Third conditional

Third conditional

1. Used to talk about an imaginary situation in the past

   • The structure
     • Past perfect (or past perfect continuous) "in the conditional sentence" and would + have + past participle "in the resulting sentence"
   • Example
     • If you han't been looking at your phone, you wouldn't have burnt my toast

2. It is also the conditional that is used to speak of repentance

   • Example
     • If I hadn't left you in charge of breakfast, you wouldn't have burnt my toast