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If you won the lottery, what would you do? - I’d (=I would) buy a Ferrari! This situation is not very probable, it is a hypothetical situation. We use the verb for the condition (the part with ‘if’) in the past: If you went to America... If he didn’t come. If you could see her ... And the result is ‘would’ + infinitive verb: ... would you find a job? ... would he get into trouble? ... what would you say? We can suggest things or give advice to someone by saying: If I were you, I would... We can use conditionals in the past to show that it was possible for something to happen, but didn’t. Perhaps we regret that it didn’t happen! - You didn’t win the lottery? - No. - What would you have done if you had won the lottery? - If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a Ferrari! Condition result If + had + past participle ->would have + past participle ^would you have spoken to him? If you had seen him ^I wouldn’t have come. 32
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