Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. Rules

   • The "third conditional" is composed of “main clause” and “if clause”. So in the sentence structure will always have the term “if”, which means “se” in Portuguese.
   • In negative sentences, modal verbs may appear with contractions: Would: would not – could: could not Might: might not

2. How to form sentences

   • if + past perfect + would have, could have, might have + past participle

3. When to use

   • Can be used to reference something that hasn't happened in the past and, therefore, can express repentance.

4. Examples

   • If he had come on Monday, I would have seen him. (Se ele tivesse vindo na segunda, o teria visto)
     • If we had studied harder, we might have passed the test. (Se nós tivéssemos estudado mais duro, poderíamos ter passado na prova)