Third Conditional

Third Conditional

1. 3
rd
Conditional

2. 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

3. 3
rd
conditional is also like a dream,
but with no possibility of the dream
coming true
Condition Result
Past Perfect Would have + Past Participle
IfI had won the lotteryI would have had a million !

4. 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 !

5. Examples
IfCondition Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle
IfI had seen Mary I would have told her
IfNatasha had been free
yesterday
I would have invited her
Ifthey had not passed their exam

their teacher would have been sad
If Jim had been more soft-
hearted
Mary would never have left him

6. Examples
Result If Condition
WOULD HAVE + past
participle
past perfect
I would have told Mary ifI had seen her
I would have invited her ifNatasha had been free yesterday
their teacher would have been
sad
ifthey had not passed their exam
Mary would never have left
him

ifJim had been more soft-hearted

7. We use 3
rd
Condition when:

8. More examples
IfCondition Result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past participle
ifonly I had known about your
difficult situation
i would have help you
ifthe final match had been
played in Brazil
France would never have won World
Cup
ifwe had provided a better
marketing strategy
we would have taken all market.
if I hadn’t met her I would have been single now

9. Practice
Sentence transformation:
Make sentences for the
pictures in the 3
rd

conditional
The 3
rd
Conditional