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1)"If an engineer was here, he would have explained this to us."
OR
2)"If an engineer were here, he would have explained this to us."
OR
3)"If an engineer were here, he would explain this to us."
1)The first part is grammatically incorrect but might be used in speech and refers to the present. The second part refers to a point in the past.
2) and 3) The first part is grammatically correct. The second part in the second sentence refers to a point in the past,whereas in the third one to the unreal future. Is my explanation correct?
OR
2)"If an engineer were here, he would have explained this to us."
OR
3)"If an engineer were here, he would explain this to us."
1)The first part is grammatically incorrect but might be used in speech and refers to the present. The second part refers to a point in the past.
2) and 3) The first part is grammatically correct. The second part in the second sentence refers to a point in the past,whereas in the third one to the unreal future. Is my explanation correct?