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Second and Third Conditionals

SHAMEL MATILDE MARTINEZ

Created on March 27, 2025

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Second and Third Conditionals

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By Shamel Matilde Martínez

Structure

Topics

Second conditional

Third conditional

Explanation

Second conditional

The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality. The structure is usually: if + past simple, + would or any modal + infinitive

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Practice

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Explanation

Third conditional

The third conditional is used to talk about something in the past that did not happen. The structure is usually: if + past perfect, + would or any modal + have + past participle

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Practice

00:30

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Practice

Drag the correct words into the blanks to complete the sentences.

1. If I _________ to that party, I wouldn’t have met Carla. 2. I _________ if I left the office earlier. 3. I would get wet if it _________, because I don’t have an umbrella. 4. If he hadn’t drunk so much wine, he ________ that accident.

hadn’t gone

would exercise

wouldn’t have had

rained

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GOOD JOB!

1. If I hadn’t gone to that party, I wouldn’t have met Carla. 2. I would exercise if I left the office earlier. 3. I would get wet if it rained, because I don’t have an umbrella. 4. If he hadn’t drunk so much wine, he wouldn’t have had that accident.

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