kr1s
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- Sep 17, 2010
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Italian
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- Italy
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- Italy
Hi!
I was asked which one of these sentences is correct:
1. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he ever had to overcome in his life
2. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he would've ever had to overcome in his life
and I replied they are both wrong.
I think it depends on the obstacle and whether it has been overcome or not in the moment of the past we are talking about.
If the obstacle has been overcome, the sentence should be:
A. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he had ever had to overcome in his life.
If the obstacle hasn't been overcome (not yet),
B. It would be one of the hardest obstacles he would ever have to overcome in his life.
I think the latest sentence is a future in the past, but I'm not sure if it is correct to change the tense in the first part (would be).
Could anyone correct and explain if and/or where I'm wrong, please?
Thanks in advance.
I was asked which one of these sentences is correct:
1. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he ever had to overcome in his life
2. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he would've ever had to overcome in his life
and I replied they are both wrong.
I think it depends on the obstacle and whether it has been overcome or not in the moment of the past we are talking about.
If the obstacle has been overcome, the sentence should be:
A. It would have been one of the hardest obstacles he had ever had to overcome in his life.
If the obstacle hasn't been overcome (not yet),
B. It would be one of the hardest obstacles he would ever have to overcome in his life.
I think the latest sentence is a future in the past, but I'm not sure if it is correct to change the tense in the first part (would be).
Could anyone correct and explain if and/or where I'm wrong, please?
Thanks in advance.