Question

If he had time, he would phone you yesterday.

Answer 1

Если бы у него было время, он бы позвонил вам вчера.(Условное предложение 2 типа, маловероятное условие.Conditional 2)

Answer 2

The sentence you provided is a bit confusing due to its tense and time references. Let's break it down:

"If he had time, he would phone you yesterday."

The verb "had" is in the past tense and suggests a condition or possibility that didn't happen in the past. The word "yesterday" is also in the past tense and refers to a specific point in time that has already passed.

The sentence is contradictory because it uses the word "yesterday" (indicating a specific past time) in conjunction with the conditional statement "If he had time, he would phone you." The use of "yesterday" suggests that the event should have already occurred, but the conditional "would" indicates that it hasn't happened yet or may not happen at all.

To clarify the sentence and make it grammatically correct, we can modify it in one of the following ways:

1. If he had had time, he would have phoned you yesterday.
2. If he had time, he would phone you today.

In the first modification, we use the past perfect tense to indicate a condition that didn't occur in the past. In the second modification, we change "yesterday" to "today" to make the sentence applicable to the present or future.