tufguy
VIP Member
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2014
- Location
- India
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Hindi
- Home Country
- India
- Current Location
- India
1) If I knew this little secret, life wold become easier for me by now.
2) If I had known this little secret, life would become easier for me by now.
3) If I knew this little secret, life would have become easier for me by now.
I read it on someone's profile. Third one is from that person's profile. I was wondering whether it is correct? Which one is correct? "Would have been" is used for past, right? But that person is talking about the current situation. Is it correct to use "Would have become" here because we are talking about the situation that could have changed by now?
2) If I had known this little secret, life would become easier for me by now.
3) If I knew this little secret, life would have become easier for me by now.
I read it on someone's profile. Third one is from that person's profile. I was wondering whether it is correct? Which one is correct? "Would have been" is used for past, right? But that person is talking about the current situation. Is it correct to use "Would have become" here because we are talking about the situation that could have changed by now?
