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  Conditional The conditional tense is used to predict something that can happen, something that might happen, and something that we expect to happen. In English, many sentences that use conditionals contain the word if. Many of the conditionals in English are used in sentences that contain verbs with one of the past tenses. This usage is referred to as "the unreal past" because we are using the past, but it doesn't actually refer to The conditional tense is used to predict something that can happen, something that might happen, and something that we expect to happen. In English, many sentences that use conditionals contain the word if. Many of the conditionals in English are used in sentences that contain verbs with one of the past tenses. This usage is referred to as "the unreal past" because we are using the past, but it doesn't actually refer to something that happened in the past. There are five ways to form conditional sentences in ...

  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 … Negat...