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Haddie Posted 11 years ago
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Which one?
1) If he were alive, he would be / would have been so happy.
2) If Sam was alive, she would not stay / would not have stayed here another minute.
2) If Sam was alive, she would not stay / would not have stayed here another minute.
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Talking about the present: 1) If he was/were alive, he would be so happy. 2) If Sam was/were alive, she would not stay here another minute. ) Talking about the past: 1a) If he had been alive, he would have been so happy.
- Talking about the present: 1) If he was/were alive, he would be so happy.
- 2) If Sam was/were alive, she would not stay here another minute.
- ) Talking about the past: 1a) If he had been alive, he would have been so happy.
- 2a) If Sam had been alive, she would not have stayed here/there another minute.
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Talking about the present:
1) If he was/were alive, he would be so happy.
2) If Sam was/were alive, she would not stay here another minute.
("were" is more formal.)
Talking about the past:
1a) If he had been alive, he would have been so happy.
2a) If Sam had been alive, she would not have stayed here/there another minute.
1) If he was/were alive, he would be so happy.
2) If Sam was/were alive, she would not stay here another minute.
("were" is more formal.)
Talking about the past:
1a) If he had been alive, he would have been so happy.
2a) If Sam had been alive, she would not have stayed here/there another minute.
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