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9.5 third conditional 1.
Third conditional [
if + past perfect + would have + past participle or
would have + past participle + of + past perfect ]: to express how things might have been if something had (not) happened.
2.
Would have +
past participle can also be used in implied conditions.
3.
Would have +
past participle is not used to report what other people have said, unless what they originally said contains a third conditional.
4. An alternative form of the
third conditional is to replace the if clause with
had + subject
+ past participle . This is a very formal construction and there is no real need to use it.
YES NO 1
This mistake would not have been made if the authors
had been more careful. This mistake would not have been made if the authors
would have been more careful.
1 What
would have happened if the central bank
had not intervened ? What would have happened if the central bank
would not have intervened ?
2
This work would not have been possible without the help of the following people This work
was not possible without the help of the following people
= If the following people had not helped me.
3
One juror said that she would have Share with your friends: