THIRD CONDITIONAL

THIRD CONDITIONAL

• We use the Third Conditional to describe imaginary situations in the past.

• We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen, that is why there is no possibility for this condition.

HOW DO WE FORM IT?

The third conditional is formed by: IF + PAST PERFECT (CONDITION) + WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (RESULT) If I had won the lottery I would have bought a new house WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (RESULT) + IF + PAST PERFECT (CONDITION) I would have bought a new house if I had won the lottery It is normal to use should have, could have, might have instead of would have.

Examples:

IF + PAST PERFECT (CONDITION) + WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (RESULT) If Natalia had been free yesterday I would have invited her If they had not passed their exam their teacher would have been sad If we had taken a taxi We would not have missed the flight If I had moved to Oaxaca I would have lived near the beach If he hadn't had a passport he wouldn't have traveled I would have gone If you had told me We would have come If we had been invited He would have been rich by now If he had become a musician My parents wouldn't have bought the house If they hadn't had the money Sally wouldn't have been so upset If she had passed the driving test

Let's do some practice!

If you __________(not / be) late, we _______ (not / miss) the bus. If she __________(study), she ______ (win) the scholarship. If we _______ (arrive) earlier, we _________ (see) John. If they ________ (go) to bed early, they _______ (not / wake) up late. If he __________(become) a musician, he __________ (record) a CD.

Correct answers:

If you hadn’t been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus. If she had studied, she would have won the scholarship. If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John. If they had gone to bed early, they wouldn't have woken up late. If he had become a musician, he would have recorded a CD.

Sentence transformation practice! Make sentences for the pictures in the third conditional

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank

If the Titanic hadn't hit an iceberg, It wouldn't have sunk

He stayed in the sun too long yesterday and got sunbunrt

If he hadn't stayed in the sun too long yesterday, he wouldn't have got sunburnt

He arrived late and missed the train

If he hadn't arrived late, he wouldn't have missed the train

She forgot her umbrella and got wet

If she hadn't forgotten her umbrella, she wouldn't have got wet

She drank so much coffee yesterday, she couldn't sleep last night

If she hadn't drunk so much coffee yesterday, she would have been able to sleep last night

If you had had the opportunity, which situation would you have changed in the past?

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