FORM/USE: INVERTED PAST PERFECT, IMAGINED PAST
EGP #1125 | C2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use past perfect + inverted subject, and a modal verb + 'have' + '-ed' in the main clause to talk about imagined situations in the past. Lexical range: N/A
他要是知道了延误的事，就会等着了。
___Had he ___known about the delay, he ___would ___have ___waited.
我们要是早点出发的话，本可以避开高峰的。
___Had we ___started earlier, we ___could ___have ___avoided the rush.
他们要是多存点钱的话，说不定就买下那套房子了。
___Had they ___saved more money, they ___might ___have ___bought the house.
她要是注意到了那个标志的话，就会掉头回去了。
___Had she ___noticed the sign, she ___would ___have ___turned back.
我要是接了那份工作的话，本可以在国外生活的。
___Had I ___taken the job offer, I ___could ___have ___lived abroad.