FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST PERFECT + 'WOULD HAVE' + '-ED', IMAGINED SITUATION, REGRET|(THIRD CONDITIONAL)
EGP #1116 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past perfect simple and 'would have' + '-ed' in the main clause, to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret. Lexical range: N/A
要是我当时更用功学习的话，就能通过那场考试了。
___If I ___had ___studied harder, I ___would ___have ___passed the exam.
他要是当初听医生的话，早就康复了。
___If he ___had ___listened to the doctor, he ___would ___have ___recovered sooner.
要是那天没下雨的话，我们就去远足了。
___If it ___hadn't ___rained, we ___would ___have ___gone hiking.
他们要是当时把钱攒下来的话，就不会过得那么紧巴了。
___If they ___had ___saved their money, they ___wouldn't ___have ___struggled.
他要是没对她撒谎的话，她就不会离开了。
___If he ___hadn't ___lied to her, she ___wouldn't ___have ___left.