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4043 Handout Combining Conditional Sentences
4043 Handout Combining Conditional Sentences
We can use the past simple in the if-clause (like the second conditional)
and would + have + past participle in the main clause (like the third
conditional) to talk about something that’s generally true but had a result in
the past.
Adam would not have asked Jane out if Jane were married to Jake yet
S + would + have + P.P. + if +S + simple past
If Jake were a loyal husband, Agness would not have left him.
If +S + simple past + , + S + would + have + P.P.
We can use the past perfect in the if-clause (like the third conditional) and
would + verb in simple form in the main clause (like the second conditional)
to talk about something unreal in the past that has a result in the present.
If Jane had not divorced Jake, he would not be married to Agness now.
If + S + Past Perfect + , + S + would + VSF