hi can any1 temme which of these statements is correct ?

[tinkerbel]

if it wasn't for you, i would have been dead (in other words - you saved my life)
OR
if it hadn't been for you, i would have been dead

if neither of them is right, then what's the real right statement?

[denvinbo]

if it wasn't for you, i would have been dead (in other words - you saved my life)
OR
if it hadn't been for you, i would have been dead

if neither of them is right, then what's the real right statement?

The first sentence is wrong:

If it wasn't for you, I would be dead......

The first sentence is used for something is not true in present....

The second one is used for something is not true in past.....

[Tukanja]

1) If it wasn't for you I would have been dead. (mixed unreal conditional) (correct sentence)

Example
While I was drowning you gave me a hand. If it wasn't for you I would have been drowned.

2) If it hadn't been for you I would have been dead. (correct sentence)

Example
Once, I was bitten by a snake and you gave me a serum.
If you hadn't given me a serum I would have been dead in 4 hours.
If it hadn't been for you I would have been dead in 4 hours.


But 1) and 2) have slightly different meaning

3) If it wasn't for you I would be dead (now). right but completely different meaning.

If it hadn't been for you (once) I would be dead (now). right one . different meaning. not much sence, this one carries this case could be from Alan Ford serials

[tinkerbel]

hey thnx guys