Which sentence correctly expresses regret about the past?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Si j'avais su, je ne serais pas venu
- Step 1: A condition that is impossible to change uses the pluperfect after si. Step 2. The result takes the past conditional, so "je ne serais pas venu". Answer: Si j'avais su, je ne serais pas venu. Why not the others: the other sentences mix tenses wrongly, and si is never followed by the future.
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