Third conditional
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For me, I'm very well. Today I will show you how to use the third conditional that you have studied and feel confident about using the zero conditional , first conditional, and the second conditional. You are ready to study all these conditions. Add more you will study the last one being able to use the third conditional will really make you sound like a native speaker so real on to find out when to use it and how. When do we use the third conditional?
The third conditional is used to talk about things that express the past consequence of a unrealistic action or situation in the past.
How do we create the third conditional?
How do we create the third conditional?
We often use the third conditional to express regrets-describing things we are sorry happened or did not happen.
Form: If + past perfect, would have +V3
Example :
If I had known she was married, I wouldn't fallen in love with her.
If she hadn't forgetten the present, she wouldn't have been angry him.
1.-You/not be/so tired /if /you /go/ to bed earlier.
2.-Sheila /get/ a better job / if /she /speak / French and German.
3.-My plants/not die/ if / I /water/ them /more often.
4.-He /not catch/ a bad cold/ if /he /wear/ a thick /coat at night.
5.-My friend /not meet/his boyfriend/ if /she /not go/ to the disco.
6.-Alice /not have bad dreams/ if /she /not see/ horror films.
7.-If /Levi Strauss/not invent/ blue jeans/ it/not become/ so popular.
8.-Your friend Henry /help/you/ if /you/ ask/ him.
9.-They /not get lost /if /they /take / a good map /with them.
10.-Martha /not become/ a/doctor /if her father/ not advice/her so.
11.-Paolo /paint/ beautiful pictures/if /he /be/more skilful.
12.-I /not make/ so many mistakes/ if/Paul/love /me tenderly.
13.-If/ everyone/ forget/my birthday/I /feel/ very sad.
14.-She /not be / ill/if/she/not eat/ so many hamburgers.
15.- Roberto/have /more friends/ if/he /not be/ so rude.
16.-If/ I/buy/ some good food /for dinner/I /invite/ you.
17.-If /you/ not buy/ that expensive car/you/take/me on holiday.
18.-Andrew /not reach/ the shore/if /I /not help/him.
19.-Yoana/see/many wild animals/if /she/take part/ in the safari.
20.-If /you/not put/salt/ instead of sugar/ this tea/ taste/better.
II. Write 3rd Type Conditional sentences using the following words
1.-You wouldn’t be so tired if you had gone to bed earlier
2.-Sheila would have got a better job if she had spoken French and German.
3.-My plants wouldn’t have died if I had watered them more often.
4.-He wouldn’t have caught a bad cold if he had worn a thick coat at night.
5.-My friend wouldn’t have met his boyfriend if she hadn’t gone to the disco.
6.-Alice wouldn’t have had bad dreams if she hadn’t seen horror films.
7.-If Levi Strauss hadn’t invented the blue jeans it wouldn’t have become so popular.
8.-Your friend Henry would have helped you if you had asked him.
9.-They wouldn’t have got lost if they had taken a good map with them.
10.-Martha wouldn’t have become a doctor if her father hadn’t adviced her so.
11.-Paolo would have painted beautiful pictures if he had been more skilful.
12.-I wouldn’t have made so many mistakes if Paul had loved me tenderly.
13.-If everyone had forgotten my birthday, I would have felt very sad.
14.-She wouldn’t have ill if she hadn’t eaten so many hamburgers.
15.- Roberto would have had more friends if he hadn’t been so rude.
16.-If I had bought some good food for dinner, I would have invited you.
17.-If you hadn’t bought that expensive car, you would have taken me on holiday.
18.-Andrew wouldn’t have reached the shore if I hadn’t helped him.
19.-Yoana would have seen many wild animals if she had taken part in the safari.
20.-If you hadn’t put salt instead of sugar, this tea would taste better.
