Application goal: Expressing an unreal past result.
Use if with had and a past participle, followed by would have and a past participle, to imagine a different result in a finished past situation.
Context: A missed appointment. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use if with had and a past participle, followed by would have and a past participle, to imagine a different result in a finished past situation.
Context: A missed appointment. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
If the receptionist had not called me, I might have missed the meeting entirely.
لو لم تتصل بي موظفة الاستقبال، لربما فاتني الاجتماع بالكامل.
She explained the new location and informed the organiser that I was nearby.
شرحت الموقع الجديد وأبلغت المنظم بأنني قريب.
I apologised when I arrived and corrected the address in my calendar.
اعتذرت عند وصولي وصححت العنوان في تقويمي.