Trzeci okres warunkowy
Zastosowanie
Trzeciego okresu warunkowego używamy, gdy wyobrażamy sobie konsekwencje czegoś, co nie spełniło się w przeszłości.
Formy
'If' -clause: past perfect | main clause: 'would have /should have' | |
be: | If I had been taller, | I would have become a policeman. |
have: | If he had had any money, | he would have left home. |
past perfect: | If we had gone by car, | we would have saved time. |
past perfect progressive: | If I had been trying harder, | I would have succeeded. |
could have; | If I could have stopped, | there wouldn't have been an accident. |
Wariant 1: 'If' + past perfect + modal
'If' -clause: past perfect tense | main clause: modal | |
If he had known the facts, | he could have told us what to do. | |
If he could have got the facts, | he might have told us what to do. | |
If he had been here yesterday, | he could have told us. | ability |
If he had been here yesterday, | he might have told us. | possibility |
If he had received a present, | he should have thanked her. | duty |