Teodoro
New member
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2012
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- United States
Dear teachers:
I read a sentence, which showed "I would have loved to play against so-&-so, but I don't think I have played with him a lot." It was quoted from an interview.
After looking into a grammar book, I got to knowing would+have+past participle will reflect on something that is opposite to the true fact, or indicates a hidden emotion different from what the speaker was talking about in public.
Thus, the quoted sentence might be understood as an implied expression that the speaker disliked to play against so-&-so indeed.
In order to avoid misunderstanding what other people really think about, could you please tell me how to use "would +perfect tense+to" correctly? Thanks in advance for your time, effort & kind help.
student Teodoro
I read a sentence, which showed "I would have loved to play against so-&-so, but I don't think I have played with him a lot." It was quoted from an interview.
After looking into a grammar book, I got to knowing would+have+past participle will reflect on something that is opposite to the true fact, or indicates a hidden emotion different from what the speaker was talking about in public.
Thus, the quoted sentence might be understood as an implied expression that the speaker disliked to play against so-&-so indeed.
In order to avoid misunderstanding what other people really think about, could you please tell me how to use "would +perfect tense+to" correctly? Thanks in advance for your time, effort & kind help.
student Teodoro