Application goal: Evaluating a decision after it happened.
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: Reviewing a purchase decision. 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: Reviewing a purchase decision. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
However, the supplier did deliver everything on time.
ومع ذلك، سلّم المورد كل شيء في موعده.
If we had focused only on the price, we would have overlooked that advantage too.
لو ركزنا على السعر وحده، لأغفلنا تلك الميزة أيضًا.
Our next comparison should include both cost and reliability.
ينبغي أن تشمل مقارنتنا التالية التكلفة والموثوقية معًا.