Definition & Structure
What's the auxiliary in the 'IF' clause?
HAD / HADN'T
If it ____ (rain) (+)
If it HAD rainED
..., we ____ ____ (miss) the train. (-)
..., we WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED the train.
If she had ________, she would have passed the exam.
If she had STUDIED, she would passed the exam.
If she _____ (go) to art school, she _____ (become) a painter.
If she HAD GONE to art school, she would have BECOME a painter.
What is the auxiliary verb in the "Main clause" (consequence)?
WOULD / WOULDN'T
If I _____ (lose) my keys (-)
If I HADN'T LOST my keys
I ____ _____ (pass) the exam. (+)
I would have passed the exam.
If we had _____ a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane.
If we had TAKEN a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane.
If he _____ (become) a musician, he _____ (record) a CD.
If he had become a musician, he would have recorded a CD.
What we add in the negative form of the third conditional?
NOT after the auxiliary verb
if HADN'T ---> WOULDN'T
If you ____ (answer) the phone (+)
If you HAD answerED the phone
I ____ _____ (see) her. (+)
I would have seen her.
If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have _____ sick.
If I hadn't eaten so much , I wouldn't have FELT sick.
If you _____ (not/be) late, we ______ (not/miss) the bus.
If you hadn't been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus.
What is the grammatical structure of the THIRD CONDITIONAL?
If + had + v3 -> would + have + v3
If I _____ (go) to the concert (-)
If I HADN'T GONE to the concert
I _____ ____ (tell) you the news. (-)
I WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD you the news.
She would have become a teacher if she ______ to university
She would have become a teacher if she HAD GONE to university
She _____ (not/meet) him if she _____ (not/come) to London.
She WOULDN'T HAVE MET him if she HADN'T COME to London.
The third conditional is used for...
- Situations in the past that could've been different
- imaginary / hypothetical situations in the past
If she ____ (be) friendlier (+)
If she HAD BEEN friendlier
She ______ ______ (offend) anyone.
She WOULDN'T HAVE offended anyone.
If I hadn't found my cat, I would have _____ very sad.
If I hadn't found my cat, I would have BEEN very sad.
We _____ (come) if we ____ (be) invited.
We WOULD HAVE COME if we HAD BEEN invited.