sejpdw
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
Posts: 217
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: would have p.p. |
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"The jobs most companies are doing with information today would have been impossible several years ago."
What's the function of "would have been " in the following sentence?
1) Instead of "would", is it possible to use could/might/may? If so, they have the same meaning as "would"?
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2) Is it OK to rephrase the sentence like this : If companies had tried to do those jobs, it would have been impossible. |
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myprofe
Joined: 29 Jun 2004
Posts: 425
Location: Madrid, Spain - Native Boston, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:32 am Post subject: Re: would have p.p. |
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The jobs most companies are doing with information today were impossible several years ago.
Therefore: The jobs most companies are doing with information today would have been impossible several years ago.
Yes, you could rewrite the sentence as: If companies had tried to do those jobs, it would have been impossible.
No, you can't use could, might, or may.
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