Open Mind Intermediate Unit 6 Grammar 1 THIRD

Open Mind Intermediate Unit 6 Grammar 1 THIRD CONDITIONAL

THIRD CONDITIONAL 1. What are the speakers discussing? a presentation that could have gone better 2. What was Speaker B’s problem? not enough time 3. Can you notice an error? would prepare would have prepared A: If you had prepared more, the presentation would have been better. B: If you had given me more time, I would prepare more.

THIRD CONDITIONAL 1. Which comment is about the past: a, b or both? b 2. Did Speaker A ask for help? No A: I couldn’t do all the work on my own! a B: If you asked me, I would help you. b B: If you had asked me, I would have helped you.

THIRD CONDITIONAL Other examples using the third conditional: • If I had known about the concert, I would have bought a ticket. • She would have come to the party if you had told her. • If you hadn't spent all your money, you could have bought that new computer. • If you had told me about the delay sooner, we might not have had so many problems with the project.

THIRD CONDITIONAL A: I didn't get the job. B: Oh, no! Maybe if you had prepared better for the interview, they would have hired you. The third conditional structure is made up of ____ two clauses. The condition is introduced by the word __. if The condition is in the ______ past perfect form. The result clause is would + _____ have + past participle.

THIRD CONDITIONAL if-clause If + past perfect, result clause would/could/might + have + past participle If you had _______ have _____ found studied (study) you would economics, (find) a better job. If you had _______ bought (buy) that ticket, you might _____ have ____ won (win) the prize! TIP: If the result clause comes before the ifclause, we don’t use a comma (, ) between them.

THIRD CONDITIONAL A: If I had bought a ticket, I would have come with you. B: You could/might have bought a ticket if you hadn't already spent all your money! We use third conditional to talk about real/unreal situations in the past. We can use could/might ______ in the result clause instead of would to talk about results that were possible in the past.

THIRD CONDITIONAL What's wrong? had 1. If I would have known you’d changed the time, I wouldn't have been late for the meeting. 2. We would have bought you a ticket if you asked us in time. had asked 3. If you would have met her, you had liked her. had would have

THIRD CONDITIONAL What would have happened? What would have happened if you had/hadn't …? If I had/hadn't …, I would have … I might have … if I had/hadn't … TIP: When speaking, we often use contractions. For example, I would becomes I'd.

THIRD CONDITIONAL Grammar wrap-up 1. What verb form do we use in the if-clause of the third conditional? 2. In which situation are third conditionals most likely to appear? 3. Is there a similar grammar structure in your language?