Life would be so much easier if people could anticipate your needs and work to satisfy them.
Like, if somebody got you that cup of coffee you hadn't asked for yet.Life would be so much easier if people could anticipate your needs and work to satisfy them.
Like, if somebody got you that cup of coffee you haven't asked for yet.
Are both hadn't and haven't usable here?
Does either affect the meaning of the sentence?
Are both grammatically correct?
Best Answer
Either tense can work, but it would be better in the second example to change the tense of "got" to match that of "have".
However, the first choice better fits the construction of "would be so much easier... could anticipate...".