third conditional

third conditional

1. We use third conditional to talk about hypothetical situations in the past

2. examples

   • If I had studied medicine, I would have been a surgeon today
   • I would not have been happy today if I had not studied music
   • If I had left earlier, I wouldn't have missed my flight.
   • if you hadn't been so rude, they would have invited you back.
   • If I hadn't been going so fast, I wouldn't have been fined.
   • If you had called me, I would have come.
   • If she had replied to my message, I wouldn't have been so worried.
   • If I had taken better care of myself, I wouldn't have got sick.
   • If she'd studied more, she might have passed.
   • If you had lent me your car, I could have got there faster.

3. The structure of this conditional is IF + Past Perfect Would + have + participle