Question: Using 'if' to talk about a condition that did or did not happen in the past
1.The narrot allowed Hansel and Gretel into the house. She was in trouble.
2.The narrator should have treated the children better. They would not have tricked her.
2007-03-31 15:42:35 · 5 answers · asked by Ghost 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
1.If the narrator had allowed Hansel and Gretel into the house, she would have been in trouble.
2.If the narrator had treated the children better, they would not have tricked her.
Since the action may or may not have happened in the past, the second clause in each must be in perfect conditional tense. The actions are dictated by the 'conditions' of the first clauses.
The first clauses must be in the past perfect tense. What is in those clauses had to occur before the action in the second clause, so the tense used must be one step further back in time - past perfect earlier in time than perfect.
2007-04-04 02:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply add "if" in the beginning of the sentence and attach a comma and "then" between the two sentences.
1. If the narrator allowed Hansel and Gretel into the house, then they were in trouble.
2. If the narrator treated the children better, then they would not have tricked her.
2007-03-31 15:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I can't figure out what your question is. Do you want to know where to place "if" in those sentences? I'm confused. The sentences don't make sense.
2007-03-31 15:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
wait sry but i dont understand your question........??
2007-03-31 16:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by karen 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
IDK??????????
2007-03-31 15:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by valerie g 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋