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Conditional Type 3

The document discusses the third conditional, which is used to talk about unreal situations in the past. It consists of two clauses: an "if" clause with "if" plus the past perfect tense, and a main clause with the subject plus "would/could/might" plus "have" plus the past participle. Some examples are provided, such as "If the teacher had explained all the lessons clearly, the students would have understood the lesson well." The third conditional is used to talk about things that could have happened in the past but did not, or to express regret about past actions.

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Conditional Type 3

The document discusses the third conditional, which is used to talk about unreal situations in the past. It consists of two clauses: an "if" clause with "if" plus the past perfect tense, and a main clause with the subject plus "would/could/might" plus "have" plus the past participle. Some examples are provided, such as "If the teacher had explained all the lessons clearly, the students would have understood the lesson well." The third conditional is used to talk about things that could have happened in the past but did not, or to express regret about past actions.

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Conditional type

Mr.Erdy-
Conditional Type 3

The structure of a third conditional


sentence:

Like the other conditional, a third The third conditional is a


conditional sentence consists of two structure used for talking about
clauses, an “if” clause and a main
clause
unreal situation in the past.
If Clause Main Clause

If the teacher had explained all the The students would have understood
lessons clearly, the lesson well

If you had asked me last week, I would have answered you

Main Clause If Clause

The students would have understood If the teacher had explained all the
the lesson well lessons clearly

I would have answered you If you had asked me last week


We use this conditional clause 3 to talk about things which
could have happened in the past but did not........

If you had driven more carefully, If you had saved your money,
you would not have had an you could have bought a
accident computer
SO...............
WHAT IS THE
FORMULA?????????
IF-CLUSE MAIN CLAUSE

IF + PAST PEFRECT SUBJECT + WOULD/COULD/MIGHT + HAVE


+ PAST PARTICIPLE

•To talk about unreal or imaginary situation in the past

If I had won the Lottery, I would have left my job

•To express regret

If I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night, I would have woken up on time this morning
Thank you!
See you next time!

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