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Second conditional

Poland91pl

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" if we bought food from remote countries food that hadn't been injected with chemicals it would go back before ot even came to us" is this sentence correct?
Is it better to say " before they would come to us?"
No. It probably wouldn't be considered incorrect that way but it would be awkward to repeat "would."
What I used simple past instead of perfect past? " If we bought food from remote countries that wasn't injected it would go bad before it even arrive to us ?"
What I used simple past instead of perfect past? " If we bought food from remote countries that wasn't injected it would go bad before it even arrive to us ?"

"Even arrived," yes, but probably not "even arrived to us." "Even got to us" or "even arrived" (without "to us") would be better.
"Even arrived," yes, but probably not "even arrived to us." "Even got to us" or "even arrived" (without "to us") would be better.
I'm sorry for my mistakes. Every time I use my phone to write a lost here the auto-correction fails to do its work properly. Which one of these ( was injected or had been injected) sounds more natural to your ears ?
I'm sorry for my mistakes. Every time I use my phone to write a lost here the auto-correction fails to do its work properly. Which one of these ( was injected or had been injected) sounds more natural to your ears ?

I would use the simpler "wasn't injected," although the other form would be equally correct.
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