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How to form Third Conditionals

We form the Third Conditional in the following way:

if-clause + main clause

if+Past Perfect would/could/might etc.+have+past participle

If she hadn’t had the chocolate ice-cream, she would have been in a worse mood.

If they hadn’t hired a taxi, they could have missed their plane.

How to use Third Conditionals

Use the Third Conditional to talk about an unreal situation in the past.

If they had time, they would do it very well.

We often use the Third Conditional to:

♦ talk about regrets

If I had studied harder, I might have got better results.

criticise

You wouldn’t have had such problems if you had follwed my advice.

make excuses

If I had known you were in hospital, I would have visited you.

Conditionals with ‘wish

To describe unreal situations we can also use wish.

If the situation refers to the present we use Past Simple after wish.

I wish you were here with me. (But you are not with me now)

If the situation refers to the past we use Past Perfect after wish.

I wish I had visited you when you were in hospital last week. (But I didn’t visit you and I regret it)

If the situation refers to the future we use would after wish.

I wish I would go to Greece next month. (But I can’t go to Greece because of financial problems and much work)

Mixed Conditionals

1) When the if-clause refers to the unreal situation in the present and the main clause refers to the unreal situation in the past we use

if+Past Simple would/could/might +have+past participle

If I were you, I would have taken this job offer.

2) When the if-clause refers to the unreal situation in the past and the main clause refers to the unreal situation in the present we use

if+Past Perfect would/could/might +the main verb

If you had done it in time, you wouldn’t have such problems now.

Let’s practice

1. Choose the correct form of the verb:

  1. If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.

  2. If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.

  3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.

  4. If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.

  5. If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.

  6. If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.

  7. If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.

  8. If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.

2. Match the two halves of the sentences:

Sam is thinking about his camping holiday with Andy.

1. If it’s sunny, a) we’ll make a fire.

2. If it rains, b) we’ll be able to see the stars.

3. If the sky is clear, c) we’ll go skating.

4. If the lake freezes, d) we’ll sit outside.

5. If the sea is clean, e) we’ll need an umbrella.

6. If we get cold, f) we’ll go swimming.

1. ..d… 2. ……. 3. …… 4. ……. 5. …….. 6. ………

3. In groups ask and answer these questions:

What will you do if...

a) someone close to you tells you they are going to marry someone you don’t approve of?

b) you get an e-mail from someone you fancy?

c) there’s a power cut tonight?

d) your mobile phone is stolen?

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