What will be the correct choice here and why ? If only you ________ me earlier, I could have helped you out. 1) had told 2) were telling 3) have told 4) would have told According to me the 4th optio

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What will be the correct choice here and why ? If only you ________ me earlier, I could have helped you out. 1) had told 2) were telling 3) have told 4) would have told According to me the 4th option would be correct, however I'm not so sure. Thanks

May 12, 2015 4:25 PM

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1. is correct. It's an example of the third conditional 1st clause :if + subject + past perfect 2nd clause : conditional perfect i.e. subject + would have + past participle In this case, "could have helped" is another way to say "would have been able to help". The same construction applies.

May 12, 2015

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