If I had my bike

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FalaGringo

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Your bike has broken and you have left it at home, you are walking home right now and think to yourself...

"If I had my bike I would be at home by now."
"If I had my bike I would have been at home by now."

Are both of these sentences correct in this kind of situation?
I would probably say the second one.
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Your bike has broken and you have left it at home, you are walking home right now and think to yourself...

"If I had my bike I would be at home by now."
"If I had my bike I would have been at home by now."

Are both of these sentences correct in this kind of situation? Yes.
I would probably say the second one. Agree.
Y.
 
You need a comma after "If I had my bike".
 
I would probably say:
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If I had my bike I would be home now.
 
I would probably say:
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If I had my bike I would be home now.
As I said in post #3, you need a comma after "my bike".
 
I would use the first too, with the comma.
 
Neither sentence really makes proper sense. It seems to me that you're confusing different thoughts:

If I'd cycled (instead of walked), I'd have already arrived home.

This sentence expresses a past action and past result.

If I'd cycled, I'd be home now.

This is a past action and present result.

If I had my bike with me, I'd be able to cycle home.

This is a present situation and present consequence (what logically follows).
 
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