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nikvana: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 14; Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:13 am; Thanked: 1 times

Tense about tense!!

by nikvana » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:19 am

I would have liked to have gone swimming yesterday.

A. to have gone swimming
B. to go swimming
C. to had gone swimming
D. to go to swim
E. to of gone swimming

I think A is correct but the answer is given as B correct. which one is?

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nikvana: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 14; Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:13 am; Thanked: 1 times

by nikvana » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:21 am

Also, do they check Capitals and words like "schooldays/school days" in the gmat? Btw, which one of the 2 is correct?

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karmayogi: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 467; Joined: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:19 pm; Thanked: 27 times; Followed by:1 members

by karmayogi » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:42 am

Check this out: https://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/verbs_other_verbs08.html

Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divine within.
--By Swami Vivekananda

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xyzabc123: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 15; Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:35 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by xyzabc123 » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:38 pm

I find A and B correct by having different meanings. In any case, the action in the first clause takes place at a moment in the past. But the action in the 2nd clause takes place before or after this past moment.

so A conveys the meaning that at 2pm yesterday I would have liked to have gone swimming at 10am that day.
and B conveys the meaning that at 2pm yesterday I would have liked to go swimming at 4pm that day.

correct me if I'm wrong.