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The Third Conditional

The document explains the four types of conditionals in English: zero, first, second, and third. Each type describes different scenarios ranging from factual situations to hypothetical past events, with examples provided for clarity. Additionally, it includes practice exercises to reinforce understanding of these conditional forms.

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  • first conditional,
  • imaginary consequences,
  • conditionals,
  • conditional forms,
  • practice exercises,
  • real conditionals,
  • grammar examples,
  • English grammar rules,
  • zero conditional
23 views7 pages

The Third Conditional

The document explains the four types of conditionals in English: zero, first, second, and third. Each type describes different scenarios ranging from factual situations to hypothetical past events, with examples provided for clarity. Additionally, it includes practice exercises to reinforce understanding of these conditional forms.

Uploaded by

rumplexd
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • first conditional,
  • imaginary consequences,
  • conditionals,
  • conditional forms,
  • practice exercises,
  • real conditionals,
  • grammar examples,
  • English grammar rules,
  • zero conditional

conditionals

ZERO

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD
Conditionals 0, 1, 2
Let’s remember…

- Zero “real conditionals”, they talk about situations


which are always true or a fact.

- First it’s about events which are possible or probable in


the future.

- Second it’s about an unreal or imaginary situation and its


consequences.
Examples

Zero
If + (present), (present) - If I am thirsty, I drink water.
If + (present), (imperative - If you can, call me later.
form)

First
If + (present), (future) - If she has time, she’ll cook
the dinner this evening.

Second
- If Santiago weren’t
If + (past), (would + verb)
polluted, people would be
healthier.
Third Conditional: it’s about hypothetical or imaginary
situations in the past, unreal or imposible situations and results

If + past perfect, would + have + past participle


could
should

Examples:

 If she had studied, she could have passed the exam.

 If I hadn’t been Chilean, I wouldn’t have eaten sopaipillas.

 If I’d spoken German, I should have understood the conversation


with Otto.
Practice. Complete the sentences:

1. If I (be) born in a different country, I (learn) to speak a different


language.
If I had been born in a different country, I would have learnt
to speak a different language.

2. She (not meet) her husband if she (not come) to London.


She wouldn’t have met her husband if she hadn’t come to
London.

3. If players (have) a better coach, they (win) the championship.


If players had had a better coach, they could have won the
championship.
4. You (not become) a translator if you (not go) to
university.
You couldn’t have become a translator if you
hadn’t
gone to university.

5. If they (have) the chance to choose a better place,


they (not live) in Santiago.
If they had had the chance to choose a better
place,
they shouldn’t have lived in Santiago.
Provide a suitable ending for the following sentences using the third conditional:

1. If the weather had been better yesterday, …


2. If my parents hadn’t…, …
3. … if I had studied something different.
4. I would have had a wonderful weekend…
5. …, Santiago could be an unpolluted city.
6. My last semester should have been better…
7. If…, …
* In clas
8. … if… s we wil
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