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THIRD CONDITIONAL
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Jack wanted to buy a house last year but he couldn’t do that because he didn’t have any money. If I had had a lot of money, I would have bought a big house.
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THIRD CONDITIONAL Yesterday, Susan wanted to phone Paul but she couldn’t do that because she didn’t know his number. If I had known his number, I would have phoned him.
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THIRD CONDITIONAL If I had had a lot of money, I would have bought a big house. If I had known his number, I would have phoned him. if-clause: PAST PERFECT SIMPLE main clause: PAST CONDITIONAL would + have + past participle We use the third conditional to talk about UNREAL OR IMAGINARY conditions and results in the PAST.
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Third Conditionals Tense : If-clause ~ Past Perfect Tense Main Clause ~ Would Have + Past Participle If I had had enough money, I would have bought the camera yesterday. If I had come home earlier, I would not have missed the programme. Past Perfect TenseWould have+ Past Participle
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Third Conditionals Use : To talk about impossible past events If they ’ d gone by bus, they would have arrived much later. (They didn ’ t go by bus) He would have travelled around the world if he had had more money. (Impossible to change, because he didn’t have the money)
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SECOND v. THIRD CONDITIONAL THE DIFFERENCE: SECOND and THIRD CONDITIONAL The difference is about time. Second conditional: refers to the present and future Third conditional: refers to the past situations If I saw a car accident, I would call an ambulance. If I had seen a car accident, I would have called an ambulance. But I don’t see an accident now. This is unlikely to happen. But I didn’t see an accident yesterday.
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Change the words in brackets into their correct form If you ______________ interrupting me the whole time, I would have enjoyed the movie. (be) If I had had your number, I _____________________ you. (phone) They _____________________ that route if they had known that there were road works. (take) I wouldn’t have booked that holiday if I ______________ there was a cheaper deal. (know) hadn´t been would have phoned wouldn´t have taken had known
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If I _________________ my job, I wouldn’t have moved to London. (lose) I ________________ Groupon if I had known that it existed. (use) If I had seen the weather forecast, I _________________ an umbrella. (pack) If the weather ________________better yesterday, I would have gone for a swim. (be) hadn´t lost would have used would have packed had been
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