What would you do
if you were a King or a Queen?
Last night, Mary watched TV late.
She overslept this morning.
If Mary hadn’t watched TV late last night, she wouldn’t have overslept.
Because Mary overslept,
she missed the school bus.
If Mary hadn`t overslept,
she wouldn’t have missed the school bus.
Mary missed the school bus,
so she came to class late.
If Mary hadn’t missed the school bus,
she wouldn’t have come to class late.
She didn’t study hard. She failed the exam.






If she had studied hard, she could have passed the exam.

She didn’t have good friends. She wasn’t very happy.






If she had had good friends, she would have been very happy.
He drove carelessly. He had a serious accident.






If he hadn’t driven carelessly, he wouldn’t have had a serious accident.
Structure
If she had studied hard, she would have passed the exam.

 If + S + had V3, S +would +have V3.
If clause main clause
If + S1 + had(not) + V3, S2 would/could (not) have V3.



Usage:
We use conditional type 3 to express unreal conditions in the past.
Ex: My parents punished me because I went out late last night.
 My parents wouldn’t have punished me if I hadn’t gone out late last night.
Matching
Match the If clauses in the column A with the appropriate Main clauses in the column B


Key:

1c
2a
3d
4e
5b
Completing
Complete these sentences using the conditional type 3:
If I (know) that you were ill last week, I would have gone to see you.
I would have bought a new bicycle if I (have) enough money.
If I had had a motorbike, I (go) home immediately.
If he had worked hard, he (pass) his exam.

had known
had had
would have gone
would have passed
We (enjoy) the party better if it had not been so long.
He wouldn’t have begun to learn Russian if he (know) the difficulties.
If the rain (stop), I would have gone for a walk.
If you (call) him, he would have come.
If he had not been late every day, he (lost) his job.
If I had not fell tired, I (go) to bed so early.
would have enjoyed
had known
had stopped
had called
would not have lost
would have not gone
Further Practice
2 pictures
The first picture with the If clause
Develop the Main clause from the second picture to make a meaningful sentence

I would have bought this car
Example
If I had had a lot of money,
If I had waken up early
If I had waken up early, I would have caught the bus
to school.
If she had not been sick
If she had not been sick, she would have gone on holiday.
If he had made a shopping list
If he had made a shopping list, he would have remembered to buy bread.

If I had had another umbrella
If I had had another umbrella, I would have lent it to you.