Escuela Superior de
Huejutla.
Third conditional in
English.
July-December 2022.
Abstract.
The third conditional, also called conditional type 3 is used to
express the past consequence of an unrealistic, improbable action,
or situation in the past.
For example, if he had studied harder, he would have passed the
exam.
Key words: Third conditional, conditional type 3, had, would have.
Third conditional in English.
The third conditional or conditional type 3 is a
structure used for talking about unreal
situations in the past.
For example:
If I had driven carefully, I would not have had
an accident.
Structure:
If clause main clause.
If I hadn’t eaten so much, I wouldn’t have felt
sick.
If I had seen her, I would have told her to call you.
Examples.
If we had trained more, we wouldn’t have lost
the game.
If we had played better, we would have won.
Examples.
If you have asked him, he would have helped you.
Examples.
If he hadn’t overslept, he wouldn’t have missed
the bus.
Examples.
If we hadn’t taken a flight, we wouldn’t have
been on time.
Examples.
If she hadn’t saved some money, she wouldn’t
have bought a new car.
Conclusion.
In this presentation you have learned so far how
to use the third conditional in English. Now you
can write your own sentences to express your
opinions and ideas about unreal past situations.
If we hadn’t explained you this grammar point,
you wouldn’t have learned it today.
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