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If you hadn’t argued with her, she might still be your friend.

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If you hadn’t argued with her, she might still be your friend.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Avoid arguing with her; otherwise, you might lose her friendship.

Describing a Regret

I regret arguing with her; now, she's no longer my friend.

Speculating About the Past

If things had been different, she might still be my friend.

Hypothetical Situation

Imagine if you hadn't argued – your friendship might still be intact.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The absence of an argument with her might have preserved your friendship.

Casual

If you hadn't picked a fight, she'd probably still be your friend.

Simpler English

Not arguing with her might have kept her as your friend.

Phrases to learn

hadn't argued

Past perfect negative; indicates an action that did not happen in the past.

might still be

Expresses possibility or uncertainty in the past.