3rd Conditional

Third Conditional: no possibility

With the third conditional we talk about the past We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen That is why there is no possibility for this condition

3rd conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true
Condition Past Perfect If I had won the lottery Result Would have + Past Participle I would have had a million !

If I had bought a lottery ticket I might have won !

its normal to use should have, could have, might have instead of would have

Examples
If Condition
past perfect If If If If I had seen Mary Natasha had been free yesterday they had not passed their exam

Result
WOULD HAVE + past participle I would have told her I would have invited her their teacher would have been sad

Jim had been more soft-hearted Mary would never have left him

Examples
Result If Condition

WOULD HAVE + past participle

past perfect

I would have told Mary

I would have invited her their teacher would have been sad

if
if if

I had seen her

Natasha had been free yesterday they had not passed their exam Jim had been more soft-hearted

Mary would never have left him if

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