The Third Conditional in Belarusian grammar is used to express unreal or hypothetical situations in the past, often followed by an imagined result. This conditional form consists of two clauses: the “if” clause, which usually contains the past perfect tense; and the main clause, which contains the past conditional form of the verb. When learning the Third Conditional in Belarusian, it is important to practice using both of these clauses in order to fully understand and apply this grammatical concept.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentence using the Third Conditional
1. ŠŠ°Š»ŃŠ±Ń ŃŠ½ *ŠæŃŠ°ŃŠ°Š²Š°Ń* (work) Š±Š¾Š»ŃŃ, ŃŠ½ Š½Š°Š²ŃŃŃŃŃŃ Š±Ń.
2. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± Ń *Š·Š½Š°Ń* (know) Š³ŃŃŠ° ŃŠ°Š½ŠµŠ¹, Ń Š± ŠæŠ°ŃŃŃŠæŃŃ ŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ°Š¹.
3. ŠÆ Š± Š·Š°Š³Š°Š²Š¾ŃŃŠ»Š° Š· ŃŠ¹, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š±Ń Ń *Š·Š“ŃŠ¼Š°Š»Š°ŃŃ* (get) Ń Š°ŃŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃŠµ Ń ŃŠ¾Š¹ ŃŠ°Ń.
4. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± Š¼Ń Š½Šµ *Š·Š³ŃŠ±ŃŠ»Ń* (lose) Š³ŃŠ¾ŃŃ, Š¼Š¾Š¶Š° Š±ŃŃŃ ŠµŃ Š°Š»Ń Š½Š° Š²Š°ŠŗŠ°ŃŃŃ.
5. ŠŠµŠ· Š²Š°ŃŠ°Š¹ ŠæŠ°Š“ŃŃŃŠ¼ŠŗŃ Ń Š± Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»Ń Š½Šµ *ŃŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŃŃ* (finish) ŠŗŠ»Š°ŃŃŃŃŠ½ŃŃ Š¼ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŃ.
2. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± Ń *Š·Š½Š°Ń* (know) Š³ŃŃŠ° ŃŠ°Š½ŠµŠ¹, Ń Š± ŠæŠ°ŃŃŃŠæŃŃ ŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ°Š¹.
3. ŠÆ Š± Š·Š°Š³Š°Š²Š¾ŃŃŠ»Š° Š· ŃŠ¹, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š±Ń Ń *Š·Š“ŃŠ¼Š°Š»Š°ŃŃ* (get) Ń Š°ŃŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃŠµ Ń ŃŠ¾Š¹ ŃŠ°Ń.
4. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± Š¼Ń Š½Šµ *Š·Š³ŃŠ±ŃŠ»Ń* (lose) Š³ŃŠ¾ŃŃ, Š¼Š¾Š¶Š° Š±ŃŃŃ ŠµŃ Š°Š»Ń Š½Š° Š²Š°ŠŗŠ°ŃŃŃ.
5. ŠŠµŠ· Š²Š°ŃŠ°Š¹ ŠæŠ°Š“ŃŃŃŠ¼ŠŗŃ Ń Š± Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»Ń Š½Šµ *ŃŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŃŃ* (finish) ŠŗŠ»Š°ŃŃŃŃŠ½ŃŃ Š¼ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŃ.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence using the Third Conditional
6. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŃ Š¼Š½Šµ *ŠæŠ°Š·Š²Š°Š½ŃŃ* (call) ŃŠ°Š½ŠµŠ¹, ŃŃŃ Š±ŃŠ»Š¾ Š± Ń
ŃŃŃŃŠ¹.
7. ŠÆ Š°ŃŃŃŠ¼Š°Ń Š±Ń Š“Š¾Š±ŃŃŃ Š°ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŃ, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š± Ń *Ń ŃŃŃŃŠ¹* (faster) ŠæŃŃŠ°Ń ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŃŠ¾Š»ŃŠ½ŃŃ.
8. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŠ½ Š±ŃŃ ŃŠ²Š°Š¶Š»ŃŠ²ŃŠ¼, ŃŠ½ *ŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ* (consider) Š±Š¾Š»ŃŃ ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŠ°Ń Ń ŃŠ²Š°ŃŠ¼ Š²ŃŃŃŃŠæŠµ.
9. ŠÆŠ½Š° *Š²ŃŠ¹Š³ŃŠ°Š½Š°* (win) Š¼ŠµŠ“Š°Š»Ń, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŠµ Š½Š¾Š³Š° Š½Ń Š·Š°Š±Š°Š»ŠµŠ»Š°.
10. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŃ Š½Š°Š¼ Š½Šµ *Š°Š“Š“Š°Š»* (give) ŃŠ²Š°Ń Š“Š°Š¼Š°ŃŠŗŃŃ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŃ, Š¼Ń ŠæŠ°ŃŠæŠµŠ»Ń Š± Š½Š° ŃŠ°Š·Š²Š°Š¶ŃŠ½Š½Šµ.
7. ŠÆ Š°ŃŃŃŠ¼Š°Ń Š±Ń Š“Š¾Š±ŃŃŃ Š°ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŃ, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š± Ń *Ń ŃŃŃŃŠ¹* (faster) ŠæŃŃŠ°Ń ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŃŠ¾Š»ŃŠ½ŃŃ.
8. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŠ½ Š±ŃŃ ŃŠ²Š°Š¶Š»ŃŠ²ŃŠ¼, ŃŠ½ *ŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ* (consider) Š±Š¾Š»ŃŃ ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŠ°Ń Ń ŃŠ²Š°ŃŠ¼ Š²ŃŃŃŃŠæŠµ.
9. ŠÆŠ½Š° *Š²ŃŠ¹Š³ŃŠ°Š½Š°* (win) Š¼ŠµŠ“Š°Š»Ń, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŠµ Š½Š¾Š³Š° Š½Ń Š·Š°Š±Š°Š»ŠµŠ»Š°.
10. ŠŠ°Š»Ń Š± ŃŃ Š½Š°Š¼ Š½Šµ *Š°Š“Š“Š°Š»* (give) ŃŠ²Š°Ń Š“Š°Š¼Š°ŃŠŗŃŃ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŃ, Š¼Ń ŠæŠ°ŃŠæŠµŠ»Ń Š± Š½Š° ŃŠ°Š·Š²Š°Š¶ŃŠ½Š½Šµ.