IF CONDITIONAL TYPE 3

IF CONDITIONAL TYPE 3

1. The verb tense of the "if" statement is the "past perfect" and that of the main clause can be the "perfect conditional"

   • "perfect conditional"
     • that thing would have happened.
   • If + past perfect
     • If this thing had happened
   • It refers to an impossible condition, temporarily situated in the past, and to its probable outcome in the past.
     • Examples If I had worked harder I would have passed the exam. (But I didn't work hard, and I didn't pass the exam.)
       • 1. "would" never appears in the "if" statement, therefore, if "-'d" appears in the "if" statement, it will be the contraction of "had".
       • 2. "had" is never placed before "have", therefore, if "-'d" appears after a pronoun and is followed by "have", it will be the contraction of "would".
         • Examples If I'd known you were in hospital, I'd have visited you. If I had known you were in hospital, I would have visited you.

2. DAVID FELIPE ROSAS SANTOS 1004 J.T