The Past Conditional

An English teacher describes how to use the past conditional in English. This is also known as "the past unreal," "the past perfect subjunctive," and by other really confusing titles. The main thing to remember is that you're describing something that did or didn't happen in the past. The past conditional is useful for describing regrets (things that you wish you had or had not done.)

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[aghanad]

Thanks alot



[katdl22]

Wow thank you so much. I get the past perfect with the if clause, and wouldn't with the past perfect. I also get, "to the party" as the prepositional phrase. But what is "he was going to be there"?  I'm guessing it's a clause but what kind of a clause?

[69davoud]

i can get it you say she would not to gone to the party if she had knew but she would like to go please explain more

[69davoud]

hi thak you for your useful video please mantion what is the sing in sentences to reconize to use past condition or futuer condition

[Klukva55]

Thanks a lot!

[kevinlove24]

good

[Finalforce100]

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I watched some of your videos and they helped me a lot!

[07walikhan]

Belive me sir I was very weak in conditional sentenses, when our miss had given us 30 sentences I couldn't done even one of them, then pesemestly I had search conditional in U TUBE and i find your lesson it is managed scintefecly that any one can learn and easy to remember.

and today on 14/09/2009 our miss counduct test and I quickly took to your lesson and I have done all of them 30.

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[MasterBott01]

Great videos you got going! I'm so lucky to find them.

I just love it when you say the 'L' sound. I, however, get a problem pronuncing it when it follows by the letter 'R' as in "earlier."

Thanks for the video!

[MasterBott01]

Great videos you got going! I'm so lucky to find them.

I just love your 'L' sound. It is so smooth. I get a problem pronuncing it when it follows by the letter 'R' as in "earlier."