Unit 10 Page 99 Lesson A2

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2: grammar: talking hypothetically about the past

you can use sentences with if, to talk hypothetically about the past.

use the past perfect form in the “if clause” and a past modal in the “main clause”.

if + past perfect:

if Watson had stayed in school.

past modal “would have”, “could have”, “might have” etc.

maybe he would’ve done something entirely different.

if he hadn’t won the talent contest, he might not have had the confidence to become a singer.

if he had continued his education, he could have gotten formal music training.

hypothetical questions about the past:

what would’ve happened if he had stayed in school? would he have become a singer?