third conditional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure used to convey unreal or unfulfilled events in the past, containing an if clause (with a verb in the past perfect) and a main clause (with would + the bare perfect infinitive of a verb).

Word forms

third conditional third conditionals
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