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if present perfect, followed by would
"If Pluto has just been discovered, there's no doubt that it wouldn't be termed a planet."
Is this sentence grammatical?
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Re: if present perfect, followed by would
I would use had just been discovered. Has sounds wrong to me.
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Re: if present perfect, followed by would

Originally Posted by
Tdol
I would use had just been discovered. Has sounds wrong to me.
Would that be a major mistake in conversation or one of those that would only be noticed by teachers?
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Re: if present perfect, followed by would

Originally Posted by
ostap77
Would that be a major mistake in conversation or one of those that would only be noticed by teachers?
It is something that native speakers just wouldn't say, and they would notice it if a learner said it, in my opinion.
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