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"He would have liked to have had all the family together in one big reunion before he died."

It means the same as

He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died

It is not incorrect to use a modal and an infinitive perfect forms.

Would have liked already expresses that what is in consideration has not materialized.

For this reason, to have had is unnecessary, but not incorrect.

I would have liked a Pepsi  -- but I did not have it

I think you may be getting confused. Can you name the post in which I mentioned three uses?

<He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died

It is not incorrect to use a modal and an infinitive perfect forms.

Would have liked already expresses that what is in consideration has not materialized.

For this reason, to have had is unnecessary, but not incorrect.>

How about in examples such as this, Incho?

He would have liked to have seen all the family together in one big reunion before he died.

He would have liked to have brought all the family together in one big reunion before he died.

He would have liked to have gathered the family together in one big reunion before he died.

Would you also omit the verb after the second "have" in each of those?

Inchoateknowledge wrote:

Hi "Would you also omit the verb after the second "have" in each of those?" Yes, as I have said before. IMO the meaning would remain intact.

I disgree. The information expressed by the participle in each of the sentences below is important.

1. He would have liked to have seen all the family together in one big reunion before he died. (Doesn't signify who would have organised/requested the event)

2. He would have liked to have brought all the family together in one big reunion before he died. (Signifies who would have organised/requested the event)

3. He would have liked to have gathered the family together in one big reunion before he died. (Signifies who would organised/requested the event)

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