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Shadok Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The third conditional
Hello,
normally when we are taught 'conditional sentences' we learn this pattern for the third conditional:
If + past perfect, I would + have + past participle
If I had known that, I wouldn't have bought it.
But is this sentence ok:
If it hadn't been raining, we would have gone out.
Can't we say:
If it hadn't rained, we would have gone out.
If the driver hadn't been drinking, the accident wouldn't have taken place.
Is that incorrect:
If the driver hadn't drunk, the accident wouldn't have taken place.
normally when we are taught 'conditional sentences' we learn this pattern for the third conditional:
If + past perfect, I would + have + past participle
If I had known that, I wouldn't have bought it.
But is this sentence ok:
If it hadn't been raining, we would have gone out.
Can't we say:
If it hadn't rained, we would have gone out.
If the driver hadn't been drinking, the accident wouldn't have taken place.
Is that incorrect:
If the driver hadn't drunk, the accident wouldn't have taken place.
Top answer
The essential is the past perfect. It doesn't matter if it is continuous or not.
- The essential is the past perfect.
- It doesn't matter if it is continuous or not.
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The essential is the past perfect. It doesn't matter if it is continuous or not.
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