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Terceiro Condicional

Third Conditional

O terceiro condicional descreve situações hipotéticas no passado — coisas que não aconteceram, e imagina resultados diferentes. Expressa arrependimento, crítica ou alívio sobre eventos passados. A estrutura é: If + mais-que-perfeito, would have + particípio passado.

QUANDO USAR

Use para falar sobre situações passadas que NÃO aconteceram, e imaginar qual TERIA SIDO o resultado. Comum para expressar arrependimento, criticar ações passadas ou imaginar resultados alternativos.

ESTRUTURA

positiveIf + past perfect, would have + past participle

If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.

**Se** **tivesse estudado** mais, **teria passado** no exame.

negativeIf + past perfect, wouldn't have + past participle

If they had taken a taxi, they wouldn't have missed the flight.

**Se** **tivessem pegado** um táxi, **não teriam perdido** o voo.

questionWould S + have + past participle + if + past perfect?

Would she have called you if she had known your number?

Ela **teria ligado** para você **se** **soubesse** seu número?

PALAVRAS-SINAL

if
would have
could have
might have
had (done)

EXEMPLOS

If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.

**Se** **tivesse estudado** mais, **teria passado** no exame.

She would have called you if she had known your number.

Ela **teria ligado** para você **se** **soubesse** seu número.

If they had taken a taxi, they wouldn't have missed the flight.

**Se** **tivessem pegado** um táxi, **não teriam perdido** o voo.

I would have helped you if you had asked me.

Eu **teria ajudado** você **se** **tivesse pedido**.

He might have got the job if he had arrived on time.

Ele **poderia ter conseguido** o emprego **se** **tivesse chegado** a tempo.

ERROS COMUNS

If I would have studied harder, I would have passed.

If I had studied harder, I would have passed.

Na cláusula if, use o mais-que-perfeito (had + particípio passado) — NÃO 'would have'.

She would have pass the exam if she had studied.

She would have passed the exam if she had studied.

Depois de 'would have', use a forma de particípio passado (passed, não pass).

Dica

Terceiro condicional = arrependimento ou imaginar o passado de forma diferente. Ambas as partes estão no passado: If + HAD done (mais-que-perfeito) → WOULD HAVE done (resultado passado). Nada pode mudar — tudo é hipotético!