Will you come to the movie?

[MeyaN]

A:Will you come to the movie?
B: I would have come. But it's hot outside.

Please tell me whether the B's reply was correct. What would have been the best way of phrasing it?

 

[teechar]

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A:Will you come to the movie?
B: I would love to, [STRIKE]have come. But[/STRIKE] but it's hot outside.

Please tell me whether the B's reply was correct. What would have been the best way of phrasing it?

See above. However, what's the connection between the weather being hot and not being able to go to see a movie? Is it at an outdoor cinema?

 

[Raymott]

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A: Will you come to the movie?
B: "I would come, but it's too hot outside."

A: Why didn't you come to the movie?
B" I would have come, but it was too hot outside.

 

[MeyaN]

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Please tell me if this is correct - "I would have come if it wasn't hot outside "

 

[teechar]

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It's possible. However, consider:
I would have come had it not been hot outside.
or
I would have come if it hadn't been hot outside.

 

[MeyaN]

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They are perfect in terms of traditional grammar. However, they are wordy and affects the brevity while talking to less attentive listeners. So "I would have come if it wasn't hot outside" is correct even grammatically?
[Also, please tell me whether there should be comma after "so" in the above sentence.]

 

[GoesStation]

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If you're asking whether "I would have come if it wasn't hot outside" is grammatically correct, the answer is "yes, in certain contexts." This sentence is much more likely in natural usage though: "I would have come if it hadn't been hot outside."

 

[Rover_KE]

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MeyaN, there should be no comma after 'So' in your sentence.

Please note that I added 'movies?' to your thread title. I don't know why you chose to leave it incomplete.

 

[MeyaN]

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Please tell me why "I would have come if it wasn't hot outside" is correct only in certain contexts, not in every context, as said by GoesStation.

 

[Matthew Wai]

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1. It is hot outside. I would have come if it wasn't hot outside.
2. It was hot outside. I would have come if it hadn't been hot outside.

 

[MeyaN]

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But "It was hot outside. I'd have come if it wasn't hot outside" is also correct, right? It'll reduce the verbosity.

 

[Matthew Wai]

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'It was hot outside' refers to the past, so you should say 'if it hadn't been hot outside', which refers to the past. 'If it wasn't hot outside' refers to the present.

 

[Lynxear]

A:Will you come to the movie?
B: I would have come. But it's hot outside.

Please tell me whether the B's reply was correct. What would have been the best way of phrasing it?

Is it just me? I find this conversation to be impossible.

Will you come to the movie? (a request for a future event)

I would have come. But it's hot outside. (a suggestion that the event is already in the past.... I am ignoring any grammar errors)

I think the proper answer would be

I won't go to the movie, since it is too hot outside.

 

[tzfujimino]

Is it just me?

I don't think it's just you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I find this conversation to be impossible.

The posters of #2 and #3 already corrected the mistakes.

 

[GoesStation]

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But "It was hot outside. I'd have come if it wasn't hot outside" is also correct, right? It'll reduce the verbosity.

It's possible but the natural tense after would have come is the past perfect. It doesn't feel verbose to a native speaker. In my dialect if it hadn't been comes out as something like "if dad'n bin", barely more three syllables.

 

[Lynxear]

The posters of #2 and #3 already corrected the mistakes.

Ahhh... I see the correction now. I overlooked that correction when I first looked at this question. Sorry.

 

[MeyaN]

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'It was hot outside' refers to the past, so you should say 'if it hadn't been hot outside', which refers to the past. 'If it wasn't hot outside' refers to the present.

Even when referring to a past situation, "It was hot outside. I'd have come if it wasn't hot outside" would be correct from my observation of some acclaimed speakers. This sounds little odd for me too, as I grew up learning English solely from books. But it is more convenient and accepted too. GoesStation kindly addressed this in post#16. I'd like to hear from other members as well about this.

 

[Matthew Wai]

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Neither do I.