Conditional 3
Past Time Unreal
Pattern
Sentences
| If | |
|---|---|
had = 'd I'd |
would have = would've |
If I'd had time, I would have called her,
but I was busy yesterday. I didn't have time to call.
If I`d been free, I would have gone with you to the movies,
but I had to work late yesterday.
If you hadn't called, I wouldn't have known about the meeting.
Thanks for calling and telling me about it.
Your friend wants to know why you didn't come to the party.
If I'd known about your party, I would have come.
If I'd felt better, I would have come,
but I was
sick in bed.
It rained yesterday.
Your family picnic in the park was cancelled.
If it hadn't rained yesterday, we would have gone on a
picnic.
If we'd gone on the picnic yesterday, we would have gotten
wet.
You have just divorced your husband.
You complain to your mother about him.
How does your mother respond?
If you'd listened to me, you wouldn't have married him in the first place.
A customer called to complain.
What does your boss say to you after the customer has hung up?
We wouldn't have lost that customer if you had done your job
right.
If the customer hadn't called to complain,
we never would have found out about the problem.
could have: You could have done it if you'd tried.
couldn't have: You couldn't have done it no matter how hard you tried.
should have: I should have called her but I forgot.
shouldn't have: I shouldn't have called her and bothered her.
would have: I would've done it if you had only asked me
to.
another way of reducing the form
I'd have done it if you had only asked me to.
wouldn't have: I wouldn't have done it even if you had asked me to.