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If + past perfect, would have + past participle

Band 6-7speakingtask2

Used to talk about past events that did not happen and their imagined consequences.

Examples

“If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended.”

“If they had left earlier, they wouldn't have missed the flight.”

“If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.”

Band 8 sentence

“If they'd booked the tickets earlier, we wouldn't have had to change our whole itinerary at the last minute.”

Collocations

  • If + past perfect → would have + past participle (past unreal)
  • If you'd told me earlier, I would have helped.

Word family

had + past participle auxiliary + past participlewould have + past participle modal perfect

Common mistakes

If I would have known, I would have told you.→If I had known, I would have told you.

If I had went, I would have seen him.→If I had gone, I would have seen him.

Say it for a higher band

5If I would have ... (lỗi phổ biến)→6If + past perfect, would have + V (dùng đúng cơ bản)→7+If + past perfect, would have + past participle

Synonyms

past counterfactual

Easily confused

Second conditional

“If I won the prize, I would donate it.”

Mixed conditional

“If I had applied, I'd be working there now.”

Related words

If + present simple, present simpleOnly after + clause, did + subject + VOnly when + clause, did + subject + VIf + present simple, can + VWithout + noun, clauseIf + past perfect, would + VIf + present simple, would + VIf + past participle, clause

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