Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. STRUCTURE OF THE THIRD CONDITIONAL

   • The third conditional has the following structure:
     • If + past perfect, sujeto + would + have + verbo en pasado participio
       • If I had known about the accident / Si hubiera o hubiese sabido sobre el accidente
         • I would have come earlier / Yo habría venido más temprano
           • Native speakers often change the order of prayer. The two options are correct:
             • Opción 1: If I had known about the accident, I would have come earlier Opción 2: I would have come earlier if I had known about the accident

2. USE OF THE THIRD CONDITIONAL

   • Different types of conditionals are used in English depending on the type of condition for something to happen, whether it is hypothetical or has direct and real identity. Among them, the third English conditional deserves a separate chapter, so here it is, with its theory and examples of use
     • What you would have done if you had been in my shoes? – ¿Qué hubieras hecho si te hubiera ocurrido a ti?

3. how the perfect past is formed

   • The perfect pie is used to refer to things that had taken place in the past before any other occurred. It is formed as in Spanish: with the past tense of the verb haber in its auxiliary function (had), plus the past participle of the main verb.

4. for which the "would" mode is used.

   • The modal verb would is always used together with an infinitive verb, to which it gives the meaning of conditional, i.e. the Spanish ending '-ía'. Also, it can be the past tense of will. When is would used? We use it when we want to talk about habits or customs of the past. In addition, it can be used in reported speech sentences, to replace will.
     • is used to talk about somewhat imaginary situations or to ask permission:
       • Would i close the window? (deberia cerrar la ventana)
         • If i were you i would paint the wall (si yo fuera tu yo pintaria la pared)