Third conditional: structure and examples

THIRD CONDITIONAL

SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE PAST

TO IMAGINE A DIFFERENT OUTCOME

IMAGINARY SITUATIONS IN THE PAST

IF I HAD KNOWN YOU WERE COMING, I WOULD HAVE BAKED A CAKE

AN IMAGINARY IN THE PAST

RESULT CLAUSE

CONDITIONAL CLAUSE

IF + SUBJECT + PAST PERFECT

SUBJECT + WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

IF I HAD KNOWN YOU WERE COMING,

I WOULD HAVE BAKED A CAKE