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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Can I say "if not for your help" instead of "if it was not/had not been for your help/but for your help, ...." ???
  

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Hi, No, you can't. The correct form of the conditional sentence can be one of the structures below depending on your context; If it hadn't been for your help, I would have failed all my exam. (Past) If it wasn't for your help, we wouldn't be able to arrange the meeting.

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  • Hi, No, you can't.
  • The correct form of the conditional sentence can be one of the structures below depending on your context; If it hadn't been for your help, I would have failed all my exam.
  • (Past) If it wasn't for your help, we wouldn't be able to arrange the meeting.
  • (Present) Hamid
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Hi,
No, you can't. The correct form of the conditional sentence can be one of the structures below depending on your context;
If it hadn't been for your help, I would have failed all my exam. (Past)
If it wasn't for your help, we wouldn't be able to arrange the meeting. (Present)

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