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Conditionals
(2º part)
Grammar explanation
Do you remember what we have seen about conditionals? Let’s make a short revision:
ü Conditionals describe the
result of a certain condition.
ü The if-clause tells you
the condition and the main clause tells you the result.
ü The order of the clauses
does not change the meaning.
ü Conditional sentences are
often divided into different types: we have already discussed the zero, first
and second conditionals. Now, we are going to see the third conditional.
Third conditional
We
use the third conditional:
Ø To imagine a different
past. We imagine a change in a past situation and the different result of that
change.
Ø To express a hypothetical
situation in the past (an imaginary situation) à It’s impossible to
fulfill the condition, because the time for it to happen, has already passed. Time
is over, so we cannot change the events now.
Ø To express complaints.
Examples:
- If I hadn’t been ill last week, I would
have gone to the party. (But I
couldn’t go because I had temperature).
-
She would have bought a new bicycle if she had saved enough money. (But she didn’t save enough,
so she couldn’t buy one).
- If we had woken up earlier, we wouldn’t
have missed the flight. (But we overslept, so we couldn’t get the
flight).
The
structure is usually:
IF
+ past perfect, + perfect
conditional à(WOULD + have
+ past participle)
Click on the title to put this into practice.
Take care!
Ms Anabella Morillo Aita.
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