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If Conditional

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TYPE 3

Member :
- Agatha
- Felix
- Jeressa
- Rehani
If Conditional Type III

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Form of the If Notes and Additional
Conditional type III Information of If conditional
type II
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Summary or conclusion
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The Function of If The differences of If
Conditional type III conditional type II and III
1. Form of the If Conditional type III
Senteces in the if clause (left side) use past perfect and for
the main clause (right side) use perfect conditional or
perfect continious conditional

If Clause (conditional) Main Clause (result)


If + Past Perfect Perfect conditional or perfect continious
conditional
Example : If I had worked I would have passed the exam.
harder
2. The Function of If
Conditional type III In type 3 conditional sentences, you can also use
modals in the main clause instead of "would" to
express the degree of certainty, permission, or a
recommendation about the outcome.
Examples :
The type 3 conditional refers to an impossible - If I had worked harder I might have passed the
condition in the past and its probable result in the exam.
past. These sentences are truly hypothetical and - You could have been on time if you had caught
unreal, because it is now too late for the condition or the bus.
its result to exist. There is always some implication of
regret with type 3 conditional sentences. The reality is
the opposite of, or contrary to, what the sentence
expresses. In type 3 conditional sentences, the time is
the past and the situation is hypothetical.
Examples :
- If I had worked harder I would have passed the
exam.
(But I didn't work hard, and I didn't pass the
exam.)
- If I had known you were coming I would have baked
a cake.
(But I didn't know and I didn't bake a cake.)
3. Notes and Additional Information of If
conditional type II
- Conditional sentences with If can be used to describe
whises and dreams about past situations or events
that did not take place.
- The type 2 conditional refers to an unlikely or
hypothetical condition and its probable result.
4. The differences of If
conditional type II and III

The main difference is that you can use the Second


Conditional to describe a result that can happen although it
is unlikely that it will, while you use the Third Conditional
to describe a situation that could have happened in the past
had a condition been met.
5. Summary or conclusion
Conclusion :
- Conditional Sentence Type III is the last type of
Conditional Sentence
- This sentence are used for conditions where the
result of the conditional is impossible because the
condition has been fulfilled in the past.

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