2ND YEAR BAC

UNIT 6

Conditional Type 3
What is a Conditional Sentence?
Conditional Sentences are made of two parts: IF CLAUSE & MAIN CLAUSE If I have a lot of money, I will feel happy.
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

The action on MAIN CLAUSE can take place only when the condition on IF CLAUSE is fulfilled.

What are the types of Conditional?

When is it used?
0 1 2 3 Present + Real facts Future + Real facts Future + Imaginary Situation Past + Imaginary Situation

IF CLAUSE
If I have my Bac, If I have my Bac, If I had my Bac, If I had had my Bac,

MAIN CLAUSE
I feel happy I will feel happy I would feel happy I would have felt happy

Conditional Type 3:
* Form: If clause
PAST PERFECT

Main clause
Would / Could / Might + have + P.P.

* Examples:
If I had worked hard, If she had asked me, If you had come early, I could have passed the exam I would have helped her you might have met him

* The If Clause can come at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. If you had spoken English, she could have understood you. If we had walked faster, we wouldnt have been late.
SAID KARIM

She could have understood you if you had spoken English. We wouldnt have been late if we had walked faster.
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2ND YEAR BAC

UNIT 6

1- Answer the following questions:

ABCDIn which case do we use CT3? What is the structure of CT3? What happens when CT3 Sentence starts with the Main Clause? Is there always Could in the Main Clause?

2- Match A to B and cross Comma if unnecessary:

I might have come to see you If he had had enough courage If I hadnt made effort He would have been happy If my handwriting hadnt been clear , , , , , I wouldnt have succeeded in my Baccalaureate He could have jumped The teacher couldnt have read my essay If I had read your SMS If I had taken him out with me

3- Give Conditional Type 3 sentences of these situations:

ABCDEMy foot hurts me. I cant play sport Theyre on time because they took the bus She is happy because her dad arrived I respect her. Shes my mother FCB didnt play well. RMA won the match

SAID KARIM

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2ND YEAR BAC

UNIT 6

1- Answer the following questions:

ABCDWe use CT3 for Past Unreal / Imaginary Situations If Clause = Past Perfect / Main Clause = Would/could/might + Have + PP When CT3 Sentence starts with the Main Clause we remove Comma The Main Clause contains either COULD, WOULD or MIGHT

2- Match A to B and cross Comma if unnecessary:

I might have come to see you If he had had enough courage If I hadnt made effort He would have been happy If my handwriting hadnt been clear I wouldnt have succeeded in my Baccalaureate , He could have jumped The teacher couldnt have read , my essay X If I had read your SMS X If I had taken him out with me ,

3- Give Conditional Type 3 sentences of these situations:

ABCDEIf my foot hadnt hurt me, I could have played sport They wouldnt have been on time if they hadnt taken the bus She wouldnt be happy if her dad hadnt arrived If she hadnt been my mother, I might not have respected her If FCB had played well, RMA couldnt have won the match

SAID KARIM

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