Question

if I had worked harder at school, I -------- a better job
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Answer 1

I would have gotten a better job.

Answer 2

The completed sentence is as follows:

• If I had worked harder at school, I would have had a better job.

"Would have had":

• When to apply The word would have The type 3 conditional phrase "would have had" is used to describe hypothetical past events that never occurred.
• It's used to indicate an event that "would have" occurred in the event that another circumstance had arisen.
• Many English speakers employ the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect when discussing something that did not occur in the past (if I had done). Say you learn that your brother watched a movie yesterday.

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