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Conditionals - if Clauses - Type Three

Type 3 - Third Conditionals
(it is also known as the "past unreal conditional")

The third conditional sentences are used to talk about situations in the past that didnt happen and their hy pothetical - imaginary
consequences.

Important: We use this ty pe only f or the actions happened in the past. Theref ore, situations are past and impossible to change
and we just imagine the other way.

Example 1:
I didnt study for the test, so I failed it.
(It is past and impossible to change and I just imagine the other way and say : )
If I had studied for the test, I wouldnt have failed it. (reality : I didn't study, and f ailed)

Example 2:
She was late for school, because she didnt go to bed early.
(It is past and impossible to change and I just imagine the other way and say :)
She wouldnt have been late for school if she had gone to bed early.

Example 3:
My parents didnt let me go out so I couldnt go to cinema with you.
(It is past and impossible to change and I just imagine the other way and say :)
If my parents had let me go out , I could have gone to cinema with you.

How to form Thrd Condtonal Sentences

We use Past Prefect Tense n the condton part.
We use would / could / mght + have + verb3 n the man clause.

f + had verb3, would / could / mght have verb3

If I hadn't run, I might have missed the train.

If y ou had taken y our umbrella, y ou wouldn't have got wet.

They could have caught the bus if they had hurried.

What could y ou hav e bought if y ou hadn't lost y our money ?

Would y ou hav e come to his party if he'd inv ited y ou?

Might y ou hav e apologized to her if she had called y ou?

If we had had some time, we could hav e met.

Tom would hav e joined us if he hadn't been ill.

If I had known it, I would hav e told y ou.

If Sally had studied regularly, she could hav e passed the test.

If I hadn't lost y our phone number, I might hav e called y ou earlier.

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If they had inf ormed me bef ore, they wouldnt hav e still been waiting there.

If she had known the address, she would hav e been able to help them.

If I hadnt had to get up early this morning, I would hav e slept more.

If she had been listening to me, she wouldnt hav e had any problems in the exam.

If we had been able to borrow some money, we could hav e bought it.

Use of a comma
When we use if clause at the the beginning of the sentence we use a comma (,) :

If you had taken your umbrella, you wouldn't have got wet.

but when we use if clause at the end of the sentence we don't use a comma:

You wouldn't have got wet f you had taken your umbrella

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