Look at the highlighted sentences in the dialogue and answer the questions below. Then read the Learn this! box and complete the examples.
1 What tense is used in the if clause?
2 What form is used in the main clause?
3 How is ‘have’ pronounced?
LEARN THIS! The third conditional a We form the third conditional with if + past perfect, would have + past participle. If I had seen her, I would have offered her a lift. b We use the third conditional to talk about imaginary situations and to say how things could have been different in the past. If you hadn't gone by taxi, you 1_______ (not arrive) on time. c We often use it to express regret or criticism. If you 2_______ (leave) earlier, you 3_______ (not be) late! |
LEARN THIS! The third conditional
a We form the third conditional with if + past perfect, would have + past participle.
If I had seen her, I would have offered her a lift.
b We use the third conditional to talk about imaginary situations and to say how things could have been different in the past.
If you hadn't gone by taxi, you 1 wouldn’t have arrived (not arrive) on time.
c We often use it to express regret or criticism.
If you 2 had left (leave) earlier, you 3 wouldn’t have been (not be) late!
