Snackable Business English - If Clause III

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If Clause Type 3 H. E. Colby

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• The If Clause is the Conditional in English.

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• The If Clause Type III has the following pattern:

• If + Past Perfect,

• Conditional II (would + have + past participle)


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• The condition is located in the “if” part of the sentence.

• If + Past Perfect (Condition), Conditional I(action)


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It is impossible that the condition is fulfilled in Clause Type 3 situations because it refers to the past.


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• Example:

• If I had made extra money, I would have flown to Colorado.


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• If I had made extra money, I would have flown to Colorado.

• Meaning – I did not make extra money (the condition), so I did not fly to Colorado (action).

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• The sentence does not have to begin with IF.

• I would have flown to Colorado if I had made extra money.

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1. Melanie/work hard – visit Paris. 2. Buy a new car – Ted/saves his money.

3. Get a raise – Gina/gets the promotion.

QUIZ Form Type 3 IF Clauses.


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1. If Melanie had worked hard, she would have visited Paris. 2. Ted would have bought a new car if he had saved his money.

3. Gina would have gotten a raise if she had gotten the promotion.

QUIZ Form Type 1 IF Clauses.


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H. E. Colby, author of 21 Essential English Grammar Lessons, is a seasoned English professor who has been helping her students achieve their goals several years now.


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Snackable Business English - If Clause III