B2 GRAMMAR · PRACTICAL GUIDE

Third conditional

Imagine a different result for a past situation that did not happen.

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STRUCTUREif + had + past participle, would have + past participle
BEST FOR · past regrets, reflection and alternative outcomes

See the pattern in use

POSITIVE
If I had checked the address, I would have arrived on time.Adresi kontrol etseydim zamanında varırdım.
NEGATIVE
I wouldn’t have missed it if I had left earlier.
QUESTION
What would you have changed?

Common learner mistake

If I would have known, I had called.If I had known, I would have called.

Read the structure again, then say the corrected sentence aloud as one complete phrase.

TURN THE RULE INTO A SKILL

Notice it. Say it. Use it.

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