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what is the right form of "tense" 23 Dec 2007, 22:21
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If he ___________, he would not be in so much trouble.

a) remember
b) had remembered
c) remembered.

What is the correct usage here and why?

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If he ___________, he would not be in so much trouble.

a) remember
b) had remembered
c) remembered.

What is the correct usage here and why?

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B. because this is unreal condition, so requires PP (had + verb in past form)
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If he ___________, he would not be in so much trouble.

a) remember
b) had remembered
c) remembered.

What is the correct usage here and why?

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I guess "C".
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If he ___________, he would not be in so much trouble.

a) remember
b) had remembered
c) remembered.

What is the correct usage here and why?

thanks.

B. because this is unreal condition, so requires PP (had + verb in past form)
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You are right. Thanks for the explanation.
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If he ___________, he would not be in so much trouble.

a) remember
b) had remembered
c) remembered.

What is the correct usage here and why?

thanks.

B. because this is unreal condition, so requires PP (had + verb in past form)


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To be precise

2nd – Conditional
if + [Past Simple], + Would + [Base form]

1/ For future actions dependent on the result of another future action or event, where there is only a small possibility of the conditions for the action being satisfied.
eg: If I won the lottery, I would stop working.

2/ For imaginary present actions, where the conditions for the action are NOT satisfied.

eg: If you phoned home more often, they wouldn't worry about you. (The conditions are not satisfied because the person does not phone home, so they do worry.)


3rd – Conditional

IF+ [Past Perfect], + Would have + [Past Participle]
1/ For imaginary past actions, where the conditions for the action WERE NOT satisfied.
eg: If you'd been there, you would've seen it. (The conditions were not met because the person was not there and as a result did not see it.)



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