grammar · neutral
Even if + past simple, would + V
Use this to emphasize that even if a hypothetical or unreal situation were true, the result would still be the same.
Examples
“Even if the company offered higher salaries, employees would not stay if the management were toxic.”
“Even if governments invested more in education, inequality would persist without structural reform.”
“Even if I won the lottery, I would keep working.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even if the authorities introduced stricter regulations, corruption would persist unless enforcement improved substantially.”
Collocations
- Even if + past simple
- would + base verb
Common mistakes
Even if she studies harder, she would pass the exam.→Even if she studied harder, she would pass the exam.
Even if I won the prize, I will not change my lifestyle.→Even if I won the prize, I would not change my lifestyle.
Say it for a higher band
5If + past simple, would + V→6Even if + present simple, will + V→7+Even if + past simple, would + V
Synonyms
If + past simple, would + V
Easily confused
If + past simple, would + V
“If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.”
Even if + past perfect, would have + past participle
“Even if I had known, I would have told you.”
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