Week 16
Third Conditional: evaluar decisiones del pasado.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Constructs third conditional sentences to express regrets, hypothetical past situations, and their consequences.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• Structure: If + Subject + Past Perfect, Subject + would have + Past Participle (e.g., 'If I had studied, I would have passed').
• Use: Imagining a different past that did not happen; expressing regret or relief.
• Pronunciation: Contracting 'would have' to 'would've' / 'could've' in spoken English.

Practical Challenge: If Only...

Write 3 third conditional sentences about famous historical regrets (e.g., Titanic, dinosaur extinction, or a personal choice) using correct grammar.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Exit ticket: Complete: 'If she had woken up early, she _______ (not miss) the bus.'

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