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Conditionals & wishes · CEFR B1 · Independent
Imaginary now. Use "were" for I, he and she.
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If we had more time, we would test it properly.
If + past, would + plain verb
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अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम और अच्छे से जाँचते।
If we had more time, we would test it properly.
Imaginary now. Use "were" for I, he and she.
If we had more time, we would travel more.
Imaginary now. Use "were" for I, he and she.
If we had more time, we would finish the course.
Imaginary now. Use "were" for I, he and she.
If we had more time, we would train the new people.
Imaginary now. Use "were" for I, he and she.
The shape
If + past, would + plain verb
Imagine a situation that is not real.
In Hindi
अभी की काल्पनिक बात। I, he, she के साथ "were" आता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
If I was you, I would go. | If I were you, I would go. This is the one place English keeps "were" for "I". |
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If we had more time, we would test it properly.
अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम और अच्छे से जाँचते।
If we had more time, we would travel more.
अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम ज़्यादा घूमते।
If we had more time, we would finish the course.
अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम कोर्स पूरा करते।
If we had more time, we would train the new people.
अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम नए लोगों को सिखाते।
If we had more time, we would write it again.
अगर ज़्यादा समय होता, तो हम फिर से लिखते।
If they were you, they would take the offer.
अगर वे आपकी जगह होते, तो ऑफ़र ले लेते।
If they were you, they would speak to the manager.
अगर वे आपकी जगह होते, तो मैनेजर से बात करते।
If they were you, they would wait a week.
अगर वे आपकी जगह होते, तो एक हफ़्ता रुकते।
If they were you, they would apply again.
अगर वे आपकी जगह होते, तो दोबारा आवेदन करते।
If they were you, they would say no politely.
अगर वे आपकी जगह होते, तो शालीनता से मना करते।
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Second conditional is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to conditionals & wishes. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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