what would you do in that situation yesterday? vs what would you have done in that situation yesterday?

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What would you do in that situation yesterday?' is incorrect because 'do' should be replaced with 'have done' to match the past time frame indicated by 'yesterday.' 'What would you have done in that situation yesterday?' is the correct phrase to use when referring to a hypothetical action in the past.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 770 views

what would you do in that situation yesterday?

This phrase is incorrect because 'do' does not match the past time frame indicated by 'yesterday.'

This phrase is incorrect as 'do' should be replaced with 'have done' to match the past time frame.

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But the drama is being tested to the absolute ultimate of what would you do in that situation.
I just did what any person would do in that situation.
What does Benedict do in that situation?
We do what we'd do in that situation.
If you see a downed power line, do whatever it is people are supposed to do in that situation.
I mean, what was I supposed to do in that situation?
Well, I didn't think, I just did what any man would do in that situation.
So the vital question is this: what should we do in that situation?
There's nothing else you can do in that situation.
You did what anyone would do in that situation.
Do you know what you'd do in that situation?
I was just telling Mr. Page that we misunderstood his situation yesterday.
Santorum was the bully in that situation.
I was very drunk in that situation.
A girl in that situation needs all the friends she can get.
She was still worried about you even in that situation.
And in that situation could be shot.
We might end up in that situation with Dallas.
Earthly laws shouldn't apply in that situation.
I don't think anyone can honestly answer that until they're in that situation.

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what would you have done in that situation yesterday?

what would you have done in that situation yesterday?

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a hypothetical action in the past.

This phrase is used to ask about a hypothetical action that could have been taken in the past.

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Because what would you have done in that situation, Kelly?
What would you have done in my situation?
What would you have done in my situation?
What would you have done in my place?
What would you have done in his place?
What would you have done in his place?
What would you have done if you were standing there and this black gangbanger goes into his glove box...
And what would you have done?
What would you have done with a child?
What would you have done five years ago?
What would you have done? Postponing the Priox launch... would've put Ribocore into bankruptcy.
What would you have done in the van, if I did try and shoot Paul?
I mean, what would you have done?
What would you have done to reverse the debt?
What would you have done, if the lift door had opened that day?
What would you have done, to protect your wife?
What would you have done if Regina had spotted you back there?
I mean, what would you have done?
What would you have done if Lady Grantham hadn't asked me to stay?
What would you have done if you thought that implosion might not work?

Alternatives:

what would you have done in that situation on that day?
what would you have done in that situation last night?
what would you have done in that situation at that time?
what would you have done in that situation then?

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what would you do in that situation yesterday? vs what would you have done in that situation yesterday?