JAMB - English Language (1978 - No. 18)
If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means
My father did arrive and I didn't starve
I had to starve because my father didn't come
my father didn't arrive and I didn't starve
I should have starved but I didn't
I had starved before my father arrived
Selitys
It means, the reason why he didn't starve is because his father had arrived.