Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. Structure

   • Subject + WOULD HAVE + verb in PAST PARTICIPLE + complement if + subject + PAST PERFECT + complement.
   • If + subject + PAST PERFECT + complement, subject + WOULD HAVE + verb in PAST PARTICIPLE + complement

2. Examples

   • If she had studied, she would have passed the exam
     • If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick
       • If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane

3. Examples

   • She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier
     • She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
       • He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine

4. Use

   • To talk about hypothetical / imaginary situations in the PAST.