Third conditional

Third conditional

1. the main use of the third conditional

   • is to talk about imaginary situations in the past

2. example

   • if I had known the trains were cancelled, I would have take a bus
     • There are two parts to this sentence
       • if + the subject + past perfect
       • subject + would have + past participle
       • you can change the order of the two parts

3. also

   • we can use negatives in either or both parts of the sentence
     • negative forms
       • wouldn't
       • hadn't
     • example
       • Abid met wife at university. They've been married for 3 years now
         • han't gone to university, he wouldn't have met his wife

4. Pronunciation

   • we use lost of shorts forms in third conditionals
     • if I'd had my camera, I'd have taken a photo
       • I would have
         • I'd've
           • and negative
             • wouldn't've'
       • if I had
         • if I'd

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