Third conditional | Unreal conditional in the past

The third conditional describes a hypothetical unreal situation in the past.

We are imagining the result of something that did not happen. We are imagining a different past.

The condition takes the past perfect tense.

The structure of the result part of the sentence is:

subject + would have + the past participle form of the verb.

"would" is a type of modal. We can use other modals in the third conditional, such as "might" and "could". I explain their meaning with clear examples in this video.

I also explain the difference between the second and third conditional with examples.

This video will be of particular interest to ESL students and teachers.

The accent is a British English accent.

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Here are some other related English lessons:

Videos:
Past perfect tense:    • Past simple tense | English grammar rules  


Playlists:

All English conditionals :    • Conditionals in English grammar  
Grammar:    • learn English grammar  
General advice:    • How to improve your English  
Listening practice:    • English listening practice  
Vocabulary:    • learn English vocabulary  


Andrew,
Crown Academy of English
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