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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES |
Conditionals are sentences with two clauses – an ‘if clause and a main clause – that are closely related.
There are 4 main types of CONDITIONAL sentences in English
| THIRD CONDITIONAL |
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if clause |
main clause |
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If + Past Perfect |
Would have+Past Participle |
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If I had gone to the party |
I would have seen you |
Use:
• To describe a hypothetical situation or event in the past. The past situation or event is contrary to known facts, i,e, it is an unreal or impossible situation.
If you had been more careful last night , you wouldn't have broken your leg.