Conditional Simple II + Simple Past

[carat]

Is my sentence correct?
I wouldn't have thought it was possible.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Where is the conditional clause, as you wrote 'Conditional' in the thread title?

 

[carat]

I thought "wouldn't have thought" is conditional clause. Obviously that's not the case here!

 

[carat]

I wouldn't have thought it was possible.

Let me tell you what I'm trying to say with that. In the past happened an event. Back at that time I didn't think that this event would take place.

 

[emsr2d2]

Let me tell you what I'm trying to say​. [STRIKE]with that.[/STRIKE] In the past, an event happened. [STRIKE]an event.[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Back[/STRIKE] At that time, I didn't think that this event would (ever) take place.

There's nothing wrong with "I wouldn't have thought it was possible". There is no conditional involved though.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Before the event happened, I didn't think it was possible.

 

[carat]

According to Matthew, there are the following tenses involved in this sentence.

Before the event happened, I didn't think it was possible. Conditional Simple II + Simple Past

Please tell me what tenses are involved in my sentence.

I wouldn't have thought it was possible.

 

[Matthew Wai]

The simple past and the modal perfect are used in Matthew's sentence and the OP's respectively.

No conditional has been used.

 

[teechar]

in Matthew's sentence

Why didn't you just use "my" there, Matthew?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Because Matthew is an eccentric person who sometimes talks about himself as a third person.

 

[tzfujimino]

Because Matthew is an eccentric person who sometimes talks about himself as a third person.

Tzfujimino likes that.
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