If you (tell) me that we (go) to something else

[Boris Tatarenko]

I'm doing an exercise from a widely known grammar book called "A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 2" by Martinet and Thomson and I've come across several interesting sentences about conditionals in which I made mistakes.

(At the cinema)
Ann: Don't worry. They get married in the end.
Mary: Then you've seen it before! If you (tell) me that we (go) to something else.

The only words that we can actually fill the gaps with are "had told" and "would have gone" or "could have gone" (and they're correct). But I do not quite understand the meaning of this conversation. Especially I do not understand the bold part. Is it a specific way you show your irritation and dissatisfaction :roll:? I mean the structure "If you + the past perfect, we "would have + part participle".

Where are grammar experts :-o?

 

[Raymott]

I didn't read it that way. Mary could be saying, "Oh, I didn't know you'd seen it before. If I'd known that, I would have suggested a different movie, and not dragged you along to this one." That is, she isn't necessarily irritated.

 

[teechar]

That is, she isn't necessarily irritated.

But Piscean's answer above did say "or regret."
Or, am I missing something here? :roll:

 

[Masood_S]

I'm doing an exercise from a widely known grammar book called "A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 2" by Martinet and Thomson and I've come across several interesting sentences about conditionals in which I made mistakes.

(At the cinema)
Ann: Don't worry. They get married in the end.
Mary: Then you've seen it before! If you (tell) me that we (go) to something else.

The only words that we can actually fill the gaps with are "had told" and "would have gone" or "could have gone" (and they're correct). But I do not quite understand the meaning of this conversation. Especially I do not understand the bold part. Is it a specific way you show your irritation and dissatisfaction :roll:? I mean the structure "If you + the past perfect, we "would have + part participle".

Where are grammar experts :-o?

Have you made a mistake in what you've written? Should it say 'somewhere', not 'something'?

 

[Raymott]

No. I had hoped I had covered that.

I was replying to Boris, not questioning your answer.