- If you were a rich man, you could help feed the poor.
- If that were the case, I would immediately agree with you.
Exercise 1.15 Now change the following sentences from a past conditionto a
present condition. For example: “If he had come along, I would have been glad.”
When you remove the auxiliary, it changes to: “If he came along, I would be
glad.”- If only he had seen the truck in time.
- I wouldn’t have given her the money if I had known why she wanted it.
- Would you have cared if I had gone out on a date with Carmen?
- Maria would have had to stay overnight if she had missed the last train.
- If I hadn’t had a flat tire, I wouldn’t have missed the sale.
- If only you had been able to forgive me.
- The boss would have fired her if he had seen her sleeping on the job.
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