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If we hadn't stayed out so late, I wouldn't have overslept.

If she hadn't lost her temper, Jack wouldn't have left.

If my dad had gone to university, he might have become a teacher.

Third conditional

Third conditional is used to talk about something that could’ve been avoided.

“"If we hadn’ overslept,we wouldn't have been late to class”

(But they DID oversleep so they were in fact late to class)

The if clause can come before or after the main clause.

We use past perfect in the if clause and would/wouldn’t have in the main clause.

I’d have come if you had invited me. (But you didn't so I did not in fact come.)

You should be more careful when you are cooking

You shouldn't have reblogged that because you knew I didn’t like it.

I might have been a unicorn.

Criticising past actions

Should / could / might / needn't have + past participle

1 We can use shouldn't have to express disapproval of past actions.

She shouldn't have laughed at her brother.

2 We use should have, might have or could have to say what the right way to behave was, in our opinion.

She should / could / have / might have been kinder!

3 We use needn't have to say an action was unnecessary.

You needn't have shouted, I was right beside you.

It was considerate of her to give an abandoned kid her barbie.

It was courageous of him to feed the crocodile.

It was deceitful of the police officer to let the thief free.

He is acting very cowardly.

Behaviour

W,e often use these structures to describe somebody’s behaviour:

1.It+be + adjective + of somebody to do something

It was kind of you to help.

it would be short-sighed of Eva to leave school.

2.It/That + be + adjective +of somebody

It/That was thoughtless of him.

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