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Past Condition / Present Result: If We Hadn't Missed Our Flight We'd Be in Spain Now
Past Condition / Present Result: If We Hadn't Missed Our Flight We'd Be in Spain Now
The first one has a condition in the past and a present result. We use it to express that if something
had been different in the past there would be a present result.
The next one has a present condition and a past result. We use it to express that due to certain
present conditions something already happened in the past.
For example: if I was more diligent, I would've finished my degree at university. The meaning is: I
am not a diligent person and because of this present condition I have never finished my degree.
The structure is: if + past simple, would (could, might) have + past participle.
Her life was busy and she never learned Spanish then
She still does not have enough money and that is why she did not go with him
She did not have enough money and therefore she did not go with him
If I had quit my job I would not have enough money to live in Colombia.
She did not quit her job and she has enough money.
She quit her job and does not have enough money now