This document contains notes from an English grammar lesson about the third conditional. It defines the third conditional as expressing an unreal past condition using the structure "If + past perfect, would have + past participle." It provides examples of third conditional sentences and links to exercises on using the third conditional form to talk about unreal past situations.

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Theme: Take responsibility for a mistake
• Identify use and structure of the third conditional
to talk about unreal situations
Theme: Inventions and discoveries.
• Listening and writing practice
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questions.
Third Conditional: Examples
• If he had married with her they would have been very
happy.
• If the students had studied for the exam everyone
would have passed.
• Andres Manuel wouldn’t have complained, if he had
won the elections
Take
responsibility
for a mistake

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Third Conditional
Characteristics:
•Has two clauses
•Expresses a condition (if)
•Talks about the past
•It’s unreal
Take
responsibility
for a mistake

5. Structure
[IF
+

+
PAST
PERFECT] +
{
+
W
OULD
HAVE
+
verb
in
past
participle}

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Third Conditional:Exercises
• http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditio
• http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.con3.p.htm
• http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g8-
third-conditional-exercise.php
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responsibility
for a mistake

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