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this could have been your husband vs this would have been your husband

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. "This could have been your husband" implies a possibility or potentiality, while "This would have been your husband" suggests a stronger certainty or likelihood. The choice between the two depends on the intended level of certainty or possibility in the statement.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 424 views

this could have been your husband

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a possibility or potentiality.

This phrase is used to suggest that someone had the potential to be your husband, but it did not happen for some reason.
  • Your husband isn't your husband.
  • I'm told your husband calls my husband Bertie and my husband calls your husband Lionel.
  • Your husband spent everything you had.
  • A soulmate turning into your husband.
  • Your husband made a great sacrifice tonight.
  • My people were killed by your husband.
  • Russell Clark entered the office you shared with your husband.
  • Your husband sacrificed his life to preserve this agreement...
  • - Your husband stole my ring.
  • ...by your husband, Major John Sullivan.
  • Your husband stole Weber Gaming from Papa.
  • Your husband was killed during an undercover operation.
  • Your husband killed a patient and you're breaking up with me.
  • Melissa, talk to your husband.
  • The butcher who killed your husband.
  • Imagine what your husband would think.
  • Your husband canceled our golf trip.
  • Tell them that your husband is sorry...
  • I borrowed this from your husband.
  • I heard that your husband had life insurance...

Alternatives:

  • this might have been your husband
  • this may have been your husband

this would have been your husband

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a stronger certainty or likelihood.

This phrase is used to indicate that there was a high probability or certainty that someone could have been your husband.
  • Your husband isn't your husband.
  • I'm told your husband calls my husband Bertie and my husband calls your husband Lionel.
  • Your husband spent everything you had.
  • A soulmate turning into your husband.
  • Your husband made a great sacrifice tonight.
  • My people were killed by your husband.
  • Russell Clark entered the office you shared with your husband.
  • Your husband sacrificed his life to preserve this agreement...
  • - Your husband stole my ring.
  • ...by your husband, Major John Sullivan.
  • Your husband stole Weber Gaming from Papa.
  • Your husband was killed during an undercover operation.
  • Your husband killed a patient and you're breaking up with me.
  • Melissa, talk to your husband.
  • The butcher who killed your husband.
  • Imagine what your husband would think.
  • Your husband canceled our golf trip.
  • Tell them that your husband is sorry...
  • I borrowed this from your husband.
  • I heard that your husband had life insurance...

Alternatives:

  • this was likely your husband
  • this was probably your husband

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