Title: How to Say “अच्छा होता अगर” in English – Using “It Would Have Been Better If” Correctly

Hindi Sentences:
अच्छा होता अगर तुम समय पर पहुँच जाते।
अच्छा होता अगर मैंने यह निर्णय न लिया होता।
अच्छा होता अगर बारिश न हुई होती।

Description:
Learn how to translate the Hindi regret phrase “अच्छा होता अगर” into English using “It would have been better if” to express wishes about past situations that didn’t happen.

Rules (Structure):

1. It would have been better if + subject + had + V3 (past participle)
2. Used to express regret about past situations
3. Shows an alternative past scenario would have been preferable
4. Negative form: “had not + V3” or “hadn’t + V3”
5. Formal alternative: “It would have been preferable if…”

Sentence Formation:
[अच्छा होता] + [अगर] + [Subject] + [Past Action]
→
It would have been better if + [Subject] + had + [V3]

Examples (Hindi & English):

No.	Hindi Sentence	English Translation
1	अच्छा होता अगर तुम यहाँ आ जाते	It would have been better if you had come here
2	अच्छा होता अगर तुम वहाँ चले जाते	It would have been better if you had gone there
3	अच्छा होता अगर मेरे पास कार होती	It would have been better if I had had a car
4	अच्छा होता अगर आप अंग्रेजी बोलते	It would have been better if you had spoken English
5	अच्छा होता अगर वह ऐसा न करता	It would have been better if he hadn’t done so
6	अच्छा होता अगर हमने पहले सोचा होता	It would have been better if we had thought earlier
7	अच्छा होता अगर तुमने मुझे बताया होता	It would have been better if you had told me
8	अच्छा होता अगर मैंने वह नौकरी ले ली होती	It would have been better if I had taken that job
9	अच्छा होता अगर डॉक्टर समय पर आ गए होते	It would have been better if the doctor had come on time
10	अच्छा होता अगर बस देर से निकली होती	It would have been better if the bus hadn’t left late
11	अच्छा होता अगर मैंने उसकी बात मान ली होती	It would have been better if I had listened to him
12	अच्छा होता अगर तुम मेरे साथ चले होते	It would have been better if you had come with me
13	अच्छा होता अगर मैंने पैसे बचाए होते	It would have been better if I had saved money
14	अच्छा होता अगर उन्होंने सच बोला होता	It would have been better if they had told the truth
15	अच्छा होता अगर मौसम अच्छा रहा होता	It would have been better if the weather had been good

5 Hindi Practice Sentences (Translate into English):

1. अच्छा होता अगर तुमने फोन कर लिया होता
2. अच्छा होता अगर हमने टिकट पहले बुक कर लिए होते
3. अच्छा होता अगर उसने दवा समय पर ले ली होती
4. अच्छा होता अगर मैंने यह न कहा होता
5. अच्छा होता अगर तुम्हारा जवाब अलग होता