Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Hi guys.

I have a doubt my student has asked this. In the question paper in error spotting portion.

*if I had money I will give you this was the statement.

But my student had written * if I have money I will give you.

She spotted error in if clause. But in the answer key they had given.

*if I had money I would give you. They spotted error in the main clause.

So could you tell me which is correct and the explanation.

According to me we should not spot the error in the if clause we should change only main clause.

Is it correct?

Please answer me as soon as possible.

Would is right because it is a futuristic sentence but its meaning is changed because of yesterday, "will" can use for only the next step future.

Can we use could instance of would?

@Tibin

Don't get confused. The following sentence split into 3 parts.

"If I had known this yesterday I would have helped him."

So, don't try to make a meaning for each part of sentence separately.

This is the 3rd type of conditional sentences:

Had+v3 ______ Would+have+v3.

In the first sentence, "had" indicates past perfect tense and "would" in the second part indicates future perfect tense but both the actions were happened in past. So to make the second part of the sentence we have to use "would" instead "will".

"I will have helped" future tense and the first part of the sentence is past so we must maintain the tense of whole sentense.

As the first sentence is past perfecttense so the second sentence should maintain pastense.

That was a clear explanation. Thank you.

Thank you, friends for explaining the answer.