3. First, we can use it to talk about things in the
future that are probably not going to be true.
Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.
•If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I
probably won't win the lottery)
•If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
•She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
•She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never
studies, so this won't happen)
4. Ejercicio
1) If they ____ him well, they ____ him to their parties. (know/invite)
2) If you ____ more money, you ____ in low-cost flights. (have/not travel)
3) If she ____ me nicely, I ____ shopping with her. (ask/go)
4) If you ____ the sink apart, you ____ the water out. (take/get)
5) If Mike ____ 300 euros to spend, he ____ a new smartphone. (have/buy)
6) If I ____ abroad, I ____ the local food so much. (live/miss)
7) If I ____ you, I ____ looking for a job right now. (be/start)
8) If Sam ____ president of the US, he ____ a terrific job. (be/do)
9) If I ____ a freelance job, I ____ around the world. (have/travel)
10) I ____ university by 2019 if I ____ this year. (finish/start)
5. ANSWERS
1) If they knew him well, they would invite him to their parties.
2) If you had more money, you wouldn’t travel in low-cost flights.
3) If she asked me nicely, I would go shopping with her.
4) If you took the sink apart, you would get the water out.
5) If Mike had 300 euros to spend, he would buy a new smartphone.
6) If I lived abroad, I would miss the local food so much.
7) If I were you, I would start looking for a job right now.
8) If Sam were president of the US, he would do a terrific job.
9) If I had a freelance job, I would travel around the world.
10) I would finish university by 2019 if I started this year.
7. We make the third conditional by using the past perfect
after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past participle in the
second part of the sentence:
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that
didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.
8. 1-If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we
know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)
2-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).
3-If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane
4-She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier
5-She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
6-He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the
house at nine
9. 1-If I _________________(know) about the concert, I would have bought tickets.
2-She would have passed the exam if she _____________(study) harder.
3-If he ___________________(not oversleep), he wouldn’t have missed
4-the train ._____________________I would have called you if I _________________(find)
my phone.
5-If they ________________________ (invite) us, we would have attended the party.
6-She wouldn’t have been late if she ____________________ (leave) earlier.
7-If I _________________(not eat) so much, I wouldn’t have felt sick.
8-We would have won the game if we ________________(score) that goal.
9-If he ______________________(take) the job offer, he would have been
happier.
10-You would have understood the movie if you ______________(watch) the
previous one.3-