Would have preferred

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Could you please tell me which sentence is correct?

If I had been informed about this fact, I would have preferred to buy a car rather than repair my motorbike.

If I had been informed about this fact, I would prefer to have bought a car rather than repaired my motor bike.

I am saying these sentences now, for example in a letter of complaint..I express what I would have prefered if I had been informed about sth in the past (but I was not).

In fact I can't find was the difference between these two is:

I would have preferred to do sth

I would prefer to have done sth

Thank you for your help.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

ShadokIf I had been informed about this fact, I would have preferred to buy a car rather than repair my motorbike.

This is the correct one. The third conditional with the if-clause in the passive voice has

IF ... HAD BEEN [pp] ..., ... WOULD HAVE [pp] ...

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Would you tell me if I should use the past perfect or the simple past and if I should use if or that?

I would have preferred that you found my passport.

I would have preferred that you had found my passport.

I would have preferred if you found my passport.

I would have preferred if you had found my passport.

Anonymous · Answer

Hello CJ
which is correct Please?
thanks

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousWould you tell me if I should use the past perfect or the simple past and if I should use if or that?

Past perfect, with "it" and "if":

I would have preferred it if you had found my passport.

CJ

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