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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Would have or would have had
Should it be: "if I hadn't spent so much money, I would be rich today" or "I I hadn't spent so much money, I would have been rich today"?
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Your second sentence fits the requirement of sequence of tenses in a conditional sentence. However, the first form of the first sentence is very common. Perhaps someone else can explain why it is considered to be correct, if it is.
- Your second sentence fits the requirement of sequence of tenses in a conditional sentence.
- However, the first form of the first sentence is very common.
- Perhaps someone else can explain why it is considered to be correct, if it is.
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Your second sentence fits the requirement of sequence of tenses in a conditional sentence. However, the first form of the first sentence is very common. Perhaps someone else can explain why it is considered to be correct, if it is.
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I think the first sentence is correct because it is what is called a mixed conditional. Both parts refer to different times.
The first part (if-sentence) refers to the past, and the second one, to the hypothetical present.
The second sentence (in my opinion) is wrong.
The first part (if-sentence) refers to the past, and the second one, to the hypothetical present.
The second sentence (in my opinion) is wrong.
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AnonymousIf I hadn't spent so much money, I would be rich today.Correct. IF counterfactual situation in the past, (THEN) hypothetical result of that situation in the present.
It's a mixed conditional, and a typical one because a cause in the past creates its effect in the presen
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