What is the meaning of 'would' in the following sentence?
It's not what we would have expected from a professional service.
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In a conditional sense, but not fully said:
- It's not what we would have expected from a professional service
If I had requested it.- It's not what we would have expected from a professional service
If I requested it.
You can introduce the conditional clause regarding the context.
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Could you tell me why you have crossed the sentence if i had requested,had requested. I'm also confused, In one place there is had requested and requested in another place, why ? – yubraj May 7 '16 at 2:40
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@yubrajsharma Because I used a mixed conditional. They are struckout because are implicitly mentioned to form the conditional construction. – Alejandro May 7 '16 at 2:42
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@yubrajsharma The "if I had..." part is left unsaid. You don't need to say it, but it's understood as completing the conditional. Does that make sense? If not, can you explain what is confusing you? – user32753 Dec 5 '16 at 1:02
