Second Cond + Past Perfect

The second conditional + Past perfect

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The second conditional

​Used to talk about hypothetical situations or to give advice

​Sentence structure

​If + Past Simple, would + V1 (базовая форма глагола)

• If-clause (условие): Используется Past Simple.

• Main clause (результат): Используется would + глагол в инфинитиве.

​If she studied more, she would pass the exam. (Если бы она больше училась, она бы сдала экзамен.)

If I were you, I wouldn't do that. (На твоём месте я бы этого не делал.)

Important: The verb “to be”

​В условных предложениях часто используется форма were для всех лиц (даже для "I", "he", "she", "it"), чтобы подчеркнуть гипотетический характер.

• If I were rich, I would travel the world.
  (Если бы я был богат, я бы путешествовал по миру.)

• If she were taller, she would be a model.
  (Если бы она была выше, она бы стала моделью.)

Multiple Choice

If I __________ rich, I would travel the world.

• a) was

• b) were

• c) am

• d) will be

Multiple Choice

If she __________ more time, she would learn French.

• a) had

• b) has

• c) will have

• d) have

Multiple Choice

If we __________ in Paris, we would visit the Eiffel Tower every weekend.

• a) lived

• b) live

• c) will live

• d) living

Multiple Choice

If they __________ the truth, they would help us.

• a) know

• b) knew

• c) knows

• d) will know

Multiple Choice

If you __________ to bed earlier, you wouldn’t feel so tired.

• a) go

• b) went

• c) goes

• d) will go

Past Perfect

Past Perfect formation

​Subject (подлежащее) + had + V3 (третья форма глагола или Past Participle)
Примеры:

• She had finished her homework before the movie started.

• They had left by the time we arrived.

Time marker or trigger words

before, after, by the time, when, already, just

• By the time we got to the station, the train had left. - К тому времени, как мы добрались до станции, поезд уже ушел.

Past Perfect vs. Past Simple

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Past Perfect используется для более раннего действия, а Past Simple — для более позднего.

When I arrived,

they had already eaten.

Multiple Choice

By the time we got to the cinema, the film ____.

• a) had started

• b) started

• c) has started

• d) starts

Multiple Choice

She was tired because she ____ all day.

• a) had worked

• b) worked

• c) has worked

• d) works

Multiple Choice

After he ____ his homework, he went out to play.

• a) had finished

• b) finished

• c) finishes

• d) has finished

Multiple Choice

They ____ their luggage before the taxi arrived.

• a) had packed

• b) pack

• c) packed

• d) has packed

Multiple Choice

I didn’t recognize him because I ____ him before.

• а) never meet

• b) had never met

• c) never met

• d) has never met