THIRD CONDITIONAL

AIM
Recognize the grammar structure of Third Conditional.
 How is the third conditional different from the other
conditionals?
• This is the way we imagine how things could have been different in the
past. If something had been different, something else would have
happened. Notice that both the condition and the result are
impossible now.
If I had known, I would have worn something nicer.

• In this case, Amy didn’t know about the party so she didn’t wear
special clothes.
• then the next clause is imagining the result in the past, which didn’t
happen, of course. The if clause can be at the beginning or at the end
of the sentence.

• I definitely would’ve remembered if you’d told me!

• if you had told me, I definitely would have remembered.

• So Alfie didn’t remember because Ollie didn’t tell him

• We can use negatives to talk about things that did happen in the past.

He wouldn’t have missed the bus if he hadn’t overslept.

• So he overslept and he missed the bus.

• When you’re using this kind of conditional be careful with the
contractions. We use 'd for would and had.

If I’d seen him, I’d have asked him to come over. (had, would)

• Can you use other verbs apart from would?

Yes, we also use could or might.

If they’d told me, I might have been able to help.

• When you’re using this kind of conditional be careful with the
contractions. We use 'd for would and had.

If I’d seen him, I’d have asked him to come over. (had,
would)

• Can you use other verbs apart from would?

Yes, we also use could or might.

If they’d told me, I might have been able to help.

• Study this example situation:
• Last month Gary was in hospital for a few days, Rachel didn't know
this, so she didn't go to visit him. They met a few days ago.

Rachel said:
If I'd known you were in hospital, I would have gone to see you.

• Rachel said: If I'd known (= If I had known) you were in hospital. This
tells us that she didn't know.
1. He crashed his car because he fell asleep while driving.

2. We couldn’t go to the concert, because we didn’t have enough money.

3. I lost my job because I was late for work.

4. The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.

5. I couldn’t call Sally because I had lost her number.

1. He crashed his car because he fell asleep while driving.
If he hadn’t fallen asleep while driving, he wouldn’t have crashed his car.

2. We couldn’t go to the concert, because we didn’t have enough money.

If we had had enough money, we would have gone to the concert.

3. I lost my job because I was late for work.

I wouldn’t have lost my job if I hadn’t been late for work.

4. The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.

If the wind hadn’t been so strong, the bridge wouldn’t have collapsed.

5. I couldn’t call Sally because I had lost her number.

I would have called Sally if I hadn’t lost her number.
Wouldn’t have lost
 Correct the mistakes
1. Jim was so angry. He wouldn’t have been angry if you talked to him.
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2. The dinner was OK. But what would he have cooked in case I didn’t
buy the ingredients?
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3. I told you to be careful. If you hadn’t fallen over, you wouldn’t have
break your arm.
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4. I don’t know the phone number. I’d mail it to you if I had had it.
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5. Why didn’t you tell me? I could have informed the police in case I
knew all about it.
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6. Where is Jane? If you hadn’t cheated on her, she wouldn’t move
away.
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