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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

If I were/if I'd been

If I'd been you, I wouldn't have done it.
If I were you , I wouldn't have done it.

The first one is grammatically correct but makes no sense to me. It leaves us the possibility of me being the other speaker now, which is nonsense. What do you think?
  

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Conditional type III : the cn dition was not fulfilled If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation. Mixed conditional: If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday. But I am not currently rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari yesterday.

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  • Conditional type III : the cn dition was not fulfilled If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
  • Mixed conditional: If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.
  • But I am not currently rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari yesterday.
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Conditional type III : the cn dition was not fulfilled
If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Mixed conditional:
If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.
But I am not currently rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari yesterday.
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