The third conditional

Use if with had and a past participle, followed by would have and a past participle, to imagine a different result in a finished past situation.

Lessons

10 available items
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    The third conditional

    Use if with had and a past participle, followed by would have and a past participle, to imagine a different result in a finished past situation.

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    A missed appointment · Building the third conditional

    Building the third conditional in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    A missed appointment · Expressing an unreal past result

    Expressing an unreal past result in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  4. 4

    Reviewing a purchase decision · Using could have for a possible result

    Using could have for a possible result in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  5. 5

    Reviewing a purchase decision · Evaluating a decision after it happened

    Evaluating a decision after it happened in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    Reviewing a presentation · Giving constructive feedback about the past

    Giving constructive feedback about the past in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    Reviewing a presentation · Distinguishing would have from might have

    Distinguishing would have from might have in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    A change that saved an event · Using a past conditional to explain a benefit

    Using a past conditional to explain a benefit in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    A change that saved an event · Describing an alternative scenario

    Describing an alternative scenario in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

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    Reflecting on a learning opportunity · Expressing a specific regret

    Expressing a specific regret in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Reading

5 available items
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    A missed appointment

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

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    Reviewing a purchase decision

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  3. 3

    Reviewing a presentation

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  4. 4

    A change that saved an event

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  5. 5

    Reflecting on a learning opportunity

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Writing

2 available items
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    Adapt the situation using new details · A missed appointment

    A 64–104 word writing task with a model and self-review.

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    Summarise the situation and add a suitable response · Reflecting on a learning opportunity

    A 60–100 word writing task with a model and self-review.

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