Wouldn't have been Vs Wouldn't have HAD been
Dear teachers,
In the following sentence, should it be "wouldn't have been" or "wouldn't have had been"? Somehow, I prefer the second, i.e., "wouldn't have had been", but I can't explain why. Could someone help me ?
If not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have had been cheated to this extent.
Thank you very much.
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If it was not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have been cheated to this extent. In third conditional sentences, the verb in the main clause is "would have" + past participle. " If the main verb is "have" you can see "would have had".
- If it was not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have been cheated to this extent.
- In third conditional sentences, the verb in the main clause is "would have" + past participle.
- " If the main verb is "have" you can see "would have had".
- If it was not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have had such a difficult time getting into college.
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If it was not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have been cheated to this extent.
In third conditional sentences, the verb in the main clause is "would have" + past participle. In your sentence, the verb is "be" and the past participle "been."
If the main verb is "have" you can see "would have had".
If it was not for the government and
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