Unless+tense
1 I wouldn't be your friend unless I said that to you (one hour ago).
2 I wouldn't be your friend unless I had said that to you (one hour ago).
3 I wouldn't be your friend if I hadn't said that to you (one hour ago).
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The content of these sentences is a bit strange, which distracts from your question. The use of "unless" is awkward. g.
- The content of these sentences is a bit strange, which distracts from your question.
- The use of "unless" is awkward.
- g.
- "I wouldn't be here if you hadn't telephoned me".
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The content of these sentences is a bit strange, which distracts from your question. The use of "unless" is awkward. (3) is OK grammatically, but if you're just looking at the grammar, it would be better to choose a more "normal" example, such as e.g. "I wouldn't be here if you hadn't telephoned me".
0Take the last one and think about it.
"I wouldn't be your friend if I hadn't said that to you (one hour ago)."
Why would you be his a friend?
Because you had said that to him.
Based on that concept, friendship would be pretty easy to you. You would consider someone a friend only if you told him before the statement "You are my friend".
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