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Rule "if I would have (if I had)"

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Description: if I would have (if I had)
Message: Did you mean had \4?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • If I would have known about the party, I would have gone to it.
    Correction suggestion: had known
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • If I were you, I would have done the same thing.
  • And if it works, the money would have been wisely used.
  • And if looks could kill, Wally would have been dead.
  • I don't know if he would have done it for me.
  • Jane doesn't know if she would have gone to the party, even if she had known about it.
  • I’m wondering if fatter tires would have helped on this occasion.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IF_WOULD_HAVE_VBN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)