Examples:
(a) I would have gone with you, but I had to study.
(Implied condition . . . if I hadn't had to study)
(b) I never would have succeeded without your help.
(Implied condition . . . if you hadn't help me)
(c) She ran; otherwise, she would have missed her bus.
Often the "if clause" is implied, not stated. Conditional verbs are still used in the "result clause."
Conditional verbs are frequently used following otherwise. In (c), the implied "if clause" is: If she had not run...
Cheers!
Naeem
Source(s):
Understanding and Using English Grammar
(a) I would have gone with you, but I had to study.
(Implied condition . . . if I hadn't had to study)
(b) I never would have succeeded without your help.
(Implied condition . . . if you hadn't help me)
(c) She ran; otherwise, she would have missed her bus.
Often the "if clause" is implied, not stated. Conditional verbs are still used in the "result clause."
Conditional verbs are frequently used following otherwise. In (c), the implied "if clause" is: If she had not run...
Cheers!
Naeem
Source(s):
Understanding and Using English Grammar
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