Ingrid Vooglaid
Using unreal past
*expresses an imaginary situation in the past,
*criticism or regrets and
*requires past perfect.
Examples:
*If I had been more careful, I wouldn`t have made this mistake. Had I been more careful, I wouldn`t have made
this mistake.
*If only I hadn`t made this mistake. He acted as if he hadn`t made the mistake. I`d rather you hadn`t made this mistake.
Connect the following sentences in unreal past.
*They were not aware of the party. They didn`t go.
*She wasn`t able to finish the test on time. She got a poor grade.
*I didn`t catch the train. I didn`t keep the appointment.
*I didn`t like the book. I didn`t buy it.
*He relied on false information. He ruined a relationship.
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Possible answers
*Had they been aware of the party, they would have gone.
*If she had finished the test on time, she might have received a better grade.
*If only I had caught the train, I would have kept the appointment.
*Had I liked the book, I would have bought it.
*Supposing he hadn`t relied on false information, could he have saved the relationship?