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Meaning of "I'd have come" Hello everyone; I cannot understand this sentence: "If I had known she was coming, I'd have come too" especially structure and meaning of "I'd have come"

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Hello Seyda, This is a third conditional sentence - Hypothetical because the action takes place in the past and you can't change the past. The form is "If + past perfect, would + have + past participle" In this sentence you didn't know she was coming so you didn't come. Hope this helps Bob
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I'd have = I would have
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Meaning in Turkish: (Eğer) Onun geleceğini bilmiş olsaydım, ben de gelirdim. Tabii buradaki 'O' bir bayan (she) I'd have= "I would have" Anlamı: would have kalibi "(o durumda) x yapardim ederdim. Başka bir örnek: - If I had seen him, I'd have greeted him. - (Eğer) Onu görmüş olsaydım, selam verirdim. Ümarim anlata bilmişimdir
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You learn this grammar at the end of intermediate level. Look for "third conditional" (yes, you need to know this). We often use "would" as a modal for imagined actions. "Would have" is the imagined past, and that suggests the action didn't happen. "I'd have come" = "I didn't come" (in reality).

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