markhu26
Why use "you'd have been" instead of "you had been" "If you'd have been nicer to him, he might've said yes. " What's 'd stand for? Is it a true sentence? When I learn third conditional , it's like if plus had done...
15 sep. 2017 07:42
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You've spotted a very common native-speaker error. Many native speakers, even very well-educated ones, often slip in an extra 'would have' into the 'if' clause of third conditionals. Sometimes the 'have' is a 'v' sound, sometimes an unaccented syllable ( sounding like "If you'd uv done.." or "If you'd uh done.."). This is not standard grammar in the way that mixed conditionals are, and I would not recommend you copy it. But don't worry if you hear this. It's so common that we don't even notice it.
15 september 2017
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You'd means you would in this case. It's used when you want to be hypothetical. I don't think it's standard English as you wouldn't use it in writing. It is pretty common in spoken English though.
15 september 2017
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