3 Conditional

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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 Result

Past Perfect Would have + Past Participle

If I had won the lottery 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 Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle

If I had seen Mary I would have told her

If Natasha had been free I would have invited her

yesterday
If they had not passed their exam their teacher would have been sad

If Jim had been more soft- Mary would never have left him
hearted
 Examples
Result If Condition

WOULD HAVE + past past perfect

participle

I would have told Mary if I had seen her

I would have invited her if Natasha had been free yesterday

their teacher would have been if they had not passed their exam
sad
Mary would never have left if Jim had been more soft-hearted
him
We use 3 Condition when:
rd
 More examples
If Condition Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle

if only I had known about your i would have help you

difficult situation

if the final match had been
played in Brazil
if we had provided a better
marketing strategy
if I hadn’t met her
France would never have won World
Cup
we would have taken all market.
I would have been single now
 The 3 Conditional
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Practice
Sentence transformation:
Make sentences for the
pictures in the 3 rd

conditional