THIRD

CONDITIONA
L

IMAGINARY
situations in the
PAST

I went to the party . I met my husband.

If I hadnt gone to the party, I wouldnt
have met him.
BUT the REAL situation is that I went to

THIRD CONDITIONAL If clause

Main clause
STRUCTURE
If + Past Perfect
tense

would have + past

participle

If I had won the

lottery,

I would have traveled

around the world.

In the main clause we can use: could and

Condition

Past Perfect

Result
WOULD HAVE + Past
Participle

I
I would have bought a
I had won the lottery ,
Tara had been free
car.I would have invited
f
If
yesterday,
her.
I would have
she had been free
if
invited Tara
yesterday.

THIRD CONDITIONAL
Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Third
Conditional.
1. If I ..(have) the time I ....
(visit) you yesterday.
2.I (not/die) If you .....
(take) me to the hospital
3. If they .(invite) me to the party, I
.(go).
4I .(buy) the other dress If I
..(have) enough money
5. If he .....(not/break) his leg, he .
...(win) the car race.