Third conditional

Third conditional

1. Sttructure:

   • If...+...Past perfect,Perfect conditional.
     • Would/Wouldn't + have + Past participle

2. Use for:

   • to think about past situations that did not occur
   • think about past situations imagine ourselves and what results they would have had.
   • To express regret for not having performed an action in the past.

3. Sometimes, instead of would, other modal verbs are used, such as:

   • could.
     • If I had saved my money, I could have gone on holiday.
   • might:
     • If we had had time, we might have gone to the beach.

4. the order of the two sentences can be changed

   • If we start with the condition (If) we will separate them by a comma.
     • If we start with the phrase that expresses the result, it is not necessary to put the comma.

5. Examples:

   • If you had put yeast, the cake would have risen.
   • If I had asked you, would you have helped me?
   • If I had remembered it was your birthay, I would have bought you a present.