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Third conditional

for what do you use it?

it is used to talk about situations that have not really taken place, it is about hypotheses

If I'd studied harder at school I would have gone to university.

Structure of the third conditional

if + past perfect and would + perfect infinitive

examples

If I had woken up earlier, I would have arrived on time!

I would have arrived on time if I had woken up earlier!

remember that if the -if clause comes first, you have to separate it with a comma

negative and interrogative form

If I hadn’t come to work here, I would be still unemployed

What would you have done if you had won the lottery?

If I had told you my secret, it wouldn’t be a secret anymore

What would you have thought of you had found out the truth?