Conditional Sentences Type 3, Definition and Example Sentences

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.