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Hi Jhumjhum, You wrote: I don't know whether American English is flexible or not but I think John Baker probably translated this sentence from French or spanish or some other Europian Languages because I think they say their age in this manner You cannot know this for sure, though....

I've posted this in another thread: would + base form of verb = simple conditional (would go) would + have + past participle = perfect conditional (would have gone) Both are usually seen in conditional sentences Types II and III. Type II: "If it started to rain now, I would stay at home." ...