2. Since his book would have contained many anicent Chinese quotations, he used Ancient Chinese to write 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

Odessa Dawn

Key Member
Joined
Aug 10, 2012
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Arabic
Home Country
Saudi Arabia
Current Location
Saudi Arabia




Context:

A writer in the 1980s compiled a book in Ancient Chinese, because the book would contain a lot of [STRIKE]anicent [/STRIKE]
ancient Chinese quotations, and he chose to use the ancient language of China to write the book.

So which tense should I use?:

1. Since his book would contain many
[STRIKE]anicent [/STRIKE]ancient Chinese quotations, he used Ancient Chinese to write it.
2. Since his book would have contained many [STRIKE]anicent [/STRIKE]
ancient Chinese quotations, he used Ancient Chinese to write it.


***** NOT A TEACHER *****
 

nelson13

Member
Joined
Oct 13, 2012
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
Zhuang
Home Country
Bangladesh
Current Location
Japan
Thank you for your answers and corrections. I will use WOULD CONTAIN.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top