Question

If we had taken the other road we — have arrived earlier

Answer 1

If we had taken the other road we would have arrived earlier.

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Answer 2

Answer:

If we had taken the other road we would have arrived earlier

Explanation:

• Would is mostly used in the wishful thinking sentences.
• would is the past tense form of will.
• Because it is a past tense, it is used: to talk about the past.
• To talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something).
• In the above sentence, there is a wishful thinking.
• It means they chose some other road and arrived late.
• So there is a wishful thinking arises, that if they taken the other road, the would probably reached earlier.
• The if clause is used in this.
• The if-clause uses the present simple tense and the main clause is in the imperative.
• This is used to give advice or orders for particular situations or sets of circumstances.
• The imaginary thinking always used If clause.
• For example, If we took right,we would reached the destinatination .
• More than a past form of 'will','would' is widely used for polite requests.
• For example, 'would you lend me a pen?'

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