Snackable Business English - If Clause III

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Snackable Business English
If Clause Type 3
H. E. Colby
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• The If Clause is the Conditional in
English.
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If Clause Type 3

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The If Clause Type III has the
following pattern:
• If + Past Perfect,
• Conditional II (would + have + past participle)
If Clause Type 3

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The condition is located in the “if”
part of the sentence.
• If + Past Perfect (Condition),
Conditional I(action)
If Clause Type 3

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It is impossible that the condition is
fulfilled in Clause Type 3 situations
because it refers to the past.
If Clause Type 3

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Example:
• If I had made extra money, I would
have flown to Colorado.
If Clause Type 3

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• If I had made extra money, I would
have flown to Colorado.
• Meaning – I did not make extra
money (the condition), so I did not
fly to Colorado (action).
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If Clause Type 3

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• The sentence does not have to begin
with IF.
• I would have flown to Colorado if I
had made extra money.
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If Clause Type 3

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If Clause Type 3
QUIZ

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1. Melanie/work hard – visit Paris.
2. Buy a new car – Ted/saves his
money.
3. Get a raise – Gina/gets the
promotion.
QUIZ
Form Type 3 IF Clauses.
If Clause Type 3

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1. If Melanie had worked hard, she
would have visited Paris.
2. Ted would have bought a new car if
he had saved his money.
3. Gina would have gotten a raise if
she had gotten the promotion.
QUIZ
Form Type 1 IF Clauses.
If Clause Type 3

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