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Nubalas Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Using "Have" in sentence

1) It would have been better If I had not done it.

2) It would be better If I had not done it.

Which one is correct? Can you explain it?

  

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Nubalas 1) It would have been better i f I had not done it. 2) It would be better i f I had not done it. These are both possible.

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  • Nubalas 1) It would have been better i f I had not done it.
  • 2) It would be better i f I had not done it.
  • These are both possible.
  • In (1), "better" means better in the past (though, depending on context, it may be understood to also extend to the present).
  • In (2), "better" means better now.
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Nubalas1) It would have been better if I had not done it.
2) It would be better if I had not done it.

These are both possible. In (1), "better" means better in the past (though, depending on context, it may be understood to also extend to the present). In (2), "better"

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