Wouldn't have had been

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Wouldn't have had been

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Dear teachers,

In the following sentence, should it be "wouldn't have been" or "wouldn't have had been"? Somehow, I prefer the second, i.e., "wouldn't have had been", but I can't explain why. Could someone help me ?

If not for the government and my teachers, I wouldn't have had been cheated to this extent.


Thank you very much. 
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Re: Wouldn't have had been

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wouldn't have been
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