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PRONUNCIATION. Read the chart and listen to the examples. Then complete the exercises.

PRONUNCIATION Reduced Forms of Would Have

Would have and would not have are often reduced in conversation. Have is often pronounced like
the word of.
Examples: Full Pronunciation Reduced Pronunciation
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If Meg had known, she would have called. If Meg had known, she would of called.
If |had seen her, | would have told you. If I'd seen her, | would of told you.
If you had stayed, Ray would not have left. If you'd stayed, Ray wouldn’t of left.
If it had been cold, we would not have gone. If it'd been cold, we wouldn’t of gone.
In informal conversation, woulda is common.
If you had asked me, | would have helped. If you'd asked me, | woulda helped.

Listen to the sentences. Write the full forms of the missing words you hear.
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1. Ifthe weather hadn’t gotten so bad, the ship — SSCS tuck in ice.

2. The ship its destination if it hadn’t gotten stuck.

3. Ifa helicopter hadn't rescued the people, they in danger.

4. The people if the ship hadn’t had plenty of food.

5. Ifthere hadn't been an Internet connection, the people able
to communicate with the outside world.

6. If they had stayed much longer, many people to worry.

Work with a partner. Take turns saying the sentences from exercise A. Practice the reduced
pronunciation of would have and would not have.

WRITE & SPEAK.

Complete the sentences to make them true about yourself.

1. Iwish my parents had encouraged me to take risks when I was a child.

2. IfI hadn't heard about
3. I wouldn't have met

4. I wouldn't have tried

5. IwishI last weekend.

6. I would have gone

7. IwishI when I was in school.

8. Iwish I before class.

9. If] had known

wishes
10. My

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