Studying Conditionals
If I hadn´t born in el Salvador, I wouldn´t be salvadoran.
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big House.
If I had had money, I would buy it.
I would have a big house, If I had a lot of money
If I had studied when I was 20, I would be a teacher.
Please correcting me If I´m wrong.
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Studying Conditionals
If I hadn´t been born in eEl Salvador, I wouldn´t be sSalvadoran. You were born in the past, so you must use "been born". Also, be sure to capitalize proper nouns and adjectives.If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big Hhouse. No need to capitalize "house".
If I had had money, I would buy have bought it. If you had had money in the past, you would have bought it in the past. Since both are referring to the past, you have to use "have bought" instead of the present tense "buy". If you are talking about buying something now, then you can say: If I had money, I would buy it [right now]. Here, "had money" is not the past tense; it is the subjunctive mood of the present tense. The subjunctive form of the past tense here is "had had money".
I would have a big house, Iif I had a lot of money. No need to put a comma if you put the "if" clause last.
If I had studied when I was 20, I would be a teacher. Here, the meaning is that if I had studied when I was 20 [in the past], I would be a teacher [right now]. You could also phrase it as: If I had studied when I was 20 [in the past], I would have become a teacher [in the past].
Please correcting me If I´m wrong.
Good job! Conditionals can be tricky. Let me know if you have questions!
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