Third Conditionals

Third Conditionals

When and how to use them?

Poll

What type of event is this?

'If you'd told me about your birthday, I would have bought you a present'

• Real event and real consequences

• Possible event and consequences

• Imaginary event and consequences

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What structure do we use for the 'if clause'?

'If you'd told me about your birthday, I would have bought you a present'

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What structure do we use for the main clause?

'If you'd told me about your birthday, I would have bought you a present'

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Can you provide your own example?

We can also use 'could have' or 'might have' instead of 'would have'

• We could have saved some money if we'd known about the offer.

• If I had done more work, I might have passed the exam.

Common used of third conditionals

• Regrets about things that happened o didn't happen in the past:

• If I'd sold my house two years ago, I'd have made a fortune.

Open Ended

Can you make your own example for a regret?

• Relief about avoiding a past problem:

• I might have missed the flight if you hadn't woke me up.

Open Ended

Can you make an example of a relief?

• Surprise about how things were different from expected:

• If you'd told me five years ago I'd have my own company one day, I wouldn't have believed you.

Open Ended

Can you make an example for a surprise about how things were different from expected?