Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. Definition

   • We use third conditional when we refer to unreal situations in the past (apeculations or regrets)

2. structure

   • if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

3. examples

   • If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass) If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel sick). If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane 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