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I have read about conditional sentences over here, now I have to form a conditional sentence but I am not sure whether it should be in second or third conditional sentence.
Do either of the following correctly express the past conditional?
If he were a supporter of Modi/Trump/ABC, would you have supported him?
If he had been a supporter of Modi/Trump/ABC, would you have supported him?
The past conditional is expressed in your second sentence.
The present conditional would be:
If he were a supporter of Modi/Trump/ABC, would you support him?
So, your first sentence is a hybrid of past and present. It doesn't correctly express either tense.
If he were a supporter of Modi/Trump/ABC, would you support him?indicates present/future possibility/condition... what I want to express is past, a past hypothetical possibility/condition... – pjj May 18 '19 at 19:15