Re: [Conjugation/tense] Would have

Thomas Hejl Pilgaard schrieb:
Into which conjugation/tense should these expression fall?

"By then, Diane WOULD HAVE swum 2 miles"
"By then, Diane SHOULD HAVE swum 2 miles"
"By then, Diane COULD HAVE swum 2 miles"


It's often called the conditional - although technically speaking the conditional is a mode (or mood), not a tense.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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