Grammar: ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 6: Third Conditional (Hypothetical past: If I had studied, I would have passed.)

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Third Conditional

Regrets & The Past (អ្វីដែលមិនអាចកែប្រែបាន)

Example: The Test

REALITY 🌑

1. I didn't study.
2. I failed.

IMAGINED ✨

If I had studied,
I would have passed.

If + Past Perfect, ...

("had" + Verb 3)

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... would have + Verb 3

(Result)

Examples (ឧទាហរណ៍)

If I had known, I would have called you.

ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំបានដឹង ខ្ញុំនឹងតេទៅអ្នក (តែការពិតខ្ញុំអត់ដឹង)

If she hadn't been sick, she would have come.

ប្រសិនបើនាងមិនឈឺទេ នាងនឹងមក (តែការពិតនាងឈឺ)

We would have visited if we had had time.

ពួកយើងនឹងមកលេង ប្រសិនបើពួកយើងមានពេល

Missed Flight ✈️

A sad story.

Sophea 👩

Why are you still here? Did you miss your flight?

Vireak 👨

Yes. I woke up late.

Sophea 👩

Oh no! If you had set an alarm, you wouldn't have slept late.

Vireak 👨

I know. If I hadn't missed it, I would have been in Bangkok now.

Check Understanding 🧠

Complete the sentences.

If I had studied harder, I ___ passed.

If she ___ to the party, she would have seen him.

Reality: "I didn't eat breakfast, so I am hungry."

Mission 📝

Any regrets?

Complete the thoughts:

Think about yesterday.

• 1. If I had woken up early...
  Example: ...I would have gone running.
• 2. If I hadn't forgotten my phone...
  (Write your ending)
• 3. If I had won the lottery...
  (Write your ending)