Third Conditional, tambin -Type III- Refiere a una situacin hipottica del pasado y se forma segn la estructura : if + past
perfect + conditional perfect. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos. If clause If + Past Perfect tense If I had won the lottery, Main clause would/could/might + have + past participle I would have traveled around the world.
If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world. Si yo hubiera ganado la lotera, habra viajado por todo el mundo. If I had seen him, I would have told him about you. Si lo hubiese visto, le habra contado acerca de ti. If I had known the answer, I would have raised my hand. Si hubiese sabido la respuesta, habra levantado mi mano. If she had come on Saturday, I would have seen her. Si ella hubiese venido el sbado, la habra visto. If they had left earlier, they would have arrived on time. Si ellos hubiesen salido ms temprano, habran llegado a tiempo. If we had studied harder, we might have passed the test. Si hubisemos estudiado ms duro, podramos haber aprobado la prueba. If you had gone to Brazil, you would have had lots of fun. Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habras tenido mucha diversin. If I hadn't been so busy, I could have helped you. Si no hubiese estado tan ocupado, te podra haber ayudado.
El tercer condicional, tambin llamado the past conditional, se usa para hablar de algo irreal o imposible en el pasado. Aunque parezca complicado, es siempre la misma estructura y, adems, es muy parecida al castellano. Se forma con una primera parte de la oracin: If + subject + past perfect. If you had rung the doorbell. Y a continuacin: Subject + would have + past participle They would have opened the door. La verdad es que no tocaste el timbre, pero imaginemos que lo hubieras hecho. If you had rung the doorbell, they would have opened the door. Si hubieras tocado el timbre, habran abierto la puerta. Ten cuidado, porque despus de if no se puede colocar la partcula would. If I would have gone es incorrecto. Tanto la parte de la oracin que comienza con 'if' como la parte que comienza con 'would' pueden ir en primer lugar dentro de la oracin. We would have paid more for the car if they had repaired the dent in the door. Habramos pagado ms por el coche si ellos hubieran arreglado la abolladura de la puerta. If I had taken my dog to the show, it would have won a ribbon. Si hubiera llevado a mi perro al concurso, habra ganado un premio. If the line had been any longer, I would have torn up the tickets and left. Si la cola hubiera sido ms larga, habra roto las entradas y me habra marchado. Adems de would, se puede usar might y could: If the time hadn't expired, we might have scored another goal. S el tiempo no se hubiera agotado, puede que hubiramos marcado otro gol.
If we had seen the pliers, we could have used them to fix the pipe. Si hubiramos visto los alicates, podramos haberlos usado para arreglar la tubera.