"third conditional" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: third conditionals [plural]
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  1. (language education, grammar) A structure used to talk about unreal or unfulfilled events in the past, containing an "if" clause (with a verb in the past perfect) and a main clause (with would + the bare perfect infinitive of a verb). Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, mixed conditional

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