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Als ik geld had gehad, dan zou ik die auto hebben gekocht.<br />
Als ik geld had gehad, dan zou ik die auto gekocht hebben.<br />
Also, in the subordinated sentence with zou, the word ord<strong>er</strong> can be twofold:<br />
Als ik geld zou hebben gehad, dan zou ik die auto hebben gekocht.<br />
Als ik geld gehad zou hebben, dan zou ik die auto hebben gekocht.<br />
Conditional sentences in the past p<strong>er</strong>fect with<br />
modal v<strong>er</strong>bs<br />
If the conditional sentence has a modal or auxiliary v<strong>er</strong>b, you can use the<br />
past p<strong>er</strong>fect of the modal v<strong>er</strong>b, which involves two infinitives, or you can<br />
use zou and three infinitives: hebben (or zijn), the past p<strong>er</strong>fect helping v<strong>er</strong>b,<br />
the auxiliary v<strong>er</strong>b, and the main v<strong>er</strong>b. Examples:<br />
a Als ik toen genoeg geld had gehad, dan had ik dat huis kunnen kopen.<br />
If I had had enough money then, I would have been able to buy that<br />
house.<br />
b Als ik toen genoeg geld had gehad, dan zou ik dat huis hebben<br />
kunnen kopen.<br />
Note: In speech, the form in sentence a is the most common.<br />
Conditional sentences expressing a formal request<br />
When we ask someone a favor, we might use a form of the imp<strong>er</strong>ative,<br />
Geef me even die krant ‘Give me that pap<strong>er</strong> please’, or a question beginning<br />
with a modal v<strong>er</strong>b such as Kun je me die krant even geven? ‘Can<br />
you give me that pap<strong>er</strong>, please?’ A form of the conditional is used to ask<br />
a question or a favor v<strong>er</strong>y formally and politely. Examples:<br />
Zou je me even met die dozen kunnen helpen?<br />
Could you help me with those boxes?<br />
Zou u dit formuli<strong>er</strong> even willen invullen?<br />
Would you be willing to fill in this form?<br />
Zou ik je auto morgen mogen gebruiken?<br />
Would you let me use your car tomorrow?<br />
Zou je hi<strong>er</strong> even willen blijven wachten?<br />
Would you please wait h<strong>er</strong>e for a minute?<br />
Conditional<br />
sentences<br />
in the<br />
past<br />
p<strong>er</strong>fect<br />
with<br />
modal<br />
v<strong>er</strong>bs<br />
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