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John
03-09-2005, 03:15 AM
Can I say all these in the same situation?

1. I'd like to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't.
2. I'd have liked to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
3. I'd like to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
4. I wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't.
5. I wanted/hoped to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
6. I had wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
7. I had wanted/hoped that I visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
8. I had wanted/hoped that I had visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
9. I had wanted/hoped that I would visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
10. I had wanted/hoped that I would have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.

Thanks.
Rusty
03-09-2005, 04:20 PM
Can I say all these in the same situation?

1. I'd like to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't.
2. I'd have liked to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
3. I'd like to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
4. I wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't.
5. I wanted/hoped to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
6. I had wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
7. I had wanted/hoped that I visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
8. I had wanted/hoped that I had visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.
9. I had wanted/hoped that I would visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
10. I had wanted/hoped that I would have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.

Thanks.

1. I'd like to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't.(No).
2. I'd have liked to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday. (OK).
3. I'd like to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday. (OK).
4. I wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday, but I didn't/couldn't. (OK).
5. I wanted/hoped to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday. ((No.
I had wanted/hoped to have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday. (OK).
6. I had wanted/hoped to visit Karen in the hospital yesterday. (OK).
7. I had wanted/hoped that I visited Karen in the hospital yesterday. (No).
8. I had wanted/hoped that I had visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.(No).
I had hoped that I would have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday. (OK).
9. I had <strike>wanted/</strike> hoped that I would visit Karen in the hospital yesterday.
10. I had <strike>wanted/</strike> hoped that I would have visited Karen in the hospital yesterday.