If you mean the present: Yesterday I drank too much vodka. I would feel much better (now) if it had been wine. As to your second sentence, "would had been" is certainly wrong, while your #1 requires a context to decide whether it is correct.
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Ant_222If you mean the present: Yesterday I drank too much vodka. I would feel much better (now) if it had been wine. As to your sentence, "would had been" is certainly wrong, while your #1 requires a context to decide whether it is correct. It would have been OK (yesterday) if I hadn't drunk vodka (the day before yesterday).Context:
Jackson6612You didn't tell me that it was your friend who needed help. Man, I cannot help him. I hate him and you know it. It would have/had been okay, if it were you. I would happily help you.You didn't tell me that it is/was your friend who needs/needed help. Man, I cannot h
KooyeenYou didn't tell me that it was your friend who needed help. Man, I hate him and you know it. I wouldn't have done that if I had known it was not for you. It would have been okay, if it was/had been you who needed help. I would happily have helped you. <--- in a context where th
CalifJimJackson,
The modals are can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, and must.
The bare infinitive of to have is have -- not has or had or having.
All modals must be followed by a bare infinitive.
You should now be able to answer your own question very easily.
I get you[r] point, therefore would have been is the correct expression.Excellent!