If I said anything, I would have regret it.
OR
If I said anything, I would have regretted it.
My mom says the second one is right, but it doesn't look right to me.
2007-03-13 14:33:49 · 14 answers · asked by Becca 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
neither. should be: "If i HAD said anything, i would have regretted it." gotta keep your tenses straight.
2007-03-13 14:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your mom is right. If you asked me anything, you would have regretted it. I am in China.
2007-03-13 21:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by Gone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Niether
2007-03-13 21:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by robert s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I had said anything, I would have regretted it.
2007-03-13 21:37:13 · answer #4 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I said anything, I would have regretted it.
2007-03-13 21:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by m e r e d i th 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the second one; your mom is right. the sentence is in the past tense, and all verbs in the sentence should agree.
p.s. PLACER- is this how one gets the "top contributor" flag? by begging for points? ya oughta be ashamed of yourself.
2007-03-13 21:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mom is right, the second one is correct.
2007-03-13 21:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ x0o ♥ o0x ♥ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your mom is a great English teacher!
2007-03-13 21:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by sm bn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mom is right. regret is present tense, regretted is past tense.
2007-03-13 21:38:21 · answer #9 · answered by runningballerina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mom is correct. The 2nd one is correct.
2007-03-13 21:37:12 · answer #10 · answered by Misty Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋