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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Trouble with conditionals

Is this phrase correct: "If I were there, I would have given you the lesson you deserved."? Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Is this sentence correct: "If I were there, I would have given you the lesson you deserved"? No. If I had been there, I would have taught you the lesson you deserved.

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  • Anonymous Is this sentence correct: "If I were there, I would have given you the lesson you deserved"?
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  • If I had been there, I would have taught you the lesson you deserved.
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AnonymousIs this sentence correct: "If I were there, I would have given you the lesson you deserved"?
No.

If I had been there, I would have taught you the lesson you deserved.
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No, It does not conform to one of the patterns of conditional sentences..

These are correct patterns:

If I were there (with you), I would give you a kiss. (present time)

If I had been there (with you), I would have given you a kiss. (past time)
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