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3rd Conditionals

We can use the third conditional to express an imagined situation in the past that didn’t
actually exist or happen.

So, it is often used to express regret.

If + past perfect, would + have + past participle

• If I had planned the trip better, we would have had a better time.
• If I had known you were going, I would have gone too

When speaking, we can make the contraction in both clauses -

where in the first clause had becomes ‘d

and in the second clause would have becomes would’ve

• If I’d planned the trip better, we would’ve had a better time.

Negatives can also be used in either clause.

• If I’d planned the trip better, we wouldn’t’ve had such a bad time.

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