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    If I had seen him at the party I would have said hi (but I didn't). Third conditionals are used to talk about something that was possible in the past but didn't happen. They use the structure "if + had + past participle, would/could/might/may have + past participle". For example, "we would have get there on time if we had left earlier (but we are late now)". Wishes in the present use "wish + could/was/were" like "I wish I could speak Latin". Wishes in the past use "wish + had + past participle" such as "I wish I had had enough money to travel New York when I was younger".

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    If I had seen him at the party I would have said hi (but I didn't). Third conditionals are used to talk about something that was possible in the past but didn't happen. They use the structure "if + had + past participle, would/could/might/may have + past participle". For example, "we would have get there on time if we had left earlier (but we are late now)". Wishes in the present use "wish + could/was/were" like "I wish I could speak Latin". Wishes in the past use "wish + had + past participle" such as "I wish I had had enough money to travel New York when I was younger".

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    Third Conditionals: If+ Had+ Past Practicable+ Would/could/might/may Have+ Past Practicable

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    If I had seen him at the party I would have said hi (but I didn't). Third conditionals are used to talk about something that was possible in the past but didn't happen. They use the structure "if + had + past participle, would/could/might/may have + past participle". For example, "we would have get there on time if we had left earlier (but we are late now)". Wishes in the present use "wish + could/was/were" like "I wish I could speak Latin". Wishes in the past use "wish + had + past participle" such as "I wish I had had enough money to travel New York when I was younger".

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    Third conditionals

    Something that was possible to happen in the past but didnt


    if+ had+ past practicable+ would/could/might/may have+ past practicable:
    examples: if I had seen him at the party I would have said hi (but I didnt)
    we would have get there on time if we had left earlier (but we are late now)
    if we had left earlier we would have get there on time (but we are late now)
    (note: as you can see we can use these structure in both forms)
    if we had touched the deadly snake. It might have attacked us (but fortunately it didnt)

    wishes
    present: wish+ could/was/were:
    I wish I could speak Latin, I wish it was sunny today,
    Past: wish+ had+ past practicable:
    I wish I had had enough money to travel New York when I was younger

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