20 Third Conditional Sentences Examples, If Clauses Type 3
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Conditionals Type 3 differs both in sentence structure and in the meaning of the sentence. It can be one of the most difficult grammar topics when doing Type 3 exercises. In other words, If Clause Type 3 sentences have the meaning of complaining. To put it more clearly, it is possible to explain as follows; it tells how the effect of a past situation, that is, the condition, will be in the presence or absence of it. It refers to the imaginary talking of events or situations that are completely past, that is, complaints about the past situation. If Clause Type 3 is used to express complaints about past situations, regrets, things that are unlikely to happen.
To better understand Conditionals Type 3, it would be a good start to examine the “If” clause, which is considered as a sub-clause, and the main clause structurally.
Here are Conditionals type 2 expressions and example sentences
1.If you had studied hard enough for the exam, you could have been first in the exam.
2.If your brother hadn’t been rude to us, my family would have liked him very much.
3.If you hadn’t made us wait so long, we could have caught the bus.
4.If you had married me, you would have been the happiest person in the world.
5.If you had listened carefully to the teacher, you would have understood what she meant to you.
6.If they had not warned us, bad things would have happened to us.
7.What would you have done if you hadn’t become an actress?
8.If I had waited for you more, I would have missed the plane.
9.If she had gone on a picnic, she would have had a lot of fun.
10.If I had studied hard enough, I would have passed the math exam.
11.If scientists hadn’t invented the cures for the illnesses, a lot of people would have died.
12.If they had worked hard, they would have finished on time.
13.If he had come, he would have seen me.
14.If he had been good at math, he would have got a high score from the exam last week.
15.If we had had the necessary ingredients for a cake, we could have made a cake.
16.If I had been a smart boy, I would not have annoyed my mother.
17.If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
18.If we had had the necessary ingredients for a cake, we could have made a cake.
19.If I had been a smart boy, I would not have annoyed my mother.
20.If Marry had had a meeting, she would have gone to the Office.
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