Conditional or Not
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Conditional or Not
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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Re: Conditional or Not
Yes, fine and idiomatic
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Re: Conditional or Not
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.
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.
English Prepositions List by Josef Essberger
Extremely useful ebook full of examples and visual aids to learn prepositions Inés Barbero
Extremely useful ebook full of examples and visual aids to learn prepositions Inés Barbero
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Re: Conditional or Not
Thank you very much for your assistance