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Conditional or Not

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I was asked a question today and I went blank. We were reviewing Simple past. I asked the student: 'What did you do on your last birthday?' He didn't remember so he responded - If I was with my family then I went to dinner but If I wasn't with them then I went to work. Is this construction correct?
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Yes, fine and idiomatic
"We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood :-| " — Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood

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Another possibility:

If I was with my family then I would have gone to dinner but if I wasn't with them then I would have gone to work.

or perhaps better:

If I was with my family I would have had dinner but if I wasn't with them I would have gone to work.
"We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood :-| " — Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood

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Thank you very much for your assistance
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