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Third Conditional (3rd Conditional) Definition

Third Conditional (3rd Conditional)

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Formation: If + Past Perfect, + Would have + Past Participle

1/ For imaginary past actions, where the conditions for the action WERE NOT satisfied.

eg: If you'd been there, you would've seen it. (The conditions were not met because the person was not there and as a result did not see it.)

See Also:

Conditionals; Modal Verb; 1st Conditional; 2nd Conditional; Zero Conditional; Verb

Category:

Conditionals

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