English grammar B2 · Lesson 4 of 4
Third and mixed conditionals
The third conditional imagines a different past: plus the past perfect, then plus the participle: .
A mixed conditional links a past condition to a present result: . Or a present condition to a past result: .
In speech, sounds like , but it is always written , or shortened to . Never write .
Examples
- If we had known, we would have helped.
- If she had taken the job, she would live in London now.
- I would have called if I had had your number.
- If it hadn't rained, we would have gone out.
- You would've loved the concert.