Keron  +  173167 Thu, 22 Dec 05 07:11 AM Teachers I have a question about the grammar use and my english is very poor I sometime saw the following words in some sentence would have been might have How can I know when I need to use "(might or would) +have" Thanks you Keron Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 New Member 06 Grammar

	Scrumpyjackk  +  173263 Thu, 22 Dec 05 03:56 PM hey With the two sentences: 1. I would have called John if I'd had my phone with me 2. I might have called John if I'd had my phone with me They are both saying that I didn't call John. But 'Would have' is used to say if I'd had my phone, calling the John would be a certainty. 'Might have' is used to say that calling John was a possible action. We don't know for sure if in that situation I would have called him or not. So use 'would have' with certainty, and 'might have' if there is doubt. Hope this helps Jack   Scrumpyjackk Joined on Mon, Jul 18 2005 New Member 05

	Philip  +  173276 Thu, 22 Dec 05 04:27 PM  Keron wrote: Teachers I have a question about the grammar use and my english is very poor I sometime saw the following words in some sentence would have been might have How can I know when I need to use "(might or would) +have" Thanks you If you had gone to the party, you would have enjoyed yourself.  If they had known the answer, they would have told me. (You didn't go, they didn't know.) The flash you saw in the sky might have been lightning.  It might have been the raw fish that made you sick.  (I'm not sure.) Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,732 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Grammar