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Third Conditional

The document outlines the structure and usage of the third conditional in English grammar, which is used to express imaginary situations in the past and regrets about past actions. It includes examples, pronunciation features, and distinguishes between second and third conditionals based on their references to time and possibility. Key points include the structure 'If + Past Perfect, Would/Could + Present Perfect' and the importance of backshifting in reported speech.

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Third Conditional

The document outlines the structure and usage of the third conditional in English grammar, which is used to express imaginary situations in the past and regrets about past actions. It includes examples, pronunciation features, and distinguishes between second and third conditionals based on their references to time and possibility. Key points include the structure 'If + Past Perfect, Would/Could + Present Perfect' and the importance of backshifting in reported speech.

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Third conditional

Unit IV
Writing Quiz 2
Deadline: March 22nd
Will always happen

▪ Zero conditional

▪ First Conditional
Remember
▪ Second conditional

▪ Third Conditional (we’ll see this now…)

Will never happen


▪ If + Past Perfect , Would/Could + Present perfect

▪ The doctor said if I’d found you ten minutes later, it would have
been too late.

Structure
▪ Would/Could + Present perfect + If + Past Perfect
▪ The doctor said it would have been too late if I’d found you ten
minutes later.
▪ When we use Would/Could + Present perfect, the /h/ sound in
have does not sound

▪ Would have : /’wʊdəv/


▪ Could have: /’kʊdəv/
▪ Wouldn’t have: /’wʊdntəv/
▪ Couldn’t have : /’kʊdntəv/
Pronunciation
features
▪ This leads to a positive short form: ‘ve
▪ Would’ve
▪ Could’ve
▪ Imaginary situations In the past (something didn’t happened,
and possible results).

▪ If I hadn’t forgotten my phone, I wouldn’t have been on the


road at that time.

▪ How do we know?
Basic use I ▪ Is she talking about the future? NO
▪ About the past? YES
▪ Was it because she forgot the phone that she had to go back? YES
▪ Was it because of this action that the other person is living now?
At a huge point, YES
▪ Regrets (something you did or happened to you in the past, you
feel terrible because of it and you would like it to have been
different)
▪ You could have passed the exam if you had studied

▪ How do we know?
Basic use II ▪ Did you study? NO
▪ Did you pass the exam? NO
▪ Can you take the exam again? NO
▪ Can you change the result? NO
▪ Was it because you didn’t study you failed? MAYBE
Second or Third
Conditional?
▪ SECOND
▪ Imaginary situations
▪ Makes reference to the present/ future
▪ Advice
▪ It’s slightly possible to happen

Differences ▪ THIRD
▪ Imaginary situations
▪ Makes reference to the the past
▪ Regrets
▪ It´s impossible to happen
▪ In Reported Speech, because of backshifting, we usually move
the original sentence to the next conditional:
Remember ▪ First conditional – Second Conditional
▪ Second conditional – Third conditional

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