The conditional perfect, more uses (habrían salido, me hubiera gustado)

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I called at ten and nobody answered: they had probably gone out already.
Llamé a las diez y nadie contestó: habrían salido ya.
He didn't say hello to me; he probably hadn't seen me.
No me saludó; no me habría visto.
It was three o'clock and Ana hadn't come back. Could she have had an accident?
Eran las tres y Ana no había vuelto. ¿Habría tenido un accidente?
Her eyes were red; she had probably been crying all night.
Tenía los ojos rojos; habría llorado toda la noche.
I found the door open; someone had probably come in.
Encontré la puerta abierta; alguien habría entrado.
He told me that by Monday he would already have finished the report.
Me dijo que para el lunes ya habría terminado el informe.
They promised that by eight they would already have come back.
Prometieron que para las ocho ya habrían vuelto.
I thought that by that time you would already have had dinner.
Pensé que a esas horas ya habrías cenado.
Carmen assured me that before June she would have found work.
Carmen me aseguró que antes de junio habría encontrado trabajo.
He said that in a year he would have saved enough money.
Dijo que dentro de un año habría ahorrado bastante dinero.
I would have liked to see you at the wedding.
Me hubiera gustado verte en la boda.
I wouldn't have done it like that.
Yo no lo hubiera hecho así.
My mother would have liked to meet you.
A mi madre le habría gustado conocerte.
In your shoes, I wouldn't have said anything.
Yo en tu lugar no hubiera dicho nada.
And what would you have done?
¿Y tú qué hubieras hecho?
We would have liked to go, but we were away on a trip.
Nos habría gustado ir, pero estábamos de viaje.

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