third conditional presentation

Third conditional

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Regret or reproach

You became sick because you didn't take an umbrella when it was raining outside.

So if you had taken an umbrella when it was raining outside, you wouldn't have become sick.

So if you had taken an umbrella when it was raining outside, you wouldn't have become sick.

• this sentence is about the past

• it is about unreal situation, event or state

What's the difference?

if you had taken an umbrella when it was raining outside,

you wouldn't have become sick.

If I were you,

I would take an umbrella

usage +The form

We use third conditional to:

• talk about unreal situations or events and states in the past
• it's usually opposite to what really happened