| Ich hätte Ihnen geholfen. Wären Sie mitgekommen? Wir hätten euch besucht. Sie wäre gern nach Deutschland gereist. |
I would have helped you. Would you have come along? We would have visited you. She would like to have travelled to Germany. |
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The past time subjunctive consists of the subjunctive form of haben or sein as the helping verb, and the past participle of the main verb.
| Ich hätte Ihnen geholfen. Wären Sie mitgekommen? Wir hätten euch besucht. Sie wäre gern nach Deutschland gereist. |
I would have helped you. Would you have come along? We would have visited you. She would like to have travelled to Germany. |
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When a sentence contains a modal auxiliary verb in combination with a main verb, the past time subjunctive consists of the subjunctive form of haben, and the modal auxiliary and main verbs as a "double infinitive" at the end of the clause.
Ihr hättet mich anrufen sollen. Ich hätte ihm alles erklären können. Wir hätten in London umsteigen müssen. |
You should have called me. I could have explained everything to him. We would have had to transfer in London. |
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