Are 1 and 2 correct? If not, should I say 1a and 2a?
1. If I had seen the movie, I would have told you all about it now.
2. If Paul had received six more votes in the last election, he would have been Prime Minister now.
1a. I would have told you all about the movie now if I had seen it.
2a. Paul would have been Prime Minister now if he had received six more votes in the last election.
Hi. I'd like to know if 1 and 2 are correct? If not, should I say 1a and 2a?
Thank you for any help!I have read a grammar book in which I've found this example sentence that is considered correct.
If we had read the instructions more carefully we would have known what to do now.