Third Conditonals

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Warm Up Activity
Talk about last week. Did you have a good week? Would you
change anything?
I went to the park
with my friends.
That was great!
I didn’t clean my
room. Maybe I
would
change that.
I had a good
week, but I didn’t
finish
my homework.

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What are Conditionals?
In conditional sentences, the action or situation in the main
clause is the result of the if/when clause. Look at
some examples.
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.
If she hadn’t lost her phone, she would have called me.
Are these situations in the past or in the present?
Reveal Answer
In the past

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What are Third Conditionals?
We use third conditionals to talk about imaginary results of past
actions that didn’t happen.
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.
= They didn’t study very hard so they didn’t pass the test.
If she hadn’t lost her phone, she would have called me.
= She lost her phone so she couldn’t call him.

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What are Third Conditionals?
We use the past perfect tense with would + have + past
participle. We can also use modal verbs such as could or might.
Look at two more examples.
If I hadn’t moved to another city, we would have
stayed friends.
= They moved city so they didn’t stay friends.
If we hadn’t scored that final goal, we might not
have won the game.
= They did score the final goal so they won the game.

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Third Conditionals
Like all conditional sentences, we can change the sentence
structure with no change in meaning. Look at the example from
the previous slide.
If I hadn’t moved to another city, we would have stayed friends.
Or…
We would have stayed friends if I hadn’t moved to another city.
What differences can you see?
• The two sentences have changed order.
• ‘If..’ is in the middle of the sentence.
• There isn’t a comma. (,)

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Sentence Completion
Put the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
If Joseph hadn’t helped (not help) me with my homework,
I
wouldn’t have finished
(not finish) it on time.

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Sentence Completion
Put the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
If I
had studied
(study) Spanish at school,
would/could have moved
I
graduating university.
(move) there after

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Sentence Completion
Put the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
If they
hadn’t bought
(not buy) tickets in advance,
wouldn’t have been able
they
concert.
(not be able) to go to the

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Sentence Completion
Put the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
You
would/might have enjoyed
you
hadn’t spent
(enjoy) the film if
(not spend) all that time on your phone.

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Sentence Completion
Put the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
If I
hadn’t joined
I
wouldn’t have met
(not join) the book club,
(not meet) my best friend, Rachael.

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Sentence Matching
Match sentences 1-6 with their endings a-f.
1. If I had listened more carefully,
a. she wouldn’t have had time to
finish the project.
2. If she hadn’t woken up early,
b. if we had known it was going
to rain.
3. If I had worked more this
weekend,
c. we would have visited the beach
4. We wouldn’t have had a party
d. I would have understood
the task.
5. She could have won the race
e. I would have earned more money.
6. If we had gone on holiday,
f. if she hadn’t fallen over.

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Third Conditionals
Look at the picture. Make sentences using the third conditional.
Use the words in the box to help you.
film
enjoy
noise
cry
talk
Example: We would have enjoyed the
film if there hadn’t been so much noise.

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Third Conditionals
Look at the picture. Make sentences using the third conditional.
Use the words in the box to help you.
mountains
walk
nature
holiday
rain
Example: If it hadn’t rained, we
could/would have walked in the
mountains.

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Third Conditionals
Look at the picture. Make sentences using the third conditional.
Use the words in the box to help you.
chocolate cake
sick
hungry
birthday
full
Example: If you hadn’t eaten all that
chocolate cake, you wouldn’t have
felt sick!

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Third Conditionals
Look at the picture. Make sentences using the third conditional.
Use the words in the box to help you.
let
name
pet
dog
parents
Example: If my parents would have let
me have a dog, I would have named him
Kermit.

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Third Conditionals
Look at the picture. Make sentences using the third conditional.
Use the words in the box to help you.
library
quiet
homework
go
books
Example: If I had gone to the library, I
would have finished my homework
more quickly.

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Speaking
Ask and answer these questions.
1
1.
If you had lived in a different city, would you have had the
same hobbies?
2
1.
If you had studied harder for your last exam, would you have
achieved higher marks?
3
1.
How would your plans have changed if it had rained all weekend?
4
1.
If you had woken up late this morning, would you have been late
for school?
5
1.
If you could have eaten anything for
breakfast, what would you have chosen?