THIRD CONDITIONAL

THIRD CONDITIONAL

1. WHAT IS IT?

   • It is used when we speak of something impossible to happen, since it is a lament or criticism about the past for something that happened or something that did not happen

2. Structure

   • affirmative
     • Had (in the first part) and would have, could have and might have (in the second part) for each of the personal pronouns
       • example
         • If we had bought the TV, we would have watched the game at home
   • negative
     • To add not after (had not or had not) and to form the negative "not" (would not, could not, might not)
       • example
         • If they hadn’t called the police, the thieves could have escaped
   • interrogative
     • Would you have finished the report if you had had more time?