THIRD CONDITIONAL

THIRD CONDITIONAL

1. The third conditional refers to past circumstances, so it talks about how things would have been if some condition had been met, or not.

   • USE
     • It is used to talk about situations that have not really taken place, it is about hypotheses. Very often they are used to talk about something that we regret, but also to reproach something or simply to imagine a situation that could have developed differently.
       • EXAMPLES
         • AFFIRMATIVE
           • 1. If I had found a job in Mexico I might have never come back.
             • 2. We could have won the match if we had trained harder.
               • 3. I would have arrived on time if I had woken up earlier!
                 • 4. If I had woken up earlier, I would have arrived on time!
         • NEGATIVE
           • 1. If I hadn’t come to work here, I would be still unemployed
             • 2. If I had told you my secret, it wouldn’t be a secret anymore
               • 3. I would have never come to the concert if you hadn’t insisted
                 • 4. If you hadn't lied to me before, I would have believed you.
         • INTERROGATIVE
           • 1. What would you have done if you had won the lottery?
             • 2. What would you have thought of you had found out the truth?
       • STRUCTURE
         • if + past perfect and would + perfect infinitive