type 3
Type 3 Conditional Type 3 conditional sentences , are truly hypothetical or unreal. In these sentences, the time is past, and the situation is contrary to reality. The facts they are based on are the opposite of what is expressed. 1. Form In a Type 3 conditional sentence, the tense in the ‘if’ clause is the past perfect , and the tense in the main clause is the perfect conditional : If it had rainedyou would have got wet ‘IF’ CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE If + past perfect Perfect conditional If you had worked harder you would have passed the exam. Perfect conditional – form The perfect conditional of any verb is composed of two elements: would + the perfect infinitive of the main verb (= have + past participle): Subject would perfect infinitive He They would would have gone… have stayed… Affirmative I would have believed … Negative She wouldn’t have given… Interrogative Would you have left…? Interroga