Lesson 25 Grammar

Question 1

Past Conditional

Answer 1

If I had . . . , I would have . . . (done something)

Question 2

Past Cond. form:

sb + एको भए, (then) habitual Past Tense

Answer 2

see example

Question 3

हिजो म अफिसमा गएको भए, त्यो restaurantमा खान्थे

Answer 3

If I had gone to the office yesterday, I would have eaten in that restaurant.

Question 4

म तपाई भएको भए, म जान्थे

Answer 4

If I were you, I would have gone.

Question 5

Neg form =

Answer 5

n + sb + एको भए

Question 6

You can use this construction with any pronoun, but there is also a polite form =

Answer 6

तपाई: inf. + भएको भए

Question 7

तपाई नआउनु भएको भए म सिकाउदिनथे

Answer 7

If you had not come, I would not have taught.

Question 8

म नेपालमा नआएको भए भारतमा जान्थे

Answer 8

If I had not come to Nepal, I would have gone to India.

Question 9

मैले लन्च नखाएको भए मलाई भोक लागिसक्थ्यो

Answer 9

If I had not eaten lunch, I would already be hungry.

Question 10

“could have done something” form =

Answer 10

Use Habitual Past Tense with सक्नु

Question 11

म जान सक्थे

Answer 11

I could have gone

Question 12

तपाई आफै जान सक्नुहुन्थ्यो

Answer 12

You could have gone by yourself

Question 13

तपाई आउन सक्नुहुन्थ्यो

Answer 13

You could have come