Third conditional Adv 1

Third Conditional

Third conditional

​unreal/ hypothetical situation in the past

if clause with if + past perfect. We form the main clause with would have + past participle.
If I had seen you, I would have greeted you.
If it had been sunny yesterday, we would have gone for a walk.
We would have gone for a walk if it had been sunny yesterday.

Third conditional

We can use might or may instead of would when the consequences weren’t certain.
If I hadn’t arrived late to the interview, I might have gotten the job.
If they’d stayed longer at the beach, we may have seen them.

Third conditional

We can use could instead of would to talk about hypothetical possibilities.
If my car hadn’t broken down, I could have taken you to the airport yesterday.
If they’d told us about the problem, we could have helped them

Multiple Choice

If you (ask) me for some money, I (give) it to you.

• asked, gave

• had asked, would have given

• had asked, will give

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I (go) to the concert last Saturday if I (know) it was free.

• had gone, would know

• went, would have known

• had gone, would have known

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If you (take) a better map, you (not get) lost.

• had taken, wouldn't have gotten

• took, would haven't gotten

• have taken, wouldn't have gotten

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We (not go) to the beach yesterday if we (see) the weather forecast.

• wouldn't have gone, had seen

• wouldn't have gone, seen

• wouldn't have gone, had saw

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We (not stay) at that hotel if you (not recommend) it.

• wouldn't have stayed, hadn't recommend

• wouldn't have stayed, hadn't recommended

• wouldn't have stayed, had recommend

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I (go) to the party if they (invite) me.

• would have go, had invited

• would had go, have invited

• would have gone, had invited

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If they (arrive) five minutes earlier, they (not miss) the flight.

• had arrive, wouldn't have miss

• had arrived, wouldn't have missed

• have arrive, wouldn't have missed