Would've + Past Simple

Guy   Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:22 pm GMT
Is it correct to say, for instance

It would've grown after I fed him.
Charlton   Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:15 pm GMT
It could be correct, yes, e.g. with the meaning "I think (but do not know for certain) that it grew after I fed him".

It might be difficult to find an occasion to use the sentence, however.
Guy   Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:35 pm GMT
No, I mean something like:

"I didn't feed him. Because it would have grown after I fed him."

So I didn't feed him because if I did it would have grown (after I did).
St. Louisan   Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:39 am GMT
Is the switch in pronoun intentional, meaning that something other than the thing being fed would grow? Otherwise, it would be either "It would've grown after I fed it" or "He would've grown after I fed him."
Guess   Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:17 am GMT
Maybe some part of him would grow, not his whole body. I bet you didn't think of that.
Guy   Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:52 am GMT
Yeah the pronoun switch was unintentional, and no, I wasn't referring to his dick.

So in any case, the form is correct if used without pronoun switching, right? And what if I WAS actually referring to his dick? Would that still be correct?