Third Conditional

It talks about the

past. It's used to
describe a situation
that didn't happen,
and to imagine the
result of this
situation.
 Third Conditional
Nature: Unreal
Time: Past
Structure:
if + past perfect,
...would + have +
past participle
 Examples:
If she had studied, she would have passed the
exam (but, really we know she didn't study
and so she didn't pass)
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

If it hadn't rained yesterday, we would have

enjoyed a nice picnic.
(What really happened was that it rained
yesterday, and we didn't go for a picnic.)
 Examples:
if I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt
sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel sick).

if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone

to bed earlier
Examples:
 Third Conditional with Modal
Verbs
Main clause If I had had the right
tools, I could have
We can use modals fixed my bike.
other than would in (ability)
the main clause of If the weather had
a sentence in the been worse, they
might not have
third conditional reached the top.
(possibility)
More examples:
 Third Conditional
If Joe hadnt forgotten his passport, he
might have gone to Germany on time.

I could have been a world-class swimmer if I

had practiced more when I was younger.

If I had known you didnt have a car, I could

have driven you to the meeting.
 Third Conditional
If my parents hadnt lent me money, I could
never have afforded university.

If you had told me the TV was broken, I

could have fixed it for you!
 Bibliography
Really-Learn-English.com. (2010-2015). English
Conditionals. 21 de abril de 2015, de Really-
Learn-English.com. Sitio web: http://www.really-
learn-english.com/english-conditionals.html
Seonaid Beckwith. (2015). The Third Conditional.
21 de abril de 2015, de perfect-english-
grammar.com. Sitio web: http://www.perfect-
english-grammar.com/third-conditional.html
 Bibliography
Melanie. (August 17, 2010 ). Grammar The
3rd (Third) Conditional!. 21 de abril de 2015,
de English Teacher Melanie. Sitio web:
http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/gram
mar-the-3rd-third-conditional/