UNREAL CONDITIONALS

We use past unreal conditionals to talk about things in the past that were not true (but hypothetically could have been) and the results of what would have happened if that was the case. Simply put: it was possible, but it did not happen.

EXAMPLE 1       If I had known that I was going to be late, I would have called you.

• I did not know that I was going to be late.
• I did not call you.
• The reason I did not call is that I did not know I would be late.