Conditional Sentences (3)

Conditionals(3)
ThethirdConditional

Thethirdconditional
We use thethirdconditionalforthingsthat are impossible.
IfMichael Jackson hadn’tdiedhe wouldhavesungwith Lady Gaga.
Pastperfectwould+ have+PAST PARTICIPLE

Threecommonerrors:
1. he wouldhasgiven(haveisaninfinitive in thesesentences)
2.he wouldhavegave
(participle, notpast tense!)
3. ifhe wouldhavegiven
(ifnevergoeswithwould)

Guesswhat! We can alsoturnthissentencesaround:
If Michael Jackson hadn’tdied,he wouldhavesungwith Lady Gaga.
Pastperfectwould+ have+infinitive
Michael Jacksonwouldhavesungwith Lady Gaga if he hadn’tdied.

Otherexamples
Negatives:
If he hadn’tmetAngelina, he wouldn’thavelefthiswife
IfshehadlikedChicago, shewouldn’thave moved toSeville.
If Kathy hadn’tlikedcycling, shewouldhavepicked aerobics.
Questions
Whatwouldyouhave done ifyouhadbeenin mysituation?
Ifyouhadbeen in mysituation, whatwouldyouhave done?
(noticethe IF clauseis in AFFIRMATIVE)

VARIATIONS
You can use othermodalsinstead of would:
IfJulia hadfound Miguel at theparty, he couldhavedrivenher home in his car.
ShemighthavevisitedPeter ifhe hadbeen in Berlin at that time.

Practice
Forexercises, gotohttp://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional.html
Couldn’tfindanysongsthis time… ifyouor I findany, I’llchangethispresentationforyou! (and that’s a firstconditional ☺)

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Conditional Sentences (3)

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