🔼THIRD CONDITIONAL🔽
⏭ Function:
We use the third conditional to talk about unreal situations in the past.
We can use could or might/may instead of would in the result clause to talk about results that were possible in the past.
⏭ Form:
If- cláusula
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Resultado
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Ejemplos
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If + past
perfect
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Would, could, might/may + have + past participle
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⥁ If you had gotten up earlier, you wouldn´t
have missed the train.
⥀ I would have studied history if had gone to
college.
⥀ If he had studied history, he might have
become a teacher.
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We use a comma when the if clause is at the beginning of the sentence.
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⥀ If I had found a job near my hometown, I
wouldn´t have moved to Boston.
⥀ I wouldn’t have moved to Boston if I had
found a job near my hometown.
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⏭ Examples:
1. If you had gotten up earlier, you would not have missed
the train.
2. I would have a history of studies if i had gone to
collage.
3. If he had studied history, he could have become a
teacher.
We use an eat when the if clause is at the beginning of the
sentence.
⏭ Examples:
1. If i had found a job near my hometown, i would not have
moved to boston.
2. I would not have moved to boston if i had found a job
near my hometown