#174 If + past perfect simple, would + present perfect (regret)

#174

FORM

If + past perfect simple, would + present perfect (regret)

USE

Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past perfect simple and 'would have' + '-ed' in the main clause, to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret.

EXAMPLE

If I had known that, I would have gone.
If I hadn't eaten all that pizza, I wouldn’t have had that stomachache. If the movie had started on time, we would have been able to catch the last train.

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