What sentence sounds more natural?

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I have a question regarding the following sentences:

which one is more native one.

I wouldn't be trying to learn English, if I haven't met someone who inspired me.  
I wouldn't be trying to learn English, if I didn't meet someone who inspired me.

Are both sentences ok or is there a third one you can give to me which sounds more natural?

Arunkgp · Answer

The first one, since you're talking about an event (meeting) that was completed before another event (Learning English). The past perfect tense captures the chronology better and is precisely meant for such cases, especially when you're going backwards in time in terms of the order of events in the sentence.

But replace haven't with hadn't, and there's no need for the comma

What sentence sounds more natural?

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