How to use “If I had…” in English

Thanks for this brilliant and useful lesson. It really helped me out. 10 out 10… I’m on top of the world! :)

Bilbo99

If I did not follow the lesson, I would have less then 100 per cent. Hopefully, I got 100%

bahlaek

I correct my mistake: “If I had not followed the lesson, I would have less than 100 % “

bahlaek

Another mistake, I would have had less than 100%

bahlaek

Finally, Bahlaek!!

mescal

Hahahaha

bahlaek

Hahaaa……bye! See you soon Bahlaek

mescal

I think is correct to say ” If I didn’t follow the lesson, I would have 100% ”
or ” I wouldn’t have gotten 100%, If I hadn’t followed the lesson.

LuisAngelMx

If I had not found your interesting lessons I would not have increased my knowledge about this structure. You´re great!

jhaquie

If I had used Engvid website a lot. I would not be afraid of English language.

Thanx :)

Basem

If had payed more attention on the last question I would have had 100per

Mercio

Hi, Benjamin! Great lesson, thank you. I got 100! Júlio César from Fortaleza CE, Brazil.

Júlio César L Sousa

If I had not mistaken the quiz No.2, I would have gotten 100 ^^; Thank you for your interesting lesson, Benjamin :)

Happy04

Same here…Happy 04.

Wendhel

Get- got -got?

NadiaM

Nice lesson, I learned a lot. Thanks.

fredx90

This structure had plus past participle in this conditional is considered as present perfect or it is something else ?

shemo

i would have gooten 100 next quiz.thank’s my teacher.

misterius

i meant the if clause is considered as past perfect or something else, same question for the second part would have plus participle as present perfect? and what about this structure “if i hadn’t stolen the money i wouldn’t be in prison now.

shemo

If I had not found your lesson, I would have not known new knowledge. Thank you Benjamin and I got 9 correct out of 10.

Ukrit

Its tricky but once you get it, its easy

Carmen Errazuriz cruzat

If I had learnt English diligently, I would have had a better career. Thank you, Benjamin!

Sang Huynh

Thanks, If I had a sencond test, I would do it better. 70%

Titaperaza

Hello .
If I had known engvid website earlier I would be currently more fluent in english.
Thanks Benjamin .

tsamp

If I had concentrated to learn English when I was in high school,I could have spoken English fluently.
Thank you for your teaching :D

Aralek

If I had known this website, I would have passed my exam

Brian Nguyen

Ha Ha! I’ve got 100 %

Thanks for your lessons!

Tulum

I have two questions.The first one is: in the second part of the sentence we say I would have, you would have she would have or she would has?
The second one is:In the second part of the sentence we put the verd in past participle always like at the first part or not?

katerinapas1

hi, I will answer your first question: …she would have

emo53

Hi,
Answer for your second question;
You right, We always use the past participle of the verb in the second part.
If + Subject + had + V(Past Participle)
Subject + would + have(always have and for all subject) + V(Past Participle)

emekli

Hello,
Please also note that in the test sentences there are examples of MIXED conditional as well such as “If I had packed a lunch, I WOULD NOT BE so hungry (NOW).”
You can find more examples here: http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html

David

Thanks David.

Ning Archaree

thank a lot

kinda mh

Thanks David

Rajib Majumdar

I got 9 out of 10. If I had been more careful in answering no. 2 question I would have gotten a perfect score.Thanks Benjamin.
Benjamin..What’s the past participle of get? Got or gotten? Thanks.

I wish I can practice talking to someone in English.

Wendhel

If you like to practise speaking please follow me on skype khim.panthi1

khimpanthi

Hi Benjamin,
I’ve got a question concerning sentence 9: “If I had packed a lunch, I ____________ so hungry”
Personally, I would have said “I wouldn’t have been so hungry”, in the same way as all the other exaple sentences. Could you, please, explain, why you’ve chosen to do this one differently.
Thanks for your reply.

Regards,

André

domen4

Some sentences, that I don’t understand.
3. If you had arrived on time, we would not be finishing so late. (I would prefer: If you have arrived on time, we would not be finishing so late. (If subject had past participle, subject would have past participle)).
5. If Don had eaten less, he would feel less sick. (I would prefer to say: If Don HAVE eaten less… or If Don HAD eaten less, he would HAVE FELT less sick.
9. If I had packed a lunch, I would not be so hungry. (Is that correct? I would say: If I had packed a lunch, I would not have been so hungry.

Could a native speaker explain me, why I am wrong, please?

artur72

I have got 10 correct out of 10 in the Quiz.
:D cheers@

mdmithun

Thank you!!! very useful lesson!!

lalatinetta

Thank you very much Benjamin!!Very useful lesson as usual.
Every time I watch your videos, the actor Rowan Atkinson comes to my mind, I don´t know why … ;)

knopfler86

If I had not found your lesson, I would have not known new knowledge. Thank you Benjamin and I got 9 correct out of 10.

Jane Silva

thanks a lot

neda nasary

What a wonderful and useful lesson , many thanks Mr.Ben

Ahmed Abbas

thank you so much benjamin, i got 100 percent

crisxs123

Question about No:9
It should not be”I would have not been so hungry”
and same for no:5 “he would have felt less sick”

Ramin M

I agree with you.
I think so as well.

emekli

Hi Benjamin first of all ı want to thank for you and for all engvid teachers.But if you don’t mind ı want say something missing in your web site or ı need to see.When open all courses section all teachers are listed but ı want to see id infront of all teacher respectivly until the end also ı want to see upladed time in all videos because ı sometimes miss some videos to watch.Again thank you so much for all efford for engvid.

Mazik

If I had not taken the lesson, I would have not gotten the 9 correct out of 10.

medboussattamed

And also ı try to find contact with us section in your web site but ı didnt find.All things just recommendations.Thanks…

Mazik

Thanks Benjamin for teaching, i got 9 out of 10

flower2015

Fantastic lesson, Benjamin, as always. If I had found that website before, I would have improved my English faster.

Danddan

Thank you, Benjamin!If I had started studying English 2 years ago. I would have learnt more than I know today.

michaelklim

Nice and Easy lesson by Benjamin..
his example is really making comfortable in this session.. I love it and thanks..

Sivakumar

If you had not explained the lesson so clearly,I would not have got 10 points ;) thank you TEACHER )

bakhtiyar ali

Benjamin is the most handsome teacher on the website but If I were a teacher I would have been the most hansome one.

Thank you for the lesson!

Aytac.

I got 10/10 :)
If I had not understood the lesson well , I wouldn’t have got a 10/10
Thank you

Majd Hasweh

There’s a mistake in the third question, isn’t it ? “If you ___________ on time, we would not be finishing …” I think it’s “If you ___________ on time, we would not have been finishing” But I’m not the teacher so… Can anyone tell me whether I’m right or not?

The French

Great site.

Miguel

Thanks Benjamin!
If i had taken the quiz, i would have learnt more this leason.

flower2015

thanks benjamin

twister1993

hi everyone, I wonder why the question 3 in the quiz, in the second part we dont use this structure:” would have done something” instead???in my mind i think it should be: “If you had arrived on time, we would have not finished so late” i’m so confused??by the way, thanks for your great lesson Benjamin!

Mai Anh June

hi, Mai Anh June!i think in your example “If you had arrived on time, we would not have finished so late” the action has been finished whereas in the Ben’s sentence action is still going on(they are finishing now). this is not only sentence of the kind in the quiz.but these are just my thoughts.
best regards

anton

Thanks Benjamin!

Muad Abdiaziz

The best tip i have ever got,Benjamin:-)Thanks for the lesson and tip as well.

TEJALKK

Thank you very much sir. It was absolutely worth watching. Sir, I would be thankful to you, if you make a video on Youtube discussing differences between “Less” & “Lesser”.

Abb

Thanks a lot . If I hadn’t watched this lesson, I wouldn’d have learnt about this topic.

trozo

Thank you Benjamin

Mazik

That is really useful…!!! Thanks Benjamin.

barmandec

thanks Mr for your lesson
If I had known Engvid have a teacher like you , I would have seen all your lesson

positive_learner

may be my example isn’t good , but I try as I can

positive_learner

i got 6 of 10 :( ,thanks.

kmcatracha

Hi Benjamin! Thank you for the lesson! You need to know that you are a great teacher! I got 9 of 10! Your accent is British accent?

Gustavo Passos de Oliveira

Benjamin is a funny person))

Alintsy

Thanks for your willingness to teach us. I had watched so many tv series and movies, but it´s so good can watch these lessons too, cause we can improve the way we comunicate, and learn to build more elaborate phrases.

Junior25

Always great, Benjamin! Thanks!

If I had been watching these engvideos before, I could have understood more the movies conversations.

Fabio Cicerre

I thought that’s a hardest lesson I’ve ever seen but I got 9 of 10, I’m gonna kiss myself *PEACE OUT*
THANK YOU Mr.Bengamin ..

iran012

I’ve got perfect! It’s thanks to you, Ben! But another reason why I could get 100 is perhaps that I’m regretting many things I hadn’t done in the life. Especially the last question in the quiz is what I’m always thinking lol.
Anyway, if I had found out EngVid earlier, my English skill would have been more improved faster.

juneriver

If I had known this web, I would have written English well
Many thanks

tinht

If I had leant English properly in the primary school in would have spoken English fluently

ismailha

10 of 10, good beginning

zayrsil

PLZ HELP ME FOR LEARNING ENGLISH IN ADVANCE

ANKIT SONI

If I had known the engvid lesson before,I would heve good grammar knowledge now.

Izzy

Great lesson! Thank you Benjamin!

Isaias Menezes Silva

excellent,10 of 10
If I had had good friends like Benjamin I would have learnt English so far.
thank Mr.bengamin

steve2

idont know English word

ahmadreshadamiri@gmial.com

If I had not forgotten to answer a question, I would have scored 10. lol It`s true

Bergvolk

If i had not been studied your lesson trice, I would not have scored 90% percent.
Thanks a lot Benjamin it’s really helpfull to us.

enyani

oh wow I’m done that I got 10 points.

jariyabung13

Hi Benjamin.
Actually,I would like to express three sentences in this quiz by another way; but I don’t know if they are correct or not, such as:
Questions:
3. If you had arrived on time, we would not be finished to late.
5. If Don had eaten less, he would have felt less sick.
Thank you for this great lesson. All the best to you, Benjamin.

9. If I had packed a lunch, I would not have been so hungry.

Chloe.Lee

yes…..10/10..yeppie

mirza hashim baig

Thank you Benjamin! You really helped me a lot with my English!

StephanieZ

Thx a lot Benjamin, I done this .

okungza

Thank you Benjamin!!

Shishir Simkhada

Great job ^ – ^

Batoul abd al muhsen

if i had studied all lesson of eng vid , i would have good knowledge in language english

omartalal

IF I HAD FOUND THIS COURES EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE SPOKEN BEATTER

drluke

Hello teacher
what does this sentence mean
“Having + p.p. …, …..”
“Have p.p. …., ………”
and what is the tense in this case?

gag

Hi benjamin
This lesson is very usefull.After it “If we were going to this link,We would have learnt a lot of knowledge.”!!!
link:http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html

mgh

good job

necovi4

if i had not practised .I would not have learnt this.

that is really effective and best for beginners

sourabh tokas

Benjiamin you said thet “seen” and “spoken” are the past form of the verbs but I think they are P.P. as well…

maury

By the way why doesn`t work Exquisite English?

RenSS

Thanks a lot

kaly

Does he still give private lessons? I`d like to take one of them.

RenSS

only 6 of 10 that i did correct, really sorry

mey samnang

Thanks Benjamin, I scored 100 marks.

noneego

I got 10/10 :D

lidia lila

thank you for this lesson…”if I had knowm about this website I would had visited Before” please feel free to correct me if i’m wrong

wbdvlprdrm

its a good begining,thank you Benjamin

KHAIRA

if i had learnt english in right way i would have taught english

arjunk555

Hi Benjamin!, I love your British accent, though why did you use the get past participle as “gotten”? That’s a big mistake in British English as it’s the American past participle of GET in American English. Anyway, great lesson about the third conditional usage.

acidkike

If I had not watched your videos on engvid.com,I would have not gotten 10/10. Thanks! for interesting lesson.

Saad786

If I had not watched your videos on you tube,I would have not gotten 10/10. Thanks! for interesting lesson.

Saad786

Thank you.8/10

abdal7

really nice

andrewgalaban

nice, but i did not understand that sentence. If cristina had not put off her medical assessment, she would have GOTTEN the job. GOTTEN is correct? because i checked the past participle and is GOT. Someone could help me please

violepsa

“Gotten” is an old-fashioned version but still used.

GizemGizem

9/10, Thanks Benjamin

Chau Le

Hey Benjamin!! Is this the third conditional?

AnnaAriel

Hi Mr.Benjamin I got a question please , I heard you saying in the video ” If i had known that Chelsea were playing at home at Stamford bridge ” We refers to Chelsea by the pronoun “it” in the past we use was with the pronoun”it” but you said were Chelsea not was Chelsea , If i’m wrong i hope you explain that to me ? Thank you Sir

Ali-Eid

if i had not watched yourlesson

i would not be able to undrestand about if i had

thank you

we have yourname in iran

but we say benyamin not benjamin

goodgirlkarampoor

I think you got wrong it’s “If i hadn’t watched your video i wouldn’t have be able to understood about If i had” i think that’s the right form …

Ali-Eid

Hi, Benjamim. I found the voice and accent of Maurice Moss from the “The IT Crowd” pretty much like yours. By the way, in which part of UK are your accent?

Jesse Piologo

Excuse me…I have a question.
If you ___________ on time, we would not be finishing so late.
Why is “had arrived” not”have arrived”?

Sammy Hsiao

Nice question Sammy, in the given choices “have arrived” shouldn’t be a mistake.

four

Oh man! I just realize it. The lesson is all about using if I had. Maybe that’s the reason. ^_^

four

if i had studied well in school,i would have passed my ielts exam

resmy

Thanks Benjamin, i like your lessons.

sergi@

Great lesson! Thanks a lot!

Negri1971

if I had answered right the third question, I would have 100%.

hElyes

OW sorry I correct my mistake: ” If I had answered right the third question, I would have had 100% “

hElyes

good job

mohamd omar

you are a great teacher benja¡¡

jmanuelsi

this is a good lesson ! 10/10 !

Estelle9

If I had studied English 20 years ago, I would be able to speak this language now.

Tatina-08

If had listen to the lecture before answering the questions I would have gotten 100%

umarkas

Thank you so much Benjamin.

Enkutatash

If I had not made a mistake, I would have get 10 out of 10

zapdnb

If you had not made any mistake, you would have got 10 out of 10

Rxot

if ı had studied english more ı wouldnt have watch this videos :)

Servet34

Thank you so much, Benjamin! I am still trying to learn this structure because it’s difficult to me. Nice to see you.

lorenzoyoques

If I had moved to Canada, I would have gotton good English.

yoon9637

Great lesson! Thanks a lot!

Irina Bondareva

good lesson

iram7

If I had gone to the head office , I would have attended the conference

osamaelshewy

i cant see the lesson

aidataghavi

Very useful for us

Jumma khan

If I had followed your lessons for a long time , I wouldn’t have found so difficulties in my English .

kathom

thanks sir

sourabhupadhyay

Useful lesson! Thanks a lot!

Shotagog

thanks benjamin
If I had ever made a conversation with someone who speaks native english before, ı would have had better english and made a good carier

mcubur

Thank you man!!! If I had known your channel before, I would have subscribed

serdar8520

Thanks,because I got 10 out of 10

A.R.S.Hameed

Guys,who can explain me question number 9?Thanks

Slavik1994

if i had not taken the quiz i would not have understood the structure

kinda mh

Made the mistake in the 2nd question, choose “would have” instead of correct “would had”. Can somebody to explain why we shuld write “had” in this situation

Sabura

I like your way of teaching, Ben. Thanks a lot.

Silvi@

I’m sorry, but I can’t understand why in 9 there isn’t

“IF I HAD PACKED A LUNCH, I WOULD HAVE NOT BE SO HUNGRY” ????!!!
why we don’t have HAVE in this example????

mko1410

Thank you, Benjamin)) Very useful lesson!:)

Victoria 23

yeah! 100!!
Thank you Ben j

NataLu

Hi dear Benjamin, I just would like to thank you for this ineresting lessn, it was really helpful. I got 10 out of 10 thanks to your good explanation. Thank you so much and have a nice time!

Tarik rahmouni

If I had known this channel before, my English skill would not have been bad for a long time

phihaiit

thanks for these test :)

saif 1919

This man is a good man :)

MEMoBKT

If I had learnt English from Engvid site since I was young, I would have more understood.

da chen

Great lesson,,, I enjoy all the videos. Great job.

RAYMUNDO25

i got 100 thankyou

tilo

If I had known engVid early,I woud have learnt more english knowledge now.
thans!

Bob1975

10 out of ten!!!
Thank you Benjamin

handwriting

I have scored 100%
By the way nice lesson Benjamin

kpilli

thnx for you help me

bareejo

If I had studied English hard when I was a child, my English would have been better now.

warin.laan

I did not understand. It’s very hard.

GIONI ARTHUR

how about the second sentence??
is also add P.P?
so is like “I would have + P.P???

agneswu

hey i can tell you if you would give me ur mobile no.

addyaddy

If I had learnt guitar twenty years ago, I would have become a guitarist.

emilytan

Could we use the same verb tense (Past Perfect) in U.S. english? Or should we use Simple Past? Something like “If I knew that it was a beautiful day, I would have invite you at the party”

Fabrizio-F

*would have invited

Fabrizio-F

If I had not found out engvid, I would not known about this interesting lesson…

clacostax

Thanks, Benjamin…If I had studied from you, I would have gotten more knowledge for Grammar.

Anethtoo

I got 9 correct out of 10. BUT i have had mistake in question that is about eated and eaten , so which one is correct?

addyaddy

if i had had a lesson with you earlier then i would have had the better sentence in english.

addyaddy

thanq for corretion

addyaddy

if i had known about this site before i would have spoken English better ))

M.Farid

such a great accent!

asienka93

I am from dominican and i anm learn a lot.thanks!

argenys antonio cinero.

Benjamin, thank you very much.

İf had spoken English with someone, I would have learned more English.

I hope that the above statement is true.

byildirim

If I hadn´t seen this lesson, I would have been more on doubt. Apology for I have fun. Thanks you for your knowledge.

paulooliveira

IF I hadn´t studies… I would not have got 10.

Oceano B.Q. Na-Ritche

I got 9/10,It’s very uses for and thanks!

kaer2006

finally I got 10/10 .
thx for a good lesson!!

ErkanSerpinli

Is it grammatically correct to swap the first half of the sente a little bit? For example: Had i known what’s good for me, i would’ve chosen a better college. Sentences like these sound more refined when you start with “had”, in my opinion.

Tetrahom

Thanks if I had not seen this video I would have failed in my upcoming exam..See that is how I get through …God bless you.. Friend

Satish@1

Very good lesson, Benjamim. I have a question,though.
In sentence #9 would it be wrong if I said:
” …I wouldn’t have been so hungry”?
It’s because of the Past Perfect + Conditional Perfect” thing.
Would you be so kind as to explain it to me?
I thank you very much in advance.

Sonia1234

Thank you very much, Benjamin!!!!
90%!

travelmama

Is there a mistake in one of the questions in quiz? Or did I miss something in the lesson?

The question says “If Don had ________ less, he would feel less sick.”
I guess the second part of the sentence must be sth. like “…he would have felt less sick.”

GizemGizem

Benjamin!that video was fantastic!

Mikesyndrom

Many thanks Benjamin, It was really useful to me… but, If I had known about this excellent resources I would improved my english faster.. but for that moment, it´s ok!! have a great day!!

Fugaz

OMG I made a mistake, LOL!! I would have improved!! now I think is correct, right??

Fugaz

I like your lessons but I like Arsenal, too. So adios
I’m joking, thank you

FedericoDrudi

8 correct out of 10

gabriel11

Hello Benjamin, what’s the difference between conditional “if” with subjunctive “wish”? Thanks

rikaprana

Benjamin, is this sentence ok?:

“IF I HAD KNOWN HE WAS GOING TO BEHAVE THAT WAY
I WOULDN’T HAVE BROUGHT HIM TO THE PARTY”.

Please correct any mistakes. Thanks!!!

CM89

90 percentage correct out of 100. If I had not seen this lesson I would have known less than zero percent. So thank you

dlpair

Thank you teacher.. I got 8 out 10

Abdul@26

Thank you Mr. Benjamin.

Alex-1956

Thank you very much!

emilakmatov

I scored a hundred percent. If I had studied harder, I would have made a better grade in the class. Thanks!

sjames87

Thanks for the entertaining lesson :)
Can you maybe do a lesson about the other possibility of this conditional? I mean e.g.: “Had I been aware that you could not afford to buy it, I would not have recommended it to you.”