Conditional
Third conditional/Conditional Type III
Conditional Type III is used to express conditions in the past that didn't happen and can never be fulfilled.It is often used to express regret or criticism.
Like the other conditionals, a third conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause.
Form
(IF Clause)
(Main Clause)
If I had saved my money,
I would have built a house.
If I had worked harder,
I could have passed my exam.
If Aicha hadn’t been raped,
She shouldn’t have fled her village.
Or...
(Main Clause)
(IF Clause)
I would have escaped
if she had warned me.
Barcelona could have won the match
if Etoo had returned to full fitness.
He should have played against Real
if he had resumed team training.
Wish/If Only
Wish/If only are used to express regret,wanting change or complaint.
The table below lists the changes that occur when we use wish/If only :
Tenses
Change
Simple Present
Simple past
Simple Past
Past Perfect
Will
Would
can
Could
may
Might
is/are
was/were
was/were
had been
have/has
had
had
had had
must
must or had to
Examples:
I am sorry i was rude to you.I wish hadn't been rude to you.
He is shy and clumsy.The teacher wishes he wasn't shy and clumsy
Third conditional/Conditional Type III
Conditional Type III is used to express conditions in the past that didn't happen and can never be fulfilled.It is often used to express regret or criticism.
Like the other conditionals, a third conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause.
Form
(IF Clause)
(Main Clause)
If I had saved my money,
I would have built a house.
If I had worked harder,
I could have passed my exam.
If Aicha hadn’t been raped,
She shouldn’t have fled her village.
Or...
(Main Clause)
(IF Clause)
I would have escaped
if she had warned me.
Barcelona could have won the match
if Etoo had returned to full fitness.
He should have played against Real
if he had resumed team training.
Wish/If Only
Wish/If only are used to express regret,wanting change or complaint.
The table below lists the changes that occur when we use wish/If only :
Tenses
Change
Simple Present
Simple past
Simple Past
Past Perfect
Will
Would
can
Could
may
Might
is/are
was/were
was/were
had been
have/has
had
had
had had
must
must or had to
Examples:
I am sorry i was rude to you.I wish hadn't been rude to you.
He is shy and clumsy.The teacher wishes he wasn't shy and clumsy
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