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If I hadn’t missed the train, I would have been on time for the meeting.

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Sentence

Narrator

If I hadn’t missed the train, I would have been on time for the meeting.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

To avoid being late, ensure you don't miss your train.

Describing Habits

I always check my train schedule to avoid missing it and being late for meetings.

Asking About Others

Did you miss the train, which caused you to be late?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I had left earlier, I wouldn't have missed the train.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had I not missed the train, I would have arrived punctually for the meeting.

Casual

If I hadn't missed my train, I would've made the meeting on time.

Simpler English

I would have been on time if I hadn't missed the train.

Phrases to learn

missed the train

To have failed to catch a train.

on time

Punctual; not late.