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Grammar : Conditional type III

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Conditional type III

conditional

Form

if + Past Perfect,  would + present perfect

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

Example: I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address.

Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Past Perfect and Conditional II on how to form negative sentences.

Example: If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams.
Use

Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however. We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled.

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Sometime in the past, I wanted to send an invitation to a friend. I didn't find her address, however. So in the end I didn't send her an invitation.

Example: If John had had the money, he would have bought a Ferrari.

I knew John very well and I know that he never had much money, but he loved Ferraris. He would have loved to own a Ferrari, but he never had the money to buy one.

 

**Rewrirte the following sentences as suggested :

1- I didn't know it was your birthday; otherwise I would have bought you a present .

If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2-They tried to cross the brorders illegally , so they were arrested and expatriated

If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3- I didn't know he was so rich , that's why I didn't marry him . I really missed a golden opportunity.

I……………………………………………………………………if ……………………………………………….

4-The secretary often came to work late , that's why she was fired .

If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5- Our neighbour lost all her friends because she was a two-faced woman

If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

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