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The phrase "would have congratulated" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express a hypothetical situation in the past where someone did not actually congratulate another person but would have done so under different circumstances. Example: "If I had known about your achievement, I would have congratulated you."
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At this stage, most people would have congratulated themselves for their good deed and beat a hasty retreat home.
And when I finally got to see the show, I would have congratulated myself for being right.
Had he not been distracted by his pleasure Matthews would have congratulated himself on the soundness of his observations and his quick reaction time.
Many would have congratulated Qatar had its bid not been blighted by accusations of foul play.
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If Ratzinger was repentant, he would surely have congratulated them.
I reflected that as he was a fascist I would have killed him if I could, but that if he had been taken prisoner and brought before me at this moment I would merely have congratulated him on his good shooting.
"Clients have congratulated us on our resilience.
A few have congratulated me.
Continue congratulating people who have congratulated them most recently before you.
But if you had said Don's last words would be "om" before a Coke commercial plays, you would have been congratulated for writing a funny and arguably very far-fetched Twitter joke.
Marie would have probably congratulated you.
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