“If I would have more time, I would travel.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
In the if half of an imagined sentence, use the past, not would: If I had…, I would…
Not: If I would have more time, I would travel.
Say: If I had more time, I would travel.
Try 6 like it
Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- If I ______ a terrible cold, I would stay at home and rest.have · will have · would have · had
- If you ______ more water, you wouldn't get headaches so often.would drink · drink · drank · will drink
- If I ______ you, I would talk to a doctor about those symptoms.am · would be · were · will be
- If I ______ sick, I would tell my teacher.would feel · feel · felt
- Maya doesn't have hay fever. If she ______ from it, she wouldn't enjoy walking in the park in spring.would suffer · will suffer · suffers · suffered
- If Jon ______ so terrible at sport, he would join the school football team.wouldn't be · isn't · weren't · won't be
Show the answers
- hadnot have: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot will have: will for something imaginednot would have: would after if
- dranknot drink: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot will drink: will for something imaginednot would drink: would after if
- werenot am: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot will be: will for something imaginednot would be: would after if
- feltnot feel: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot would feel: would after if
- sufferednot suffers: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot will suffer: will for something imaginednot would suffer: would after if
- weren'tnot isn't: the present after if, with would in the other halfnot won't be: will for something imaginednot wouldn't be: would after if