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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

3rd Conditional

Hi

Could anyone explain which one of these sentences are correct. I know they're 3rd Conditional forms but want to know in detail which one is correct and why. My instinct tells me the first one is correct.

The teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we hadn't studied

Or

The teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we had studied.

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Anonymous The teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we hadn't studied OrThe teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we had studied. Both are correct; they reflect opposing pedagogical strategies.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous The teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we hadn't studied OrThe teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we had studied.
  • Both are correct; they reflect opposing pedagogical strategies.
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AnonymousThe teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we hadn't studied OrThe teacher wouldn't have given us the exam if we had studied.
Both are correct; they reflect opposing pedagogical strategies.
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Is that because the teacher in the first sentence is giving a test because he knew the studies had studied and in the second he is giving the students a test because they hadn't studied?

Thanks for your reply
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Anonymousthe teacher in the first sentence is giving a test because he knew the studies had studied and in the second he is giving the students a test because they hadn't studied?
Right.
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This appears to have been dealt with yesterday: Hi, could anyone give me?
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