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Conditionals
Counterfactual and unreal past.
If I had not gone that day everything would be different
A sentence imagining how one past choice changed everything
If he had tried harder he would have succeeded
A sentence saying greater effort would have produced success
Had I known what would happen I would never have agreed
A sentence expressing that foreknowledge would have changed a decision
If I had the chance I would have done it differently
A sentence expressing the wish to have acted another way in the past
If you had listened to me this would not have happened
A sentence suggesting that following advice would have prevented a problem
If we had started earlier it would be done by now
A sentence saying an earlier start would have meant completion by now
If I were in his place I would do the same
A sentence saying you would make the same choice in another person's situation
If I had had enough money I would have bought that house
A sentence saying insufficient funds prevented a past purchase
Had I not sent that letter I might never have met her
A sentence saying a past action led to an important meeting
If you had waited a bit you would have got a better result
A sentence saying patience would have led to a better outcome
If conditions had been favorable I would surely have come
A sentence saying better circumstances would have enabled attendance
If I had the chance again I would choose the same path
A sentence expressing satisfaction with a past decision
