2. Conditional Type III
If I had known you were coming, I would have baked
a cake.
I would have been happy if you had called me on my
birthday.
If I hadn't been so busy, I could have helped you.
If they hadn't drunk so much last night, they wouldn't
have felt sick today.
If clause (condition) Main clause (result)
If + past perfect, would, could, might + have + past
participle (perfect conditional)
If this thing had happened, that thing would have happened.
3. More examples
If John had had the money, he would have bought a
Ferrari.
The man would have died if the ambulance hadn't
arrived so quickly.
If I had known the answer, I would have raised my
hand.
If she had explained me the problem, I would have
understood it.
If it hadn't rained, we would have gone fishing.