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Past conditional and time marks #1 (permalink) Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:06 am   Past conditional and time marks
 

Is it correct to say:

"You would have been informed of that if you had been at home at 3p.m."
"You would have seen it if you had entered the room at 3 p.m."?
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Past conditional and time marks #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:07 am   Past conditional and time marks
 

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Yes, those are correct formations.
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Past conditional and time marks #3 (permalink) Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:12 am   Past conditional and time marks
 

But is it correct to say:

"He has been at home at 3p.m. therefore he is informed of that"
"He has entered the room at 3 p.m. therefore he has seen it"?
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Past conditional and time marks #4 (permalink) Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:30 am   Past conditional and time marks
 

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No; they are wrong on several counts. You cannot equate the functions of present perfect and past perfect.
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Past conditional and time marks #5 (permalink) Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:33 am   Past conditional and time marks
 

Thank you.
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