The Third Conditional

THE THIRD CONDITIONAL IF + Past Perfect + would/could/might + have + past participle example: If I had had more money in the wallet, I would have bought that ring We use the Third Conditional to express regrets or criticism and for actions that didn’t happen in the past

WRITE COMMENTS FOR THESE SITUATIONS IN THE 3rd CONDITIONAL example: He broke his leg because he wasn’t careful. If he had been careful he wouldn’t have broken his leg. 1.He committed a crime and he went to prison. …………………………………………………… 2.They were hot because the central heating was on. ………………………………………………….. 3.I was late for school because I overslept. ………………………………………………….. 4.My son got a bad mark at school because he didn’t prepare his homework. ………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………. 5.She didn’t eat fresh meat yesterday and so she had food poisoning. …………………………………………………... 6.Susan didn’t take an umbrella and so she got soaked in the rain. ………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………. 7.He didn’t learn and he couldn’t answer the question. …………………………………………………..

FINISH THESE SENTENCES IN YOUR OWN WORDS 1.If I had had a car accident…………………………….. 2.If I had met the UFO ………………………………… 3.If I had been able to dance…………………………… 4.If I had met my ex-girlfriend in the street……………. …………………………………………………………

We can use inversion in the Third Conditional: If he had cut his hair he would have looked better. Had he cut his hair he would have looked better. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES OMITTING ‘IF’ 1.If he had drunk the beer he would have had problems with the police. ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… 2.If she had paid for the goods she wouldn’t have been accused of theft. ………………………………………………. ………………………………………………. 3.If they had put the glass in the right place it wouldn’t have been broken. ………………………………………………. ………………………………………………. 4.If I had listened to her advice I wouldn’t have got into troubles. ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………….

man…………………………….. 6.If I had won the lottery………………………………