Third conditional/Conditional Type III

Third conditional/Conditional Type III

Conditional Type III is used to express conditions in the past that didn't happen and can never be fulfilled.It is often used to express regret or criticism.
Like the other conditionals, a third conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause.

Form

(IF Clause)	(Main Clause)
If I had saved my money,	I would have built a house.
If I had worked harder,	I could have passed my exam.
If Aicha hadn’t been raped,	She shouldn’t have fled her village.

Or...

(Main Clause)	(IF Clause)
I would have escaped	if she had warned me.
Barcelona could have won the match	if Etoo had returned to full fitness.
He should have played against Real	if he had resumed team training.

Wish/If Only
Wish/If only are used to express regret,wanting change or complaint.
The table below lists the changes that occur when we use wish/If only :

Tenses	Change
Simple Present	Simple past
Simple Past	Past Perfect
Will	Would
can	Could
may	Might
is/are	was/were
was/were	had been
have/has	had
had	had had
must	must or had to

Examples:
I am sorry i was rude to you.I wish hadn't been rude to you.He is shy and clumsy.The teacher wishes he wasn't shy and clumsy.

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