18/12/12

Grammar focus:  Third conditional

Grammar Presentation

These are things which are:

1. in the past, and therefore impossible to change
2. we use it to express regret

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If +	Past Perfect +	would have +	Past Participle
	(continuous)	wouldn't have
If	I hadn't studied, I	wouldn't have	passed the exam.
If	I had seen him, I	would have	told him.
If	she hadn't gone out, she	wouldn't have	got sick.
If	John hadn't been driving, he	wouldn't have	got a fine.

If the result is not sure, we can use: Would Probably, Might Have or Could Have

If	I had studied, I	might have	passed the exam.
If	I had seen him, I	could have	told him.
If	she hadn't gone out, she	probably wouldn't have	got sick.

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Would(n't) have +	Past Participle +	if +	Past Perfect
could/might have			(continuous)
I could have	passed the exam	if	I had studied.
I would have	told him	if	I had seen him.
She might have	gone to the party	if	she had known about it.
He wouldn't have	bought it, even	if	he had had the money.

Note:

Sometimes the ‘IF’ clause is implied, but not spoken:

• He wouldn’t have said that. (if he had been there)
• I would have done it. (if you had asked me)
• I wouldn’t have let him get away with it. (if I had been there)

Exercise 1

Change the words in brackets into their correct form

1. If you ______________ interrupting me the whole time, I would have enjoyed the movie. (be)
2. If I had had your number, I _____________________ you. (phone)
3. They _____________________ that route if they had known that there were road works. (take)
4. I wouldn't have booked that holiday if I ______________ there was a cheaper deal. (know)
5. If I _________________ my job, I wouldn’t have moved to London. (lose)
6. I ________________ used Groupon if I had known that it existed. (have)
7. If I had seen the weather forecast, I _________________ an umbrella. (pack)
8. If the weather ________________better yesterday, I would have gone for a swim. (be)

Reading comprehension and free practice:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXYkGg1Hv3VFNlh8WlmxU6DAewUy0rr8pcG50rBYx-M/edit

End of class ex: 

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4A_18kf4PY

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQ-31Eeulk8EWFuQjNRotM1qO8seOnfnuSq5FiLng8o/edit

Pick ten scenarios from the song. Imagine they happened to someone you know. Make sentences  using the third conditional.

eg: If he hadn't done his own electrical work, he wouldn't have burnt his house down!