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GUEST2008 · #1 (**permalink**) 27-Mar-2008, 20:10

Hi

1.I would preferred them to have kicked me out of my house when I was a kid.

2. I preferred them to kick me out of my house when I was a kid.

Maybe I should use the past perfect tense?

Which is correct?

gooddeed · #2 (**permalink**) 27-Mar-2008, 20:16

correct version:
I would prefer to have been kicked out of the house when I was a kid.

David L. · #3 (**permalink**) 27-Mar-2008, 20:28

1.I would have preferred to have been kicked out of the house when I was a kid.

I would have preferred for them to have kicked me out of the house when I was a kid.

2. I would have preferred that they had kicked me out of the house when I was a kid.

GUEST2008 · #4 (**permalink**) 27-Mar-2008, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by David L.

1.I would have preferred to have been kicked out of the house when I was a kid.

I would have preferred for them to have kicked me out of the house when I was a kid.

2. I would have preferred that they had kicked me out of the house when I was a kid.

Hi

Why did you use the past perfect in the last one and in others you did not?

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