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  If Clauses – Type 3 is used to express the past and  the impossible situations that can no longer be changed. In other words, The condition specified in  the clause is imaginary or unreal or impossible condition in the past that did not happen. The tense in if clause is generally past perfect tense; the tense in main clause is generrally modal perfect ( would + have + V3 ) Although there are different uses which we will specify below; Type If clause (condition) Main clause (result) Type 3 Past perfect If   +   Past perfect continuous         Could have + 3 would Subject Examples: If he had talked to me, I would have listened to him. ( but he didn’t talk to me ) If it had rained last weekend,  we would have stayed at home. ( but it didn’t rain last weekend) If she had saved enough money, she would have bought a new bicycle. ( but she didn’t save enough money ) Notes: 1. The sentence can begin with an if cla...

  In a type 2 conditional sentence, the tense in the "if" clause is the simple past, and the tense in the main clause is the present conditional or the present continuous conditional. used to think of the opposite of an event that is happening in the present or in the future, to express the result of this imaginary condition If clause (condition) Main clause (result) If + simple past present conditional or present continuous conditional If this thing happened that thing would happen. As in all conditional sentences, the order of the clauses is not fixed. You may have to rearrange the pronouns and adjust punctuation when you change the order of the clauses, but the meaning is identical. Examples If it rained, you would get wet. You would get wet if it rained. If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so tired. You wouldn't be so tired if you went to bed earlier. If she fell, she would hurt herself. She would hurt herself if she fell. Function The type 2 conditional re...