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conditionals: present unreal or past unreal? #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 31, 2007 15:34 pm   conditionals: present unreal or past unreal?
 

I wonder which of the two forms of conditionals works in this sentence?

If I passed the test, I would get A in the class.Instead I got a C.I really should have studied more.

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If I had passed the test ,I would have gotten A in the class.Instead I got a C.I really should have studied more.
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conditionals: present unreal or past unreal? #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 31, 2007 15:42 pm   conditionals: present unreal or past unreal?
 

If I had passed the test ,I would have gotten A in the class.Instead I got a C.I really should have studied more.
is the right choice because you're describing unreal past events.
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conditionals: present unreal or past unreal? #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 31, 2007 16:22 pm   conditionals: present unreal or past unreal?
 

Hi,

You might like to look at some material I've written on conditionals for the site.

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