Complete Overview of Third Conditional Hi guys! Throughout your English learning journey I'm sure many of you have been taught about the different conditionals - 0, 1, 2, 3. I find that students are usually only given a quick overview on this topic and many of you are still struggling, especially with the 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Do you know the difference between these two? I've decided to start this blog series with the THIRD conditional, the craziest of all! Why crazy? Well, it's the most IRREAL and HYPOTHETICAL conditional, used to talk about IMAGINARY situations... that could have happened in the PAST but DID NOT happen! Here we go... ______ Third Conditional “If I had gone to bed at 10, I would’ve missed the TV show.” (If + had + past participle + would + have + past participle) IMAGINARY PAST, DIDN’T HAPPEN Explanation: Used to talk about the past, about situations that did not happen. It talks about what would’ve happened if something different had happened! - For example: “If she had gone to university, she would have been a teacher.” OR “She would have been a teacher if she had gone to university” ** - Example II: She wouldn’t have missed her interview if she had left on time.” **Note: Notice the change in the comma: we only need to use one when we start with the “if” clause (for all conditionals). For the Spanish speakers here: Es como "si me hubiera acostado a las 10, me habría perdido el programa de televisión" - Recuerde que "hubiera" = "had" y "habría" = "would have" ;) _____ See, it's not so bad! We just have to remember that this conditional is used to past situations that did not actually happen, and remember the grammatical structure. PLEASE, write some examples of THIRD conditional statements in the comments and we can correct them together :)