CONVERSATION
Talking About Past Possibilities
STELLA: Don’t worry about it, Stanley. There’s nothing we can do now. been thinking, this wouldn’t have
STANLEY: I can’t help it, Stella. If I’d happened.
STELLA: We all make mistakes. I see no point in standing here talking about it.
STANLEY: If I hadn’t gone on that trip, I wouldn’t have forgotten about it.
STELLA: It’s not really your fault. I didn’t remember, either.
STANLEY: There’s no excuse for it, Stella. I had known about it for several weeks.
STELLA: Well, it’s too late to do anything now.
STANLEY: If we had written it down on the calendar, we wouldn’t have made this mistake.
STELLA:
STANLEY:
We can do that next time, but it won’t help us now. Let’s go home. I guess you’re right. Next time I buy tickets for the theater, I’ll be sure to look at the date. Then we’ll go on the right day instead of a day late.