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third conditional

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
third -con-di-tion-al
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

third conditionals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zero conditional first conditional second conditional mixed conditional

Questions

What does third conditional mean?
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).

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