Learn English Grammar: The 3rd Conditional

“If I had __________, I would have ________.” Learn to talk about regrets and what might have happened by using the third conditional. In this English grammar lesson, you’ll learn how to use the 3rd Conditional to talk about things in the past that you wish you had done or had NOT done! I’ll show you the two parts of such sentences, and how to construct them easily and confidently. I’ll also give you advanced examples and practice so you can understand and start using this important conditional correctly and confidently yourself. You can do it!

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Thanks Mr.Benjamin for learning us to talk about regrets and what might have happened by using the third conditional. Due to this English grammar lesson, we’ll learn how to use the 3rd Conditional to talk about things in the past that you wish we had done or had NOT done!
Thanks a million for your quiz because it was right up my alley

Jannyl

Hello Janyl! As I had not seen your comments for some time, I am glad to hear from you indirectly.

beernaard

Sorry for the mistake Benjamin, I wanted to thank you for the lesson and, seeing Jenny’s comment, give her a friendly greeting from a regular on the site, like her.

beernaard

If you had not advised me,l would have not to take the quiz.

Gaddafi Malam Yahaya

Sorry Gaddafi Malam Yahaya,

it is great that you are practicing this really hard grammar topic, that said, in my opinion, this sentence should be :

If you had not advised me, I wouldn´t have taken the quiz.

Unfortunately, Benjamin is explaining the 3. conditional in a mediocre way and he does not mention a lot of the aspects that should be mentioned here.

Luckily, there are some great lessons and teachers here so I can either revise or learn hier a lot.