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Third Conditional and a Review of Other Conditionals

4/21
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Hablar queremos hablar de cosas que no sucedieron en el pasado, arrepentimientos o críticas por cosas que no se hicieron, podemos usar el tercer condicional para expresar esas acciones que podríamos haber hecho mejor para obtener otro tipo de resultado en el presente.

Qué es el tercer condicional del inglés

Tal vez te arrepientas de no haber tomado un taxi y llegaste tarde a una entrevista, o tu mejor amiga no estudio lo suficiente y reprobó el examen. Expresar qué se podrían haber realizado en el pasado para obtener mejores resultados en el presente, situaciones que ya no podemos cambiar y que nos gustaría, para eso utilizamos el tercer condicional del inglés.

La fórmula que utilizaremos se divide en dos cláusulas, una para expresar qué podríamos haber realizado mejor con if, y otra para explicar las consecuencias si hubiéramos hecho eso. Ambas cláusulas son intercambiables, puedes expresarlas en el orden que prefieras.

Formula: if + past perfect (had + past participle), would have + past participle

  • If he had taken* a taxi, he would have arrived* on time for his flight. (Él no tomó un taxi y no logró llegar temprano a su vuelvo, probablemente esté arrepentido)

Veamos algunos ejemplos más:

  • If you had studied* harder, you would have received* better scores.
  • If you had driven* slower, you would have avoided* the accident.
  • If we had booked* a table, we would not have waited* so long.
  • He would have made* a better website, if he had spent* more time checking his code.

Con el tercer condicional puedes expresar arrepentimiento sobre acciones no realizadas, o críticas hacia otra persona por acciones que no llevó a cabo y podría haber realizado mejor. Aunque ten cuidado de no ser tan duro cuando le expreses a alguien más tus pensamientos.


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We use Third Conditional when:
● We talk about things that did NOT happen.
● Often used to express past consequences of unrealistic situations.

Let’s look at this example:
● If he had taken a taxi, he would have arrived on time for his flight.
Note that: he did not take the taxi, he did not arrive on time for his flight, and he probably regret the situation.

Structure:
if + past perfect (had + past participle)

Examples:
● If you had studied harder, you would have received better scores.
● If you had driven slower, you would have avoided the accident.
● If we had booked a table, we would not have waited so long.
● He would have made a better website if he had spent more time checking his code.

Practice:
If you had remembered the charger, you would have attended the workshop.
From the worksheet
● Hey buddy, if you had not played the videos without taking notes, you would have approved that exam.
● I would have arrived on time for the interview if I had put the keys on the center table.
● If I had taken a look at the weather predictions, I will have carried the umbrella, now I’m going to get wet.
● If you had quit that addiction, I will have lent that money to you, but I have no confidence in you.
● You would have landed on time for the interview if you had taken that Uber despite the high bill during the rush hour.

Workshop answers:

  1. If you had studied harder from the beginning, you wouldn’t have failed that important exam.
  2. I would have arrived on time for the interview, if I had not misplaced the keys again.
  3. If I had not forgotten my umbrella, I would have been dry by now.
  4. I would have lent you money, if you had not lied to me before.
  5. If you had taken an uber before rush hour, you would not have missed the interview.

This was my answer:

You would have attended the workshop at the university if you had not forgotten your charger at home

If your friend hadn't forgetten the laptop charger, he would have attended the workshop at the university.
  1. If he had saved money, he would have been able to buy the car he wanted.
  2. If I hadn’t forgotten my homework, I would have gotten a good grade.
  3. Ariana would have danced if she hadn’t broken her leg.

1.If I had practiced more I would have done well in the tournament

2.you would have died if you hadn’t eaten

3.if she had seen the message she wouldn’t have been mad

1.If he had eaten at midday, he would not have been hungry in the afternoon.
2. If I had studied more, I would have gotten a better grade.
3. We would have gone to the supermarket, if you had come earlier.

Best teacher by far… keep making your class so entertaining.

  • If you had brought the laptop charger, you would have attended the workshop at the university.
  1. If he had saved money, he would have been able to buy the car he wanted.
  2. We would have gone to the supermarket, if you had come earlier.
  3. If she had knew that there was a homework, she would have done it.
  1. If I have time, I will do the homework
  2. If it is sunny tomorrow, I will have a picnic.
  3. If I hadn’t forgotten my keys, I would have gone by car

1- If I had a credit card, I would have pay for netflix.
2- If he had a car, he would have go out for vacations
3- If she had the correct answers, she would have pass the exam

  1. If you had told the child the story, he would have fallen asleep faster.
  2. He wouldn’t have done that nonsense if they had told him the truth.
  3. If she hadn’t sung the song in the contest, she wouldn’t have become famous.
  1. If she had studied the exam, she would have passed the exam
  2. If he had loved me, I would have been happy.
  3. You would have enjoyed the party if you had gone.

1- If I had had good grades I would have gotten a scholarship.
2- I would have bought a new cellphone if I had saved enough money.
3- If you hadn’t come, you would have missed the movie.

You would have attended the workshop, if you hadn't forgotten the laptop charger

Third Conditional Structure

  • If + Past Perfect (had + past participle)
  • Main clause = would have + past participle

i.e.

  1. If she had walked faster she would have gotten the bus.
  2. If we had practiced more, we would have done a better performance.
  3. He would have attended to the workshop at the university if he hadn’t forgotten his laptop charger at home

I understand it But I think it’s kinda difficult to use it

You would attend the workshop at the university if you did not forgot your charger at home
# Third Conditional and a Review of Other Conditionals Practice: Make a third conditional sentence for this situation: \- Your friend forgot his laptop charger at home and couldn’t attend a workshop at the university. If Michael hadn’t forgotten to bring his charger, he wouldn’t have missed his workshop at the university. Worksheet: Make third conditional sentences for the following situations: 1\. Your friend failed an important exam. (criticize) If John doesn’t go out last weekend, he would have approved his final exam. 2\. You misplaced your keys again and can’t arrive on time for an interview. (regret) If I hadn’t misplaced my keys again, I would have arrived on time for my interview. 3\. It’s raining heavily and you forgot your umbrella. (regret) If I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella, I wouldn’t have wet my new suitcase. 4\. Your friend is asking you to lend them money, but they have lied to you in the past. (criticise) If Marco hadn’t lied to me that time, I would have lent some money. 5\. Your friend was late for an interview because they didn’t take an Uber during rush hour. (criticise) If Jena had taken an Uber during rush hour, she wouldn’t have arrived late for her interview.
Activity: *"... bruh, if you hadn't forgotten the laptop charger at home, you would have attended the workshop ... bummer"* 😒
If you had brought the laptop's charger, you would have attended the workshop.
If you hadn't forgotten your laptop charger, you would have attended the event.
If you had remembered the workshop, you would have brought our laptop.
If he had broght his laptop charger, he would have attended the workshop.
**EXERCISE:** If you **had scheduled** in your calendar the workshop of today, you **would not have forgotten** your laptop charger.
If you had brought your laptop, you would had attend the workshop.
when we use the main clause first, it is not necessary to put the coma before the if clause.
\*\*Situation:\*\* Your friend forgot his laptop charger at home and couldn't attend a workshop at the university. \- If he had taken the computer charger, he would have attended a workshop. \- If I had reminded my friend of all things, he would have attended a workshop without problems. \- If he had prepared the bag with all things, he would have enjoyed the workshop.
You would have gotten a better score if you hadn't skipped too many classes. I'd have arrived on time for the interview if I hadn't misplaced my keys. I wouldn't have gotten wet if I had brought my umbrella. I would lend you money If you had paid it back to me last time. You would have been on time for the interview if you had taken an Uber during rush hour.
If you had rember to pack your charger you woluld have attend the workshop at your university
If my friend hadn't forgotten his charger, he would have attended to his workshop My friend wouldn't have missed the workshop, if he had rememberd to bring his laptop charger
hello, i said: If you had taken your'e laptop charger from home, you could attend at the worksshop in the university. it is well said?
Practice time: If yoy hadn't forgotten your laptop charger at home, you would have attended a workshop at the university.
what i may say in that situation is: bro if you hadn´t forgot the laptop charger we would attend the workshop at the university
* If you had not forgotten to bring your charger, you wouldn't have missed the workshop.
  • If you had studied harder, you would have passed that important exam.
  • If you hadn’t misplaced your key, you would have arrived on time for the interview.
  • If you had remembered to bring your umbrella, you would haven’t wet.
  • If you hadn’t lied me, I would have lent money.
  • If you had taken an uber, you would haven’t arrived late for the interview.
If you had not forgotten your laptop charger at home, we would have attended the workshop.
If you had brought your laptop charger, you would have attended the workshop at the university.
  • If I had studied english in my youth, I would have gone a better job

My answer: you would have attended a workshop at the university if you don’t had forgotten the laptop charger at home.
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My activity:

  • If you had studied more, you wouldn’t have failed the exam.

  • If I hadn’t lost my keys, I would have been on time for the interview.

  • If I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella, I wouldn’t have gotten wet on the way home.

  • I would have lent you money, if you hadn’t lied to me in the past.

  • You wouldn’t have been late for your interview, if you had taken an Uber during rush hour instead of the bus.

My example: If you hand’t forgotten your laptop charger at home, you would have attended the workshop.

If you had organizado your things the last night, you would have chargerd your laptop and did your meeting

If you had not forgotten your laptop charger, we would have attended the workshop at the university.

If he hadn’t forgotten his laptop charger at home, he would have attended the workshop at University.

Exercise

  • If you had brought your laptop charger, you would have attended the workshop

If you had studied better, you would not have failed an important exam.

if you had not lost your keys again, you would have been on time for an interview.

if you hadn’t forgotten your umbrella, you would have gone to the supermarket.

If you hadn’t lied to me before, I would have lent you the money

if you had taken an uber, you wouldn’t have been late for an interview.

If you hadn’t forgotten your laptop charger, you would have attended a workshop at the university.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:

  1. Your friend failed an important exam. (criticize)
    If you had studied harder, you wouldn´t fail that exam.

  2. You misplaced your keys again and can’t arrive on time for an interview.
    (regret)
    If you hadn´t misplaced your keys, you would have arrived on time for your interview.

  3. It’s raining heavily and you forgot your umbrella. (regret)
    You have not arrived this wet if you hadn´t forgotten your umbrella.

  4. Your friend is asking you to lend them money, but they have lied to you in
    the past. (criticise)
    If you hadn´t lied about the payment day last time, I would have borrowed the money to you.

  5. Your friend was late for an interview because they didn’t take an uber
    during rush hour. (criticise)

He would have arrived on time for the interview if he had taken an Uber.

If you hadn´t forgotten your laptop charger at home, you would have attended the university workshop.

  1. If you had remembered your charger, you would have participated in the workshop at the university.
  • You would have participated in the workshop at the university if you had remembered your charger
  • If you had woken up early, you would have more time to check all your stuff before to left

If he hadn’t forgotten his laptop charger, he would have attended to the workshop

if you would have attentioned your you had n´tforgotten the charge and you would have attended the workshop

  • If he had bringed his laptop charger, he would have attended to the workshop at the university.

If I had been ready on time, I would have arrived on time.

If you had studied harder, you would have passed the exam.
If I had placed my keys in the correct place, I would have arrived on time for my interview.
If only I had brought my umbrella with me, I wouldn’t have gotten wet.
If you had paid me the money I lent you a year ago, I would have lend you the money you need this time
You would have arrived on time for your interview, If you had taken the uber as I told you

  1. Your friend failed an important exam. (criticise)
    R: If my friend had studied more time he would pasted the exam

  2. You misplaced your keys again and can’t arrive on time for an interview. (regret)
    R: If only i hadn’t misplaced my keys i would have arreived on time for the interview

  3. It’s raining heavily and you forgot your umbrella. (regret)
    R: If i had remembered to bring the umbrella, i would not have gotten wet

  4. Your friend is asking you to lend them money, but they have lied to you in the past. (criticise)
    R: If you had been honest with me, i would have lended you the money

  5. Your friend was late for an interview because they didn’t take an uber during rush hour. (criticise)
    R: If you had taken the uber like i told you, you would have made it on time for the interview

wow it’s just starting the course and i all ready amazed by this teacher! The best teacher ever!

If you had not forgotten to bring your laptop charger, you would have attended the workshop at the university.

If he had woken up earlier, he would have forgotten his laptop charger

Here my exercise:

  1. Your friend failed an important exam. (criticise)
    1.- If you had studied more, you would have passed the exam.

  2. You misplaced your keys again and can’t arrive on time for an interview. (regret)
    2.- If I hadn’t lost my keys, I would have arrived on time for my interview.

  3. It’s raining heavily and you forgot your umbrella. (regret)
    3.- If I had known it was going to rain, I would have brought my umbrella.

  4. Your friend is asking you to lend them money, but they have lied to you in the past. (criticise)
    4.- I would have lent you money If you hadn’t lied to me in the past.

  5. Your friend was late for an interview because they didn’t take an uber during rush hour. (criticise)
    5.- You would have been early for the interview If you had taken an uber during rush hour.

If my friend had’nt forgot his charger at home, he could’ve attend the workshop at the university

If you hadn’t been so clueless, you would have attended this amazing workshop!

if you had not leaved your laptop in your home, you have attended a workshop at the university

If a had thought that I would have to study at the sofa, I wouldn’t have come to your house. (not an example)

You would have attended your workshop, if you had remembered to bring your charger

If you had kept ypur charger on your backpack, you would have attended your workshop at the university

My possibles answers:

  • If you hadn’t removed your charger from your briefcase last night, you would have participated in the workshop.

  • If you had unplugged your charger and laptop together this morning, you wouldn’t have given up for the workshop.

SUMMARY:
There are FOUR conditional: cero, first, second and third.

  • ZERO conditional is used when something is always true. For example: if you heat ice, it melts.

  • FIRST conditional example: if I eat a lot of junk food, I will gain weight.

  • SECOND conditional are possibilities UNLIKELY or IMPROBABLE in the FUTURE. For example: if I won a million dollars, I would travel the world. If I saw an alien, I would run.

  • THIRD CONDITIONAL is used to talk about thighs that DIDN’T HAPPEN in the PAST. It expresses consequences of UNREALISTIC SITUATION. It’s all about PERSPECTIVE.
    Structure:
    If CLAUSE & MAIN CLAUSE (clause and main clause never happened. There are some repentance about this situation ). These clauses can change their order.
    Clause: IF + PAST PERFECT (HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE )
    Main Clause: WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE.
    For example: If he had taken a taxi, he would have arrived on time for his flight.

If he had not forgotten his laptot charger, he would have attended the workshop at the university

I you hadn’t forgotten your laptop chager you would have attended the workshop at the university

You would have not missed the workshop if you had packed your laptotp charger

If your friend had not forgotten his laptop cherger at home, he would have attendes a workshop at the University.

If you have not forgotten your laptop charger, you would have attended the workshop.

If you had brought the laptop charger, you would not have missed the workshop

  1. Your friend failed an important exam. (criticise)
    If you had slept well, you would have approved the exam.
  2. You misplaced your keys again and can’t arrive on time for an interview.
    (regret)
    If I had kept my keys in the same pocket, I would have arrived on time for my interview.
  3. It’s raining heavily and you forgot your umbrella. (regret)
    If I had observed the nature, I would have brought my umbrella.
  4. Your friend is asking you to lend them money, but they have lied to you in
    the past. (criticise)
    If I had had true friends, I wouldn’t have mistrusted people, and I would have lent them money.
  5. Your friend was late for an interview because they didn’t take an uber
    during rush hour. (criticise)
    If they had organized their time, they wouldn’t have arrived late for an interview.

if you had brought the laptop charger, you would have attend the workshop

if you had packed your laptop charger yesterday in the night , you would have attend a workshop.

if my friend had not forgotten his charger at home, he would have attended to the workshop

My examples

  • If you hadn’t gone so soon, you would have taken the bus and arrived on time.
  • You wouldn’t have wasted so much time if you had attended this the week before.
  • My brother would have traveled over hundred cities if he had studied English.
  • If my sister had taken her pet to the veterinarian, she could have saved him.

If you hadn’t forgotten your laptop charger at home, you would have attended the workshop at the university

if my friend had checked his bag before he leaved the house he would have noted that he didn´t has his charger.

  • If your friend had studied enough, he would have passed the exam.
  • You would have arrived on time to this interview, If you had putted the key in the same place.
  • If you had seen the weather channel last night, you would have grabbed an umbrella.
  • If he hadn’t lied in the past, they would have borrowed some money again.
  • He would have arrived early, If he had taken an UBER in rush hours.
  • If he hadn’t forgotten his laptop charger at home, he would have attended a workshop at the university.

if he had studied for his exam he would have passed the exam
If I hadn’t forgotten where I left my keys, I would have made it to the interview on time.
I wouldn’t have gotten wet if I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella
If they hadn’t lied to me (in the past) I would have lent them money.
they would not have been late for the interview, if they had taken an uber during rush hour

You could have attended the workshop at the university, if you hadn’t forgotten your laptop charger at home.

You would have attended the workshop, if you had not forgotten your laptop charger at home.

  • If he had set a reminder, He would not have forgotten the laptop charger.

If my friend had not forgotten his laptop charger, he would have attended the workshop at the university.

Oh, my friend! if you had not forgotten the laptop charger at home you would have attended a workshop at the university.

If my friend had not forgotten his laptop charger at home, he would have attended a worshop at the university.

hi!

If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.
You would have gotten wet if it had rained.
You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.

If you hadn´t forgotten to bring your laptop charger, you would have attended a workshop at the university

If my friend hadn’t forgotten his laptop at home, He would have attended the workshop at the university.

Worksheet

  • If you had studied everything you saw in class, you would not have failed that important exam.
  • Luisa would have arrived on time for the interview, if she hadn´t misplaced her keys again.
  • I wouldn’t have gotten wet, if I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella
  • I would lend you money, if you hadn’t lied to me in the past.
  • If you had taken the uber before rush hour, you would have been on time for your interview.

Another example