IF Clause Type 4

Form

if + Past Perfect + WOULD HAVE 3 COLUMN

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

Example: I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address.

Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Past Perfect andConditional II on how to form negative sentences.

Example: If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams.

Use

Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however. We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled.

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Sometime in the past, I wanted to send an invitation to a friend. I didn't find her address, however. So in the end I didn't send her an invitation.

Example: If John had had the money, he would have bought a Ferrari.

I knew John very well and I know that he never had much money, but he loved Ferraris. He would have loved to own a Ferrari, but he never had the money to buy one.

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type 4

What a match – your favourite team has lost again! So after the game, the supporters discuss what could have been different.

Complete the Conditional Sentences Type III.

1. If the midfielders would have passedhad passed the ball more exactly, our teamwould have hadhad had more chances to attack.
2. If the forwards would have runhad run faster, they would have scoredhad scored more goals.
3. Their motivation would have improvedhad improved if they would have kickedhad kicked a goal during the first half.
4. The fullbacks would have preventedhad prevented one or the other goal if theywould have markedhad marked their opponents.
5. If the goalie would have jumpedhad jumped up, he would have caughthad caught the ball.
6. If the referee would have seenhad seen the foul, he would have awardedhad awarded a penalty kick to our team.
7. Our team would have beenhad been in better form if they would have trainedhad trained harder the weeks before.
8. The game would have becomehad become better if the trainer would have senthad sent a substitute in during the second half.
9. If it would have beenhad been a home game, our team would have wonhad won the match.
10. If our team would have wonhad won the match, they would have movedhad moved up in the league.