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Use PAST PERFECT |
Use WOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE |
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If it had
rained yesterday,
(It did not rain yesterday.) |
I would have needed
an umbrella.
(I didn't need an umbrella.) |
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If I hadn't
done my homework,
(I did my homework.) |
I wouldn't have passed
the test.
(I did pass the test.) |
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If Marie had
been hungry,
(Marie was not hungry.) |
she would have eaten
dinner.
(She did not eat dinner.) |
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If the teacher
hadn't
been angry,
(The teacher was angry.) |
he wouldn't have looked
so upset.
(He looked very upset.) |
| 1. | If the weather had been nice
last weekend, we (to have)
WOULD HAVE HAD a picnic.
Was the weather nice last weekend?yes or no? NO Did we have a picnic? yes or no? NO |
| 2. | My family (to
visit) WOULD HAVE VISITED the zoo
if the weather had been nice yesterday.
Was the weather nice yesterday? yes or no? NO Did my family visit the zoo? yes or no? NO |
| 3. | If I had bought
a lottery ticket, I (to waste)
WOULD HAVE WASTED one dollar!
Did I buy a lottery ticket? yes or no? NO Did I waste my money? yes or no? NO |
| 4. | My friend (to
write) WOULD HAVE WRITTEN
a letter to me if she had had my address.
Did my friend have my address? yes or no? NO Did she write a letter to me? yes or no? NO |
| 5. | I (to
get) WOULD HAVE GOTTEN a
promotion if I hadn't been late to work ten times.
Did I get a promotion? yes or no? NO Was I late? yes or no? YES |
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| 6. | My supervisor (not
rise) COULDN'T HAVE RISEN
to the top if she hadn't been a good employee.
Did she rise to the top? yes or no? YES Was she a bad employee? yes or no? NO |
| 7. | If Stephan had been at work,
he (not be) COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN in that accident.
Did Stephan go to work? yes or no? NO Was he in an accident? yes or no? YES |
| 8. | My son (not
wash) COULDN'T HAVE WASHED his
car if today hadn't been Saturday.
Is it Saturday? yes or no? YES Did my son wash his car today? yes or no? YES |
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| 9. | If the factory had hired more
workers, it (not fall)
WOULDN'T HAVE FALLEN so far behind schedule.
Did the factory hire more workers? yes or no? NO Did the factory fall behind schedule? yes or no? YES |
| 10. | We (not
learn) WOULDN'T HAVE LEARNED anything
if we hadn't practiced.
Did we study? yes or no? YES Did we learn something? yes or no? YES |