Conditional II Simple
Subjunctive II (Past)
Perfect Form of Possibility
P: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken.
Q: Would he have spoken?
action that otherwise
might have taken place in
the past
if-clause type III
(If I had seen
that, I would
have helped.)
Conditional II Progressive
Subjunctive II Continuous
(Past)
Continuous Perfect Form of
Possibility
P: He would have been speaking.
N: He would not have been
speaking.
Q: Would he have been speaking?
action that otherwise
might have taken place in
the past
emphasises the action or
length of the action
Note: Signal Words may interchangeable among different tenses as long as they convey logical meaning.