12.10.2021

 

  

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Present Unreal Conditional + Continuous

• If Sam were sitting here, we would be able to ask him the question ourselves.
  But Sam is not sitting here. He is somewhere else.
• We would be able to go sailing if the wind were blowing.
  But there is no wind, so we can't go sailing.

Examples in the result:

• If I were in Hawaii, I would be lying on the beach.
  But I am not in Hawaii.
• If my grandfather were here, he would be talking about the war.
  But he is not here.

Past Unreal Conditional + Continuous

FORM

If-clause: [had been + present participle]

Result: [would have been + present participle]

USE

Past Unreal Conditional + Continuous is used to discuss imaginary situations happening at a very specific time in the past or over a period of time in the past.

Examples in the if-clause:

• If I had been talking to him when he said that, I would have punched him in the face.
  But I wasn't talking to him when he said that.
• If he had been standing near the house when the wall collapsed, it would have killed him.
  Luckily, he moved away before the wall fell.

Examples in the result:

• If you had gone to his house last night, he would have been sitting on his couch in front of the TV.
  But you didn't go to his house, so you didn't see what he was doing.
• If she had missed her train, he would have been waiting for her at the station for hours.
  Luckily, she caught her train and he didn't have to wait.

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