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

Native speakers reduce "she would have" to "she wudda" (ʃiː ˈwʊdə) in natural speech. Refers to a past conditional action that did not happen, or a past probability/assumption.

she would have → she wudda | Reduction

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

"she would have" becomes "she wudda" — a reduction pattern. This reduction happens when 'would have' follows a pronoun like 'she'. The 'would' simplifies, and 'have' often reduces to a schwa sound, merging into 'wudda'.

she would have → she wudda ʃiː ˈwʊdə Reduction

Refers to a past conditional action that did not happen, or a past probability/assumption.

This reduction happens when 'would have' follows a pronoun like 'she'. The 'would' simplifies, and 'have' often reduces to a schwa sound, merging into 'wudda'.

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she would have → she wudda

ʃiː ˈwʊdə

Refers to a past conditional action that did not happen, or a past probability/assumption.

This reduction happens when 'would have' follows a pronoun like 'she'. The 'would' simplifies, and 'have' often reduces to a schwa sound, merging into 'wudda'.

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Example 1

She would have called if she knew.

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Example 2

She would have finished it by now.

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Example 3

She wudda said something, but she was too shy.

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Example 4

If she'd seen it, she wudda flipped out.

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No way she wudda left without telling us.

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she would have → she wudda