Third conditional

3rd Conditional

If A B⇒

If it had rained,we would have stayed at home.

If A ⇒ Bif condition result

If it had rained, we would have stayed at home.

If A ⇒ Bif condition result


what tense is this?

If A ⇒ Bif condition

perfect subjunctiveresult





did it rain?




and what tense is this?


perfect subjunctiveresultwould have (past cond.)


If A ⇒ Bif 3rd conditional

conditionperfect subjunctive

resultwould have (past cond.)


If it had rained,we would have stayed at home.

NOT if it would have rained…

the Past Perfect“I had already seen the film.”and the Perfect Subjunctive

“If it had rained…”have exactly the same form

the Past Perfect“I had already seen the film.”and the Perfect Subjunctive

“If it had rained…”have exactly the same form

no exceptions!

pronunciation

If I had known,

I would have called you.

əʊ

ɔː

If I had known,


əʊ

ɔː

If I had known,


əʊ

ɔː

ə

əə

ɪ

If I’d known,


əʊ

ɔːəə

ɪ

If I’d known,


əʊ

ɔːəə

ɪ

If I’d known,


əʊ

ɔːəə

ɪ

wədəv

notice the abbreviations

I’d gone…

I’d gone…=

I had gone…

I’d gone…=

I had gone…

’d + past participle:’d = had

I’d go…

I’d go…=

I would go…

I’d go…=

I would go…

’d + infinitive:’d = would

had or would

1. He’d say he wanted to stay.

2. He’d said he wanted to go.

3. I’d been there before.

4. I’d be the first to speak.

5. They’d taken the train.

6. They’d take everything!

7. She’d have to explain it to the police.

8. She’d had a fantastic evening.

had or would

1. He would say he wanted to stay.

2. He had said he wanted to go.

3. I had been there before.

4. I would be the first to speak.

5. They had taken the train.

6. They would take everything!

7. She would have to explain it to the police.

8. She had had a fantastic evening.

construction of the unreal past

If I’d gone to the party,I would have seen John.


I didn’t go


so I didn’t see him

steps: form example

1. real past I didn’t go to the party

2. make +ive -iveand –ive +ive

I went to the party

3. go 1 tense back I had gone to the party

4. add context If I had gone to the party, I would have seen…

steps: form example



I went to the party



steps: form example



I went to the party



steps: form example



I went to the party



make some unreal pasts

real past unreal past

It was a bad idea …

She didn’t have a car

We had enough time

I wasn’t at home

He didn’t know her

They worked very hard

He couldn’t do the exercise


It was a bad idea …it hadn’t been a bad idea…

She didn’t have a car

We had enough time

I wasn’t at home






She didn’t have a car …she’d had a car…

We had enough time

I wasn’t at home







We had enough time …we hadn’t had enough time…

I wasn’t at home








I wasn’t at home …I’d been at home…









He didn’t know her …he’d known her…









They worked very hard …they hadn’t worked very hard…









He couldn’t do the exercise …he’d been able to do the exercise..

now write some 3rd conditionals








He couldn’t do the exercise …he’d been able to do the exercise..

If it hadn’t been a bad idea…

If she’d had a car…

If we hadn’t had enough time…

If I’d been at home…

If he’d known her…

If they hadn’t worked very hard…

If he’d been able to do the exercise..

all the conditionals

# If A ⇒ B

0If you pour oil on water, it floats.

1st If it rains, we’ll stay at home.

2nd If I were there, I’d tell him.

3rd If I’d been there, I would have told him.

# If A ⇒ B





# If A ⇒ B





NB never ‘will or ‘would’ in A

# If A ⇒ B

0 present present

1st present will + inf.

2nd past subjunctive would + inf.

3rd perfect subjunctive would have + inf.

module 7, parts 18, 19, 20

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