A little practice. A world of possibilities.ہر روز تھوڑی انگریزی، ہر روز نیا اعتماد
ONE LESSON. ONE USEFUL STEP.

Third conditional

ماضی کی فرضی صورت

B2 · Grammar · About 8 minutes

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  1. 1 · Understand
  2. 2 · Questions
  3. 3 · Sentence game
  4. 4 · Your reward

First, understand this idea.

If + had + past participle; result mein would have + past participle. Yeh guzray hue waqay ki different possibility hai.

ماضی میں نہ ہونے والی صورت اور اس کے ممکنہ نتیجے کے لیے third conditional استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

If + past perfect, would have + past participle

If I had left earlier, I would have caught the bus.

اگر میں پہلے نکلتا تو بس پکڑ لیتا۔

Read the full lesson first

The third conditional imagines a different past and its possible result. It is useful for reflecting on events, but it does not change what actually happened.

First, understand the idea.

If + had + past participle; result mein would have + past participle. Yeh guzray hue waqay ki different possibility hai.

If + past perfect, would have + past participle

See it. Hear it. Say it.

If I had left earlier, I would have caught the bus.

اگر میں پہلے نکلتا تو بس پکڑ لیتا۔

She would have helped if she had known.

اگر اسے معلوم ہوتا تو وہ مدد کرتی۔

If we had practised, we might have played better.

اگر ہم مشق کرتے تو شاید بہتر کھیلتے۔

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEIf I would have known…
A BETTER WAYIf I had known…

Now make it your own.

Reflect on a small missed opportunity. Write an imagined different action and result.

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