Three Step English for Intermediate Learners - Practice #9 - Extended Apologies in English - Practice

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

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Practice apologizing in English

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0:00.0	Do you know how to extend apologies in English?
0:04.0	Welcome to three-step English practice by English Class 101.com.
0:08.0	In this lesson, you'll practice how to extend apologies in English.
0:13.0	Let's look at the main dialogue.
0:17.0	Two people are having a conversation.
0:20.0	When I stepped out to meet you, it just started pouring.
0:23.8	Think it's better just to stay in.
0:26.3	I'm sorry to hear that.
0:28.2	No, I'm sorry, Jack.
0:29.9	If I'd known it was going to rain like this, I would have told you I'd join another time.
0:35.3	This last line with the apology is what's called a third conditional.
0:39.5	She starts with an if followed by a past perfect verb phrase.
0:44.6	After that is, I would have followed by a past participle verb phrase.
0:50.4	In other sentences, I is replaced by the pronoun of whatever would take the action described in the past participle.
0:58.0	Let's practice with this grammar more in this lesson.
1:02.0	Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
1:08.0	If I, a taxi, I wouldn't have missed the concert.
1:15.6	If I, a taxi, I wouldn't have missed the concert.
1:25.6	Had taken. Had taken.
1:28.3	Had taken.
1:36.3	If I had taken a taxi, I wouldn't have missed the concert.
1:40.3	While both options are past tense, we need the past perfect, which is had taken.
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