THIRD CONDITIONAL

DEEPLY REVIEW
By Eng. Jimena Riera
When do you use Third Conditional?
•You use Third Conditional to talk about unreal PAST.

•Example #1
•Real situation in the past:
•I didn’t get up in time. I missed the bus.

•Unreal past:
•If I had got up in time, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.

•Example #2
•Real situation in the past:
•Kevin didn’t turn on the light. He fell over.

•Unreal past:
•If Kevin had turned on the light, he wouldn’t have fallen over.
How to build statements in Third Conditional
Statement — positive or negative sentence
Conditional sentences consist of two parts: if-part and main part.

•In Third Conditional you should use:

If-part ➔ Past Perfect (had + V3/ed) , main part ➔ would + have + V3/ed

•If they had bought the tickets, they would have gone to the concert.

•If we had known it before, we would have helped you.
•if I hadn’t played in the last match, I wouldn’t have broken my arm.
You can also start a sentence with the main part.

But still, you use 

Main part ➔ would + have + V3/ed | if-part + Past Perfect

They would have gone to the concert if they had bought the tickets.

We would have helped you if we had known it before.
I wouldn’t have broken my arm if I hadn’t played in the last match.
1 If I (pass)  had passed my driving test last month, I would have bought a car straight away. 
     
had complained
2 If I (complain) would  in
havethe shop,
been donethey might have given me a discount.       

3 The job (be done)   much faster if there'd been more people helping. As it was, it took
us forever.        hadn’t taken

wouldn’t have said  so long, we would've had more time to do other things.       
4 If the job (not/take)

5 I (not/say) what I said if I had known earlier what her reaction was going to be. 
      had known
6 I wouldn'thad
have bought the house if I (know)
been   it was damp.       

7 If I (be) in your shoes, I wouldn't have accepted the offer. You made a big mistake.   
     wouldn't have started
8 I (not/start) the job if I had known it was going to take so long.       
Yes/‌No Questions in Third Conditional
• (if-part ➔ Past Perfect, main part ➔ would + have + V3/ed)

•you can start Yes/‌No question with if-part or with main part

•Yes/‌No question with Main Part:

•In main part you make a question by putting would in the beginning

Main part ➔ Would + noun/‌pronoun + have + V3/ed | if-part ➔ Past Perfect

Would Noah have invited me to his party if I had asked him?

Would they have returned earlier if they had known about the robbery?
Would you have taken some photos, if you had had a camera with you?
Yes/‌No question with if-part:

If-part ➔ Past Perfect, main part ➔ would + noun/‌pronoun + have + V3/ed

•If I had asked Noah, would he have invited me to his party?

•If they had known about the robbery, would they have
returned earlier?
•If you had had a camera with you, would you have taken some
photos?
Wh-questions in Third Conditional
Wh-question is a question that starts with a question word (e.g., what, where, when, how,
why, how long, etc.)

(if-part ➔ Past Perfect, main part ➔ would + have + V3/ed)

Wh-question with Main Part:

•In main part you make a question by putting:

Main part ➔ Wh + would + noun/‌pronoun + have + V3/ed | if-part ➔ Past Perfect

How would you have passed the test if you had prepared for it?

What would she have bought if she had taken money with her?
What would you have done if James hadn’t called?
Wh-question with if-part:

If-part➔Past Perfect, main part ➔ Wh+would+noun/‌pronoun+have+V3/ed

•If you had prepared for the test, how would you have passed it?

•If she had taken money with her, what would she have bought?
•If James hadn’t called, what would you have done?
3RD CONDITIONAL WITH MODAL
VERBS
• To form a question in the third conditional, we
invert would/could/might/should/may with the subject and add a
question word before it (if necessary).
• For example:
• “Would you have come to the party if you had known about
it?”
• “What might you have done if you’d arrived sooner?”
• “Where could you have gone if you hadn’t come here?”
 EXERCISES
1. Si hubieras ganado la lotería, ¿qué habrías comprado? 1. If you had won the lottery, what would you have bought?
2. Si hubieras tenido más tiempo esta semana, ¿qué habrías hecho? 2. If you’d had more time this week, what would you have done?
3. Si no hubieras empezado a aprender inglés, ¿qué idioma habrías
elegido? 3. If you hadn’t started learning English, which language would you have chosen?
4. Si hubieras nacido hace 100 años, ¿cómo habría sido tu vida? 4. If you had been born 100 years ago, how would your life have been different?
5. Si hubieras nacido como rey, ¿qué habrías hecho?
5. If you had been born a king, what would you have done?
6. Si hubieras nacido con superpoderes, ¿qué habrías hecho diferente
en la vida? 6. If you had been born with superpowers, what would you have done differently
7. Si hubieras encontrado 1000 dólares en la calle esta mañana, ¿qué in life?
habrías hecho? 7. If you had found $1000 in the street this morning, what would you have done?
8. Si hubieras sido el presidente durante la pandemia, ¿qué habrías
hecho? 8. If you had been the president during the pandemic, what would you have done?
9. Si hubieras elegido un lugar diferente para tus últimas vacaciones, 9. If you had chosen a different location for your last vacation, where would you
¿dónde habrías elegido? have picked?
10. Si hubieras nacido del sexo opuesto, ¿cómo te habrías llamado? 10.If you had been born the opposite sex, what would your name have been?
11. Si hubieras vivido en la época medieval, ¿qué habrías hecho para
trabajar? 11.If you had lived in medieval times, what would you have done for work?
12. Si no hubiera habido una pandemia, ¿qué habrías hecho en esa 12.If there hadn’t been a pandemic, what would you have done during that time?
época?
13. Si no hubieras aprendido inglés, ¿cómo habría sido tu vida? 13.If you hadn’t learned English, how would your life have been different?
14. Si nunca se hubiera inventado Internet, ¿qué habría cambiado? 14.If the internet had never been invented, what would have changed?
15. Si tus padres hubieran decidido vivir en otro lugar, ¿cómo habría
15.If your parents had decided to live somewhere else, how would your life have
sido tu vida? been different?
 EXERCISES PART 2
1. ¿Quién habría sido tu mejor amigo si nunca hubieras conocido a tu 1. Who would have been your best friend if you had never met your current
actual mejor amigo? best friend?
2. ¿Cómo habría cambiado el mundo si hubiéramos inventado el
2. How would the world have changed if we had invented teleportation?
teletransporte?
3. ¿Cómo de diferente habría sido tu vida si nunca hubieras estudiado? 3. How different would your life have been if you had never studied?
4. ¿Cómo habría sido tu vida si hubieras nacido con 9 hermanos? 4. How different would your life have been if you had been born with 9
5. ¿Cómo habría cambiado tu vida si hubieras nacido en un país diferente? siblings?
6. ¿Qué te habrías puesto si el clima hubiera sido diferente esta mañana?
5. How would your life have changed if you had been born in a different
7. ¿Qué habrías hecho si hubiera habido un incendio esta mañana?
country?
8. ¿Dónde habrías ido a la escuela si hubieras podido elegir?
9. ¿A qué hora te habrías levantado esta mañana si hubieras podido elegir? 6. What would you have worn if the weather had been different this morning?
10. ¿Qué producto no habrías comprado si hubieras sabido que era malo? 7. What would you have done if there had been a fire this morning?
11. ¿Qué producto habrías comprado antes si hubieras sabido que era
bueno? 8. Where would you have gone to school if you had had the choice?
12. ¿Qué habrías hecho con tu tiempo si no hubieras tenido tantos deberes al 9. What time would you have woken up this morning if you had been able to
crecer? choose?
13. ¿Cómo habrías estudiado inglés si no hubieras tenido acceso a un 10.What is a product you wouldn’t have bought if you had known it was bad.
ordenador?
14. ¿Qué programa de televisión habrías evitado si hubieras sabido que era 11.What is a product you would have bought earlier if you had known how
malo? good it was?
15. ¿Dónde habrías vivido si hubieras nacido como tu animal favorito? 12.What would you have done with your time if you hadn’t had so much
homework growing up?
13.How would you have studied English if you hadn’t had access to a
computer?
14.Which TV show would you have avoided if you had known it was bad.
15.Where would you have lived if you had been born as your favorite animal?
• If you could have studied at any university in the world, where
would it have been?
• If you hadn’t become a [name your profession], what would you
have been?
• What would have been different about your life if you had grown
up in another country?