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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Would vs would have

If we played better, we would win.

If we had played better , we would have won.

What is the difference between the two? Does the sense differ in two cases?

Please, clarify.

  

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"If we had played better, we would have won" is talking about a particular past occasion. "If we played better, we would win" is talking about an imagined general or future situation.

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  • "If we had played better, we would have won" is talking about a particular past occasion.
  • "If we played better, we would win" is talking about an imagined general or future situation.
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"If we had played better, we would have won" is talking about a particular past occasion.

"If we played better, we would win" is talking about an imagined general or future situation.

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