Third conditional

The third conditional

✤Something that didn’t happen

✤In the past

✤An imaginary past

If + subject + past perfect, subject +would have + past participle.

Or

Subject + would have + past participle if + subject + past perfect.

-Would, could, should.

Si ellos hubiesen pagado más, yo habría trabajado mas horas.

If they had paid more, i would have worked more hours.

Tu no podrías haber hecho el ejercicio si no hubieses practicado.

You couldn´t have done the exercise if you hadn’t practiced.

Estructure form

Modals

Examples

Another examples:

If i had known the trains were cancelled, i would have taken a bus.

If i hadn´t registered my phone, it would have been lost for ever.