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HSS Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Have or Had?

Which should you say in the following, 'have' or 'had'?

If I bought the car I have/had long wanted to , I would be so excited, but I don't.

Thanks,

Hiro
  

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So we say "If I bought the car I had long wanted to , I would be so excited, but I don't".

— Everlastinghope

  • So we say "If I bought the car I had long wanted to , I would be so excited, but I don't".
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For me, we use the past tense after if and the state of having long wanted to happened before.So we say "If I bought the car I had long wanted to , I would be so excited, but I don't".
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How about "If I had more money, I would buy the car I have/had long wanted to"?
I'd say 'have.'

Would you use 'have' or 'had'?

Thanks,

Hiro
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Since you're talking about the past,would means also something that you imagined will happen in the past.so I think,we should say "If I had more money, I would buy the car I had long wanted to",because the present perfect I have long wanted to means it has relation with the present or you still have hope to buy a car,but it's not the case.
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