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Answer for exercise Grammar 2

The solution for exercise Grammar 2 in chapter 11 - Language focus 2 of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

  1. Which sentences in exercise 3a refer to the past only?
  2. Which refer to the past and the present?
  3. Which verb forms are used in each case?

Answer

a)

sentences 1 and 4

b)

sentences 2 and 3

c)

  • sentences 1 and 4: would have + past participle in the main clause; Past perfect in the if clause
  • sentences 2 and 3: would + infinitive in the main clause; Past perfect in the if clause