I thought he might/would

[tufguy]

"I thought that he might have it but he didn't have it" or "I thought that he would have it but he didn't have it" or should I use "Might have had" or "Would have had"?

 

[bhaisahab]

They are all possible in the right context and with correct punctuation.

 

[tufguy]

Could you please tell me the difference. Where we have to use "would/might" and where we have to use "might have done/would have done?"

 

[bhaisahab]

You provide some examples of how you think they should be used, with correct punctuation and capitalisation, and we will comment.

 

[emsr2d2]

Could you please tell me the difference? Where do we have to use "would/might" and where do we have to use "might have done/would have done"? [strike]?"[/strike]

See above.

 

[Tarheel]

You would like the answer to that question, wouldn't you? (We certainly wouldn't use "might" instead of "would" there.)

(If we had rules for the use of every possible word there would be so many rules nobody would be able to remember them all.)

 

[tufguy]

"I thought he might have it but he didn't".

"I thought he might have had it but he didn't".

"I think he would go there".

"I think he would have gone there".

Please tell me the difference. I have clue but confused.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Might have' and 'would go' refer to the time when the speaker says it.
'Might have had' and 'would have gone' refer to the time before the speaker says it.
I am not a teacher. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I thought he might have it but he didn't".

"I thought he might have had it but he didn't"

"I think he would go there"

"I think he woulr have gone there"

Please tell me the difference. I have clue but confused.

We asked you to give us sentences with correct punctuation. Where is the closing punctuation mark in sentences 2, 3 and 4?

 

[Tarheel]

"I thought he might have it but he didn't".

"I thought he might have had it but he didn't".

"I think he would go there".

"I think he would have gone there".

Please tell me the difference. I have clue but confused.

You are asking for the differences between hypothetical sentences that people might not ever say. What is the use in that?

Something that is possible:

I thought he had it, but he didn't.

​