Conditional Sentences Type 3, Definition and Example Sentences
Uses;
- To Express regret about a situation in the past
- Hypothesis about the past
- Theoretical past situation
- An impossible situation because it had already happened
- Regret
Structure;
If + Past Perfect + Conditional Perfect (would have + Verb in the past participle)
Conditional sentences generally show us the possible outcome of a condition, that is, these sentences are sentences in which the expected actions are dependent on a condition. Conditionals Type 3, on the other hand, is a type of conditional sentence used to describe situations that have happened in the past and are impossible to change anymore. These sentences are usually used to make a serious criticism or express regret.
Example Sentences
- If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.
- If she had found his phone number, she might have called him for the party.
- If I could have spoken English very well, I would have talked to the tourists in Paris.
- If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
- If she had driven carefully, she wouldn’t have had an accident.
