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Would have vs. Would of
Would have
/wʊd hæv/Examples:
She would have joined us if she'd known.They would have called, but the phone was dead.He would have succeeded with more effort.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsWould of
/wʊd əv/Examples:
She would of graduated if she hadn't missed the exams.They would of joined us, but they had other plans.I would of called you, but my phone was out of battery.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Would have is the correct grammatical form used with a past participle.
- Would of is a common error that arises because of mishearing wouldve, a contraction of would have'.
- You can remember the correct form by substituting would have with wouldve in sentences and remembering that of' is not used with modals.
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