SECOND CONDITIONAL

We use 2ND conditional to TALK ABOUT

IMAGINARY SITUATION IN THE PRESENT
OR FUTURE
if + past simple would
could

 If I had more free time, I would take yoga

classes.
 If you didn’t spend so much money on
unnecessary things, you could save up a
little bit more.
 If I were you, I would choose the second
option.
 What would you do if you found a wallet?
 What would you do if you got a chance to
work in another place?
 What would you do if you failed this last
English course?
 THIRD CONDITIONAL
We use third conditional to talk about imaginary situation
in the past. It means, something we regret (not) doing and
we expected it to happen in a different way.
IF + PAST PERFECT WOULD + HAVE + PAST
PARTICIPLE

 If I had handed in all my homework, I

would have passed my course.
 If I had woken up earlier, I wouldn’t have
missed my flight.
 If I hadn’t drunk so much last night, I
wouldn’t have had a terrible hangover in
the morning.
 If I hadn’t bought that ice cream, I would
have saved some money.

Actually, when we use third conditional in

speaking, we can use contractions
Would have === would´ve
Would not have === wouldn’t´ve
If I hadn’t received my Christmas bonus on
time, I wouldn’t´ve paid my car.
 What would you have done if it hadn’t
been a pandemic?
 What would you have done if you had met
Michael Jackson?
 What would you have done if you had
been born on the opposite sex?
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