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jueves, 15 de marzo de 2012

Third Conditional

Third Conditional sentences:
If + had + past participle, would + have + past participle.

Use third conditional sentences to talk about a hypothetical/imaginary situation in the past (which didn't happen) and its consequence.
Compare:
Yesterday, I got up late and missed my bus. (= the real situation)
If I hadn't got up late yesterday, I wouldn't have missed my bus. (= the hypothetical/imaginary situation)
To make a third conditional, use if + past perfect and would + have + past participle.
The contraction of had is 'd.
You wouldn't have been late if you'd got up earlier.

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