Third conditional + Modals + Mixed conditionals
if + past perfect, …would + have + past participle
(Subject + had + past participle /
If you’d asked me, I’d have done it!
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If I had studied harder as a teenager, I would have gone to a better university.
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Most used to express regret (small or large) or to imagine the result of something that did not happen
This is the only conditional that talks about the past (in an imaginary way)
if + past perfect, …would + have + past participle
(Subject + had + past participle /
If you’d asked me, I’d have done it!
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If I had studied harder as a teenager, I would have gone to a better university.
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Most used to express regret (small or large) or to imagine the result of something that did not happen
This is the only conditional that talks about the past (in an imaginary way)
Life's frustrations!!
If I had left earlier, I wouldn't have missed the train
If I hadn't of driven so fast, I woudn't have got a speeding ticket
To tell people off
If you hadn't been so rude to your boss, you wouldn't have been fired
Think about a time when you were expecting a call - but the person didn't call and there was a result in the past
Think about a time when someone didn't reply to your message
If I had left earlier, I wouldn't have missed the train
If I hadn't of driven so fast, I woudn't have got a speeding ticket
To tell people off
If you hadn't been so rude to your boss, you wouldn't have been fired
Think about a time when you were expecting a call - but the person didn't call and there was a result in the past
Think about a time when someone didn't reply to your message
Using different modals in the main clause
Try using might and could in the main clause:
Might have = probability
(less certain than would have)
Could have = possibility