Question

Which sentence is correct:
1. If you asked him neatly, he ‘would’ help you.
2. If you asked him neatly he ‘would have’ helped you.

Answer 1

The sentence which is correct is If you asked him neatly he ‘would have’ helped you.

• As we can see, ask is in the past tense 'asked'.
• Hence the correct answer would be ' If you asked him neatly he ‘would have’ helped you.'