Question

1. James is always lazy. He failed a test last week.a) If you hadn’t been so lazy, you would pass that test. b) If you weren’t so lazy, you would have passed that test. c) If you weren’t so lazy, you would pass that test.

Answer 1

1. James is always lazy. He failed a test last week.b) If you weren’t so lazy, you would have passed that test.

Answer 2

a) If you hadn't been so lazy, you would pass that test. This sentence is in the past unreal conditional form. It suggests that James's laziness in the past directly caused him to fail the test. If he had not been lazy, the outcome would have been different, and he would have passed the test.

b) If you weren't so lazy, you would have passed that test. This sentence is also in the past unreal conditional form. It implies that James's laziness is a habitual behavior. It suggests that if James were not lazy in general, he would have been able to pass the test. However, since laziness is a characteristic trait of James, he failed the test.

c) If you weren't so lazy, you would pass that test. This sentence is in the present unreal conditional form. It implies that James's laziness is a recurring issue that affects his ability to pass tests. It suggests that if James were not lazy in general, he would be able to pass the test. However, since he is lazy, his chances of passing the test are slim.