Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. Use to

   • to talk about that didn't happen in the past
   • to imagine a different outcome, a different result

2. Form

   • (If) + (subject) + (past perfect) + ( , ) + (would) + (have) +(past participle)

3. Used to

   • to talk about something that didn't happen IN THE PAST
   • to imagine a different outcome, a different result

4. Form

   • (If) + (subject) + (past perfect)
     • + ( , ) +
       • (subject) + (would) + (have) + (past participle)
         • Possible consequence
     • Hypothetical situation
   • We can put the IF clause (hypothetical situation) after the MAIN clause (possible consequence) but we don't use a comma in this case

5. Pronuntiation

   • Use contractions
     • If I had
       • I would have
     • If I'd
       • I'd've
         • I wouldn't've
       • If I hadn't

6. Example

   • If I'd known you were comming, i would have baked a cake.
     • or
       • I would have baked a cake if I'd known you were comming