TERCER CONDICIONAL (THIRD CONDITIONAL)
FUNCIÓN:
Utilizamos el tercer condicional para hablar de situaciones inesperadas en el pasado. También podemos usar could o might/may en lugar de would para hablar sobre los resultados que fueron posibles en el pasado.
FORMA:
If- cláusula
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Resultado
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Ejemplos
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If + past perfect
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Would, could,
might/may + have + past participle
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· If you had gotten up earlier, you wouldn´t have
missed the train.
· I would have studied history if had gone to college.
· If he had studied history, he might have become a
teacher.
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Usamos una coma
cuando la cláusula if está al comienzo de la oración.
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· If I had found a job near my hometown, I wouldn´t
have moved to Boston.
· I wouldn’t have moved to Boston if I had found a job
near my hometown.
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EJEMPLOS
AFIRMATIVA
If
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sujeto
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had
|
participio
|
sujeto
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would have
|
participio
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If
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I
|
had
|
known
|
I
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would have
|
gone
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NEGATIVA
If
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sujeto
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hadn’t
|
participio
|
sujeto
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wouldn’t have
|
participio
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If
|
I
|
hadn’t
|
known
|
I
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wouldn’t have
|
gone
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INTERROGATIVA
Would
|
sujeto
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have
|
participio
|
if
|
sujeto
|
had
|
participio
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Would
|
you
|
have
|
gone
|
if
|
you
|
had
|
known?
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NOTA:
En muchas ocasiones los hablantes nativos cambian el orden de la oración. Las dos opciones son correctas:
Opción 1: If I had known about the accident, I would have come earlier
Opción 2: I would have come earlier if I had known about the accident
