MeyaN
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- Aug 18, 2016
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Telugu
- Home Country
- India
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- India
Context: I visited a friend living in a nearby town without prior intimation. He asked me that how could I be so sure he would be home.
I said "I would've had to be in the town even if you had not been here" (as I had another important work).
But the sentence seems cumbersome to use colloquially.
I found people using sentences like "I would've had to be in the town even if you were not here". Can I use this for colloquial purposes, though it is grammatically wrong.
Please suggest a better alternative.
I said "I would've had to be in the town even if you had not been here" (as I had another important work).
But the sentence seems cumbersome to use colloquially.
I found people using sentences like "I would've had to be in the town even if you were not here". Can I use this for colloquial purposes, though it is grammatically wrong.
Please suggest a better alternative.
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