TYPE-3: UNTRUE(CONTRARY TO FACT)IN THE PAST We use type-3 when the time is past and the condition cannot be fulfilled because the action in the if-clause didn't happen. The most commonly used form is ; IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD HAVE V3 Truth =>She didn't study hard enough ,so she didn't pass the test. Conditional Sentence: If she had studied hard enough, she would have passed the test. Truth => I drove so fast , so I had an accident. Conditional Sentence: If I hadn't driven so fast, I wouldn't have had an accident. Truth => Merve and Senem didn't see the signal, so they didn't stop. Conditional Sentence: If Merve and Senem had seen the signal , they would have stopped. Truth => It was raining , so I didn't take the kids to the beach. Conditional Sentence: If it had not been raining, I would have taken the kids to the beach. Truth => We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money. Conditional Sentence: If we had had enough money, we would have gone by air. Truth => The exit door were blocked , so people couldn't escape from the burning wall. Conditional Sentence: People could have escaped from the burning wall if the exit door hadn2t been blocked. Truth=> She was late for work, because she didn't hear the clock ring. Conditional Sentence: If she had heard the clock ring, she wouldn't have been late for work. TENSES OR STRUCTURES WE CAN USE IN TYPE-3 Conditionals Home Page