3er condicional

3er condicional

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  Universidad de Santiagode Chile Facultad de Humanidades Departamento de Lingüística y literatura Third Conditional This is also known as the past or the impossible conditional * We can use continuous forms in either or both clauses of this conditional. * We can use a modal in the main clause, usually might or could. *The third conditional describes a hypothetical situation or event in the past. The past situation or event is contrary to known facts. *We can use the third conditional to express criticism. * In US English, it is possible to use would have in the If clause Exercises: 1.) Put the verb into the correct form 1. - I didn’t know you were in hospital. If___________ (I/ know),___________ (I/go) to visit you 2. - I am not tired. If_____________ (I/be) tired, I’d go home now. 3. - I was not tired last night. If I____________ (I/be) tire, I would have gone home earlier 4. - If we______________ (pay) our cleaner more, she____________ (leave) us. 5. - If the play___________ (finish) on time. We ___________ (miss) the train 6. - If you _____________ some money (save), you______________ (be) so hard up 7. - If you_________________ (try) harder, you__________________ (success) 2.) Write a sentence with if for each situation Example: I was not hungry, so I did not eat anything ___If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something____________________ 1._ The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly. _______________________________________________________________ 2. - I didn’t know that George had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him up. _______________________________________________________________ 3.-I was able to buy the car only because Jim lent me the money. _______________________________________________________________ 4.-Margaret wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt. _______________________________________________________________ 5. - You didn’t have any breakfast-that’s why you are hungry now. _______________________________________________________________ Sources: first certificate language practice- Michael Vince Advanced learner’s grammar- Mark Foley and Diane Hall English Grammar in use-Raymond Murphy