How to Use “Would have”
Would have + past participle
1: Part of the third conditional.
Example: If I had had enough money, I would have bought a car (but I didn’t have enough money, so I didn’t buy a car).- Если бы у меня было достаточно денег, я бы купил машину (но у меня не было достаточно денег, поэтому я не купил машину).
2: Because ‘would’ (and will) can also be used to show if you want to do something or no, we can also use would have + past participle to talk about something you wanted to do but didn’t. This is very similar to the third conditional, but we don’t need an ‘if clause’.
Example: I would have called you, but I didn’t know your number. (= I wanted to call you but I didn’t know your number, so I didn’t call you.)- Я бы позвонил тебе, но я не знал твоего номера. (=Я хотел позвонить тебе, но не знал твоего номера, поэтому не позвонил.)
