3rd Conditional
Third Conditional: no
possibility
With the third conditional we talk about the
past
We talk about a condition in the past that did
not happen
That is why there is no possibility for this
condition
3rd conditional is also like a
dream, but with no possibility
of the dream coming true
Condition Result
Past Perfect Would have + Past Participle
If I had won the lottery I would have hada million !
its normal to use should have, could have, might
have instead of would have
If I had bought a lottery ticket I might have won !
Exampl
es
If Condition Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle
If I had seen Mary I would have told her
If Natasha had been free
yesterday
I would have invited her
If they had not passed their exam their teacher would have been sad
If Jim had been more soft-
hearted
Mary would never have lefthim
Exampl
es
Result If Condition
WOULD HAVE + past
participle
past perfect
I would have told Mary if I had seen her
I would have invited her if Natasha had been freeyesterday
their teacher would have been
sad
if they had not passed their exam
Mary would never have left
him
if Jim had been more soft-hearted
We use 3rd Condition
when:
More
examples
If Condition Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle
if only I had known aboutyour
difficult situation
i would have help you
if the final match hadbeen
played in Brazil
France would never have wonWorld
Cup
if we had provided abetter
marketing strategy
we would have taken allmarket.
if I hadn’t met her I would have been single now
Sentence transformation:
Make sentences for the
pictures in the 3rd
conditional
The 3rd Conditional
Practice
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
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Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
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Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter
Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter

Third Conditional topic in English for 2nd Quarter

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  • 2.
    Third Conditional: no possibility Withthe third conditional we talk about the past We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen That is why there is no possibility for this condition
  • 3.
    3rd conditional isalso like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true Condition Result Past Perfect Would have + Past Participle If I had won the lottery I would have hada million !
  • 4.
    its normal touse should have, could have, might have instead of would have If I had bought a lottery ticket I might have won !
  • 5.
    Exampl es If Condition Result pastperfect WOULD HAVE + past participle If I had seen Mary I would have told her If Natasha had been free yesterday I would have invited her If they had not passed their exam their teacher would have been sad If Jim had been more soft- hearted Mary would never have lefthim
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    Exampl es Result If Condition WOULDHAVE + past participle past perfect I would have told Mary if I had seen her I would have invited her if Natasha had been freeyesterday their teacher would have been sad if they had not passed their exam Mary would never have left him if Jim had been more soft-hearted
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    We use 3rdCondition when:
  • 8.
    More examples If Condition Result pastperfect WOULD HAVE + past participle if only I had known aboutyour difficult situation i would have help you if the final match hadbeen played in Brazil France would never have wonWorld Cup if we had provided abetter marketing strategy we would have taken allmarket. if I hadn’t met her I would have been single now
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    Sentence transformation: Make sentencesfor the pictures in the 3rd conditional The 3rd Conditional Practice