Element FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST SIMPLE + 'COULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION
SuperCat CLAUSES
SubCat conditional
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past simple, and 'could' in the main clause to talk about an imagined situation, often in the context of suggesting.
Corrected Learner Example If you wanted to do some outdoor activities, we could go fishing or even walking through the green fields. (Egypt; B1 THRESHOLD; 2004; Arabic - Egyptian; Pass)

If you arrived in town the day before, we could arrange accommodation for you at the nearest Hotel. (Italy; B1 THRESHOLD; 2001; Italian; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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