Third conditional
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This document discusses the third conditional, a grammatical structure used to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations in the past and their consequences. The third conditional is formed using "if" plus the past perfect tense (had + past participle) followed by "would" and the perfect infinitive (have + past participle) to discuss something that did not actually happen in the past. An example is provided to illustrate this structure: "If I had known about the meeting, I would have gone."
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Third conditional
- 2. If + pastperfect, would + perfectinfinitiveUse thirdconditionalsentencestotalkabout a hypothetical/imaginarysituation in thepastand itsconsequenceThissituation in thepastDIDN’T happen
- 3. CompareYesterday I got up late and missed my train(= the real situation)If I hadn’tgotup late, I wouldn’thavemissedmy train(= theimaginary/hypotheticalsituationwhichdidn’thappen)
- 4. If + pastperfect, would + perfectinfinitiveTomake a thirdconditional use if + pastperfect and would (‘d)+ perfectinfinitivePastperfect= had (‘d) + pastparticiplePerfectinfinitive= have + pastparticipleIf I hadknownaboutthemeeting, I wouldhavegone