PAST UNREAL CONDITIONALS

PAST UNREAL CONDITIONALS

Affirmative

Negative

Use

Elements that you need to make an affirmative sentence using the past unreal conditionals -The “if” clause with “if” + past perfect verb (had + past participle) -The main clause with “would have” + past participle

Are used to talk about hypothetical or imagined situations in the past that didn’t actually happen and what could have happened under different circumstances.

Elements that you need to make a negative sentence using the past unreal conditionals -The “if” clause with “if” + past perfect verb -The main clause with “would not have” + past participle

questions

Examples

To write an interrogative sentence in past unreal conditional form, you need:-“Would” at the beginning of the question -“have” + subject + past participle in the main clause -The “if” clause with “if” + past perfect verb

Affrimative: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.Negative: If I hadn’t forgotten her birthday, she would not have been upset. Interrogative: Would you have gone to the party if you had been invited?