3rd Conditional

3rd Conditional

1. Something that didn't happen

2. In the past

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

   • If I had known you were coming, I'd have baked a cake!
   • If you hadn't been looking at your phone, you wouldn't have burnt mmy toast
   • Don't use "would" in the "if" part
     • Incorrect sentence
       • If Tom would have said sorry, Sonia would have forgiven him
   • We can use negatives in either or both parts of the sentence
     • Negative forms
       • *hadn't *wouldn't

4. Imposible