second conditional
If I won the lottery, I ________ a big house.
would buy
If you were rich, what _______ you buy?
would
If you had ______________ more, you would have passed the test.
had studied
What tense do we use in the "if clause" of the third conditional?
past perfect
I _______ say hello if I saw my friend at the weekend.
would
If you _____ an animal, which animal would you be?
were
My mom ____________ ____________ prepared dinner if she'd had time.
would have
What's the structure for the "main clause" of the third conditional?
would have + past participle
If I _____ a tiger, I would live in the jungle.
were
If you _____ faster, you _____ good at playing football.
ran/would be
You ____________ have been pulled over by the police if you _______________ been speeding.
wouldn't / hadn't
Why do we use the third conditional? What kinds of situations are we talking about?
To imagine a different situation in the past. We talk about what didn’t happen and what the result would have been if it had happened./ regrets
If I weren't a teacher, I ________ a nurse.
would be
If you _____ more time, you would travel more.
had
The teacher wouldn't have _____________ you out of class if you hadn't ______________ asleep during the lesson.
kicked or thrown / fallen
What's the difference between second conditional and third conditional?
Second conditional is about imaginary situations, third conditional is about something we regret, or what would an outcome have been.
f I ____ ill, I ________ to school.
were
Wouldn't go/ come
I didn't begin my homework because I drank too much last night.
I would have begun my homework if I hadn't drunk too much last night.
f you had ____________ your friend's advice seriously, you would have ______________ to him.
taken / listened
When do we use commas on second and third conditionals?
We use commas when we start with the if clause.