How do native English speakers say "would have gone"?

Native speakers reduce "would have gone" to "woulda gone" (/ˈwʊdə ɡɑːn/) in natural speech. Refers to a past action that did not happen, often expressing a hypothetical or counterfactual situation.

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Q: What is the connected speech form of "would have gone"?

"would have gone" becomes "woulda gone" — a reduction pattern. This reduction happens when 'would have' is unstressed. The 'h' sound in 'have' is dropped (elision), and the vowel reduces to a schwa, making it sound like 'woulda'.

would have gone → woulda gone /ˈwʊdə ɡɑːn/ Reduction

Refers to a past action that did not happen, often expressing a hypothetical or counterfactual situation.

This reduction happens when 'would have' is unstressed. The 'h' sound in 'have' is dropped (elision), and the vowel reduces to a schwa, making it sound like 'woulda'.

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would have gone → woulda gone

/ˈwʊdə ɡɑːn/

Refers to a past action that did not happen, often expressing a hypothetical or counterfactual situation.

This reduction happens when 'would have' is unstressed. The 'h' sound in 'have' is dropped (elision), and the vowel reduces to a schwa, making it sound like 'woulda'.

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Example 1

I woulda gone to the party if I hadn't been sick.

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Example 2

She woulda gone with them, but she had to work late.

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Example 3

He woulda gone on that trip, but he couldn't afford it.

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Example 4

They woulda gone home earlier, but traffic was terrible.

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Example 5

If I'd known, I woulda gone to the concert.

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