Third conditional | Unreal conditional in the past

The third conditional describes a hypothetical unreal situation in the past. We are imagining the result of something that did not happen. We are imagining a different past. The condition takes the past perfect tense. The structure of the result part of the sentence is: subject + would have + the past participle form of the verb. "would" is a type of modal. We can use other modals in the third conditional, such as "might" and "could". I explain their meaning with clear examples in this video. I also explain the difference between the second and third conditional with examples. This video will be of particular interest to ESL students and teachers. The accent is a British English accent. Private English lessons & speaking practice: http://goo.gl/XfbfTt Here are some other related English lessons: Videos: Past perfect tense:    • Past simple tense | English grammar rules   Playlists: All English conditionals :    • Conditionals in English grammar   Grammar:    • learn English grammar   General advice:    • How to improve your English   Listening practice:    • English listening practice   Vocabulary:    • learn English vocabulary   Andrew, Crown Academy of English http://www.crownacademyenglish.com   / crown_english      / crownacademyenglish   Photo credits: “Young Businesswoman” Image courtesy of photostock | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Man” Image courtesy of graur codrin | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Friendly Female Doctor Smiling Isolated Over White” Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net "Portrait Of A Businesswoman” Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Stylish Portrait Of Handsome Businessman” Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Business Women Pointing” Image courtesy of photostock | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Professional Business Executive” Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Young Woman Suffering From Headache” by Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net "Smiling Young Man With Thumbs Up Gesture" Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net