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Topic: Past situations and if-clauses |
19 Feb 2002 |
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To talk about situations that did not happen in the past, we use the past perfect tense
(with had+v3) in the if - clause,
and the perfect conditional (would have) in the main clause of the sentence. |
if + past perfect, perfect conditional
perfect conditional if + past perfect |
For example:
If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.
You did not work hard, so you failed the exam.
If you had asked me, I would have told you.
You did not ask me, so I didn't tell you.
I' d have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me.
I wasn't in trouble because Jane helped me. |
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Exercise: If |
| Directions: Put the verbs in the brackets after the blank into the correct form. |
 1. I didn't know that the teacher would give us a quiz. If I _______ (know), I _______ (prepare) for it. |
| 2. If I _________ (prepare) for it, I _______ (get) a good score. |
| 3. If I _________ (have) good score, I _________ (not have) to worry. |
Jack missed the train, so he was late for his meeting. His lateness upset the clients, so Jack's boss
postponed his promotion.
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| 4. If Jack _______ (not miss) the train, he _________ (not be) late for his meeting. |
| 5. His client ________ (not be) upset, if he _________ (not be) late. |
| 6. If his lateness __________ (not upset) the clients, his boss _________ (not postpone) his promotion. |
| 7. If Jack _______ (have) his promotion, his wife ________ (be) pleased. |
| 8. They could ________ (buy) a new house if he ________ (had) his promotion. |
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