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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

have been/had been

If you have been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you would want to keep to yourself.

Or

If you had been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you would want to keep to yourself.

Are both usable or is only one correct?

Thanks!
  

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Knightofsports If you have been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you will want to keep to yourself. Or If you had been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you would have wanted to keep to yourself. Thanks!

— Philip

  • Knightofsports If you have been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you will want to keep to yourself.
  • Or If you had been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you would have wanted to keep to yourself.
  • Thanks!
  • The first sentence is real, happening.
  • The second is imaginary (conditional, third level).
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Knightofsports If you have been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you will want to keep to yourself. Or
If you had been filmed for 9 years of your life, there are some things you would have wanted to keep to yourself. Are both usable or is only one correct?Thanks
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