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Optimus Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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0Hello.02br
00Which of these sentences is grammatically correct? 02br
001. I wouldn't have bothered to have considered him if it weren't for your recommendation. 02br
002. I wouldn't have bothered to consider him if it weren't for your recommendation. 02br
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0 Both are grammatical. Since the perfect infinitive 01i 00have bothered02i 00 is enough to put the action in the past, there is no need to use the perfect infinitive 01i 00to have considered02i 00. 02br 00CB 0-

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  • 0 Both are grammatical.
  • Since the perfect infinitive 01i 00have bothered02i 00 is enough to put the action in the past, there is no need to use the perfect infinitive 01i 00to have considered02i 00.
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0 Both are grammatical. Since the perfect infinitive 01i00have bothered02i00 is enough to put the action in the past, there is no need to use the perfect infinitive 01i00to have considered02i00. That's why I prefer the second sentence.02br
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0 I only like the second: 01blockquote
01cite10Optimus12cite102. I wouldn't have bothered to consider him if it weren't for your recommendation. 12blockquote
10You bother to do something, not "to have done something", in my opinion. Just my opinion though. 050010id1
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