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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"would be" and "would have been" in a possibility
Is there any difference between the two sentences given below? Please explain.
Everything would be very different if your father were still alive.
Everything would have been very different if your father were still alive.
Everything would be very different if your father were still alive.
Everything would have been very different if your father were still alive.
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1 is talking about the present and the future 2 is talking about real things in the past d
- 1 is talking about the present and the future 2 is talking about real things in the past d
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1 is talking about the present and the future
2 is talking about real things in the past
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2 is talking about real things in the past
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Sir, I would appreciate if you elaborate your answer, especially the second part.
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Everything would have been very different if your father had been still alive.
Actually, you should use 'had been' instead of 'were' in the sentence above because it's the third conditional sentence. But, you can use 'were' only in the colloquial sentences. Besides that, these sentences can have different meanings.
Everything would be very different if your father wer
Actually, you should use 'had been' instead of 'were' in the sentence above because it's the third conditional sentence. But, you can use 'were' only in the colloquial sentences. Besides that, these sentences can have different meanings.
Everything would be very different if your father wer
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