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He would have sat in that corner.
As I am editing Tok Pisin translations today, I noticed grammatical errors in the translation of 'would have' sentences. First, we have to understand what 'would+have' means. "would have" is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/684/would-vs-would-have Next, we have to understand how Tok Pisin expresses hypothetical actions.. Tok Pisin uses "sapos " to express hypothetical actions but we have to be mindful of how

Deborah Salle
Apr 272 min read
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