third conditional
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Noun
- {{lb|en|grammar|linguistics}} A [[structure]] used to [[convey]] [[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).
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