Third Conditional: no

possibility
The first conditional and second conditionals talk about
the future. With the third conditional we talk about
the past. We talk about a condition in the past that
did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this
condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but
with no possibility of the dream coming true.
Last week you bought a lottery ticket. But you did not
win. :-(
condition result
Past Perfect WOULD HAVE + Past
Participle
If I had won the
lottery
I would have bought a car.
Notice that we are thinking about an impossible past
condition. You did not win the lottery. So the condition
was not true, and that particular condition can never be
true because it is finished. We use the past perfect tense
to talk about the impossible past condition. We use
WOULD HAVE + past participle to talk about the
impossible past result. The important thing about the
third conditional is that both the condition and result
areimpossible now.
Sometimes, we use should have, could have, might
have instead ofwould have, for example: If you had
bought a lottery ticket, you might have won.
Look at some more examples in the tables below:
IF condition result
past perfect WOULD HAVE + past
participle
If I had seen Mary I would have told her.
If Tara had been free
yesterday
I would have invited her.
If they had not passed
their exam
their teacher would have
been sad.
If it had rained yesterday would you have stayed at
home?
If it had rained yesterday what would you have
done?

result IF condition
WOULD HAVE + past
participle
past perfect
I would have told Mary if I had seen her.
I would have invited Tara if she had been free
yesterday.
Their teacher would have
been sad
if they had not passed their
exam.
Would you have stayed at
home
if it had rained yesterday?
What would you have done if it had rained yesterday?
Tercer Condicional: ninguna posibilidad

Los primeros condicionales condicionales y segundo hablan del futuro. Con el tercer condicional
hablamos del pasado. Hablamos de una condicin en el pasado que no sucedi. Es por eso que no
hay ninguna posibilidad de que esta condicin. La tercera condicin es tambin como un sueo,
pero sin posibilidad de que el sueo se haga realidad.

La semana pasada usted compr un billete de lotera. Pero no ganaste. :-(

resultado de su
Past Perfect TENDRA + Participio Pasado
Si me hubiera tocado la lotera me habra comprado un coche.
Ntese que estamos pensando en una condicin de pasado imposible. Usted no gan la lotera. As
que la condicin no era cierto, y esa condicin particular nunca puede ser verdad porque ha
terminado. Usamos el pasado perfecto para hablar de la condicin pasada imposible. Nos empleo
tendra + participio pasado para hablar sobre el resultado pasado imposible. Lo importante de la
tercera condicin es que tanto la condicin como resultado son imposibles ahora.

A veces, usar debe tener, podra tener, podra tener lugar de que pueda tener, por ejemplo: si
usted haba comprado un billete de lotera, que podra haber ganado.
Mira algunos ejemplos ms en las siguientes tablas:

IF condicin resultado
pasado perfecto TENDRA + participio pasado
Si yo hubiera visto a Mara le habra dicho ella.
Si Tara haba estado libre de ayer me hubiera invitado a ella.
Si no hubieran pasado su examen de su maestro habra sido triste.
Si hubiera llovido ayer hubieras quedado en casa?
Si hubiera llovido ayer qu habras hecho?

resultado IF condicin
TENDRA + participio pasado perfecto
Se lo habra dicho a Mara si la hubiera visto.
Habra invitado a Tara si hubiera estado libre de ayer.
Su maestro habra sido triste si no hubieran pasado su examen.
Te has quedado en casa si hubiera llovido ayer?
Qu habra hecho usted si hubiera llovido ayer?
Third Conditional, tambin -Type III- Refiere a una situacin hipottica del pasado y se
forma segn la estructura : if + past perfect + conditional perfect. Aqu tienes algunos
ejemplos traducidos.
If clause Main clause
If + Past Perfect tense would/could/might + have + past participle
If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world.



If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world.
Si yo hubiera ganado la lotera, habra viajado por todo el mundo.
If I had seen him, I would have told him about you.
Si lo hubiese visto, le habra contado acerca de ti.
If I had known the answer, I would have raised my hand.
Si hubiese sabido la respuesta, habra levantado mi mano.
If she had come on Saturday, I would have seen her.
Si ella hubiese venido el sbado, la habra visto.
If they had left earlier, they would have arrived on time.
Si ellos hubiesen salido ms temprano, habran llegado a tiempo.
If we had studied harder, we might have passed the test.
Si hubisemos estudiado ms duro, podramos haber aprobado la prueba.
If you had gone to Brazil, you would have had lots of fun.
Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habras tenido mucha diversin.
If I hadn't been so busy, I could have helped you.
Si no hubiese estado tan ocupado, te podra haber ayudado.

If you had phoned me, I would have known you were here.
Si tu me hubieses telefoneado, habra sabido que estabas aqu.
If they had invited us, we would have accepted at once.
Si ellos nos hubiesen invitado, habramos aceptado de inmediato.
If she had explained me the problem, I would have understood it.
Si ella me hubiese explicado el problema, lo habra entendido.
If I hadn't forgotten his number, I would have phoned him.
Si no hubiese olvidado su nmero, lo habra llamado.
If it hadn't rained, we would have gone fishing.
Si no hubiese llovido, habramos ido a pescar.
If my sister had been here, she would have enjoyed this.
Si mi hermana hubiese estado aqu, habra disfrutado esto.
If they hadn't drunk so much last night, they wouldn't have felt sick today.
Si no hubiesen tomado tanto anoche, no se habran sentido enfermos hoy.
If he had worked more, he could have saved more money.
Si l hubiese trabajado ms, podra haver ahorrado ms dinero.

We make the third conditional by using the past perfect after 'if' and then 'would
have' and the past participle in the second part of the sentence:
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to
imagine the result of this situation.
If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we
know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)
If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot,
and so I did feel sick).
If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane
She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
He would have been on time for the interview if he had leftthe house at
nine

Hacemos el tercer condicional utilizando el pasado perfecto despus de "si" y luego "tendra" y el
participio pasado en la segunda parte de la frase:

Si + pasado perfecto, ... sera + tener + participio pasado
Habla sobre el pasado. Se utiliza para describir una situacin que no sucedi, y para imaginar el
resultado de esta situacin.

Si hubiera estudiado, habra aprobado el examen (pero, en realidad sabemos que ella no estudi y
por eso no pas)
Si yo no hubiera comido mucho, no me he sentido enferma (pero yo no comer mucho, y por lo que
me senta enfermo).
Si hubiramos tomado un taxi, no habramos perdido el avin
Ella no habra sido cansado si ella se haba ido a la cama ms temprano
Ella se habra convertido en un maestro si se hubiera ido a la universidad
Habra llegado a tiempo para la entrevista si hubiera salido de casa a las nueve
Grammar The 3rd (Third) Conditional!
by MELANIE on AUGUST 17, 2010
The 3rd conditional sentence structure is also
called the past unreal conditional or past
hypothetical conditional. It is used to imagine a
different past than the one that happened.
If I hadnt eaten so much, I wouldnt have gotten* so
fat.

The if clause is unreal. It did not happen.
The result is what would have happened IF
the ifclause were real:
If I hadnt eaten so much,
Did I eat a lot? Yes, I did. However, Im imagining
what would have happened if I hadnt eaten so
much.

What would have happened if I hadnt eaten so
much? The result:
I wouldnt have gotten* so fat.
Am I fat now? Yes. I would not be fat now if hadnt
eaten so much in the past. If I ate well in the past, I
would not be fat now.
*In American English, gotten is used at the past
participle of got. In British English, gotten is not
used.
[I'm not fat in real life! I am just using this as an
example sentence!]

The 3rd conditional form:
If + past perfect, would have + past participle

NOTES:
*the past perfect tense = had + past participle
*in spoken English, subject + would AND subject +
had are usually contracted:
Id, youd, shed, hed, wed, theyd

*Because you are imagining the past, you can ONLY
use if. In this sentence structure, you cannot
use when, after, or any other time conjunction
Common uses of this sentence
structure:
1.What would you have done if ?
What would you have done if you hadnt been
accepted at any university?
What would you have done if we hadnt been there
to help?
What would you have done differently if you had
known you would never speak to him again?

2. If I had known
If I had known that you needed help, I would have
come!
If we had known you were sick, we would have
gone to visit you in the hospital.
We wouldnt have driven all this way if we had
known the museum was closed.
If I had known that you needed a ride to school, I
would have driven you.
I really wanted to see that movie! If I had known
you were going, I would have gone with you!

3. You can use this sentence structure to
express regret about something in the past, and to
wish the past had happened differently.
If we had known the movie was so awful, we
wouldnt have wasted our money on it.
If I had finished high school and gone to university,
I would have gotten a better job.

4. You can use this structure
to criticize someone/something or point out
mistakes:
If you hadnt stayed out so late last night, you
wouldnt have slept in and been late for work!
It would have been quicker if we had taken a taxi to
the park instead of walking.


Gramtica - El tercero (Tercera) Condicional!
por Melanie el 17 de agosto 2010
La tercera estructura de la oracin condicional tambin se llama el pasado irreal condicional o
pasado hipottico condicional. Se utiliza para imaginar un pasado diferente que el que pas.

Si yo no hubiera comido tanto, yo no habra conseguido * tan gordo.



La clusula if es irreal. Eso no sucedi. El resultado es lo que habra pasado si la clusula if fuera
real:

Si yo no hubiera comido tanto,

Com mucho? S, lo hice. Sin embargo, me estoy imaginando lo que habra pasado si no hubiera
comido tanto.



Qu hubiera pasado si no hubiera comido mucho? El resultado:

... Yo no habra conseguido * tan gordo.

Soy gordo ahora? S. No estara de grasa ahora si no haba comido tanto en el pasado. Si comiera
bien en el pasado, yo no estara ahora en grasa.

* En Ingls Americano, 'metido' se utiliza en el participio pasado de 'got'. En Ingls britnico,
'conseguido' no se utiliza.

[No soy gordo en la vida real! Yo slo estoy usando esto como una frase de ejemplo!]



La tercera forma condicional:

Si + pasado perfecto, tendra + participio pasado



NOTAS:
* los ltimos perfectas = tensas tenido + participio pasado

* en Ingls hablado, sujeto + sera Y al tema + haba suelen ser contratados:

Me gustara, te, ella, haba, habamos, que haban



* Debido a que usted se est imaginando el pasado, se puede utilizar slo si. En esta estructura de
la oracin, no se puede utilizar cuando, despus, o cualquier otra combinacin tiempo

Los usos ms comunes de esta estructura de la oracin:

1.Que habra hecho usted si ...?

Qu habras hecho si no hubieras sido aceptado en cualquier universidad?

Qu habras hecho si no hubiramos estado all para ayudar?

Qu habras hecho diferente si hubiera sabido que nunca hablar con l de nuevo?



2. Si lo hubiera sabido ...

Si hubiera sabido que necesitabas ayuda, me hubiera venido!

Si hubiramos sabido que estabas enfermo, nos habramos ido a visitarlo en el hospital.

No habramos conducido hasta aqu si hubiramos sabido el museo estaba cerrado.

Si hubiera sabido que necesitabas un paseo a la escuela, me habra impulsado usted.

Tena muchas ganas de ver esa pelcula! Si hubiera sabido que te ibas, me habra ido con usted!



3. Puede utilizar esta estructura de la oracin para expresar su pesar por algo en el pasado, y
desearle el pasado haba ocurrido de otra manera.

Si hubiramos sabido que la pelcula era tan horrible, no habramos perdido nuestro dinero en
ella.

Si hubiera terminado la escuela secundaria y se han ido a la universidad, me habra conseguido un
mejor trabajo.



. 4 Puede utilizar esta estructura para criticar a alguien / algo o sealar los errores:

Si no hubieras quedado hasta tan tarde la noche anterior, no habra dormido y ha llegado tarde al
trabajo!

Hubiera sido ms rpido si hubiramos tomado un taxi hasta el parque en lugar de caminar.