5 Examples of Third Conditional Sentences

5 Examples of Third Conditional Sentences

Structure: If + past perfect, would/wouldn’t have + past participle.

1) If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.

2) If she would have worked harder, her team had won in the next game.

3) She would have reacted like that if you hadn’t said it in front of everybody.

4) If you hadn’t worked yesterday, you would have passed today.

5) If I had traveled more when I was younger, I would not have tired now.

Explanation:

1) “If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.” This type of sentence expresses a past unreal situation and it implies that if one had done what they were supposed to do according to instructions, something else might have happened.

2) “If she would have worked harder, her team had won in the next game.” This is another example of third conditional which talks about an unreal situation that happened in the past.

3) “She would have reacted like that if you hadn’t said it in front of everybody.” This is another example of the third conditional which suggests what might have happened if one had not done something.

4) “If you hadn’t worked yesterday, you would have passed today.” This is another example of third conditional which suggests what might have happened if one had not done something and it implies that this did not happen because one failed to follow the instructions.

5) “If I had traveled more when I was younger, I would not have tired now.” Here we will talk about an unreal situation in the past and it implies that if one had done what they were supposed to do according to instructions something else might have happened.