Third conditionals with specific time
Please tell me whether following sentence is correct or not in terms of grammar.
If I had purchased more goods the day before yesterday when I was in the shop, I would have not had to go to the shop yesterday.
My point is when we talk about past situations in a specific time, we usually use the past tense. Is it different when it comes to the conditional statements? I mean, the only construction that I know to talk about past conditional statements and past hypothetical results is by using third conditionals that use "had" and "would have". Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could explain me how I can talk about hypothetical situations in the past in a specific time.
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dileepa If I had purchased more goods the day before yesterday when I was in the shop, I would have not had to go to the shop yesterday. The usual word order is: "would not have had to". dileepa I mean, the only construction that I know to talk about past conditional statements and past hypothetical results is by using third conditionals that use "had" and "would have".
- dileepa If I had purchased more goods the day before yesterday when I was in the shop, I would have not had to go to the shop yesterday.
- The usual word order is: "would not have had to".
- dileepa I mean, the only construction that I know to talk about past conditional statements and past hypothetical results is by using third conditionals that use "had" and "would have".
- That's what you've got here.
- "would not have had to" is the negative "would have" form of "to have to", expressing obligation.
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dileepaIf I had purchased more goods the day before yesterday when I was in the shop, I would have not had to go to the shop yesterday.
The usual word order is: "would not have had to".
dileepaI mean, the only construction that I know to talk about past conditional sta
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