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D: We are going to explain the third conditional. Its structure is: Condition Result IF + PAST PERFECT ...

WOULD + HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE In addition, we can also change the order. It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation. M: Therefore, we use the third conditional to talk about unreal situations in the past. The subordinate clause (if-clause) is always in the past perfect tense. The main clause in the conditional (would have + participle). Escribe en la pizarra: Nature:unreal Time: Past For example: If I had known her telephone number, I would have phoned her. ( en la pizarra Y decimos su traduccin: Si yo hubiera sabido su nmero de telfono, yo lo habra telefoneado. D: Sometimes, we use should have, could have, might have instead of would have. For example: If you had bought a lottery ticket, you could have won. ( en la pizarra) Traduccin: Si t hubieras comprado un billete de lotera, t podras haber ganado. Ahora le preguntamos a la clase. M: We are going to ask some questions to see if you understood the conditional. First student. If you had won the lottery ... Continue the sentence. D: Second student. You have passed the exam of physical and chemical? Segn la respuesta: If you had studied, you would have passed it. If you hadn't studied, you wouldn't have passed it. M: Third student. The world would have been a better place if... Continue the sentence. M:Now we are going to distribute some exercises to review this conditional. Repartimos las hojas.

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