The Third Conditional
The third conditional expresses unreal or hypothetical situations in the past—events that did not actually happen.
Start the condition clause with اگر (if) and a verb in the Past Perfect. The result clause typically uses the Past Perfect as well.
| If they had plowed the land, the soil would have been fertile. | اگر آنها زمین را شخم زده بودند، خاک حاصلخیز شده بود.agar ânhâ zamin râ shokhm zade budand, khâk hâsel-khiz shode bud. |
| If the farmer had given fertilizer, the crop would have been fruitful. | اگر کشاورز کود داده بود، محصول پربار شده بود.agar keshâvarz kud dâde bud, mahsul porbâr shode bud. |
Using the Past Continuous
If the hypothetical result describes an ongoing action or repeated habit, use the Past Continuous in the result clause. The condition clause remains in the Past Perfect.
| If we had bought natural fertilizer, we would have harvested a better crop. | اگر ما کود طبیعی خریده بودیم، محصول بهتری برداشت میکردیم.agar mâ kud tabi'i kharide budim, mahsul behtari bardâsht mikardim. |
| If the tree had been fruitful, it would have taken a week for us to harvest the apples. | اگر درخت پربار شده بود، یک هفته طول میکشید تا ما سیبها را برداشت کنیم.agar deraxt por-bâr shode bud, yek hafte tul mikeshid tâ mâ sib-hâ râ bardâsht konim. |
Negative Forms
To make either the condition or the result negative, just add the prefix نـ to the verb.
| If the door of the greenhouse had remained closed, the pests would not have come inside. | اگر در گلخانه بسته مانده بود، آفتها به داخل نیامده بودند.agar dar-e golkhâne baste mânde bud, âfat-hâ be dâkhel nayâmade budand. |
| If they had not plowed the land, the crop would have been destroyed because of the weeds. | اگر آنها زمین را شخم نزده بودند، محصول به خاطر علفهای هرز از بین رفته بود.agar ânhâ zamin râ shokham nazade budand, mahsul be khâtere alaf-hâ-ye harz az bein rafte bud. |
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