The Third Conditional in Kannada grammar is used to express situations in the past where the action is contrary to what actually happened. These are often used to show regret, or to speculate what could have occurred under different circumstances. In this format, the past perfect tense is used in the if-clause (the hypothetical part), and would have + past participle is used in the main clause (the resultant part).
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²¹ą³ą²ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³* (go) ą²
ą²¦ą²°ą³, ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²ą²ą²¾ą²¤ą²µą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą²Ŗą³ą²Ŗą²æą²øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³.
2. ą²
ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²¬ą²ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦* (come) ą²Øą³ą²øą²°, ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²ą²¾ą²°ą²µą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą²²ą³ą²Ŗą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦.
3. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²¬ą²ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ* (come) ą²Øą³ą²øą²°, ą²ą²¹ą²¾ą²° ą²®ą²ą²ą²µą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²øą³ą²°ą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
4. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²¤ą²¾ą²ą³* (drink) ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³, ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą³ą² ą²¹ą³ą²ą³ą²ą²æą²øą²æą²ą³ą²³ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³.
5. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²¤ą²²ą³ą²Ŗą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ* (reach), ą²Øą³ą²µą³ ą²øą²ą³ą²Æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą²²ą³ą²Ŗą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct verb form to make a third conditional sentence in Kannada.
6. ą²
ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²¬ą²ą²¦ą²³ą³* (come) ą²ą²ą²¦ą³ ą²Øą³ą²µą³ ą²ą²µą²æą²·ą³ą²Æ ą²¹ą³ą²³ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ, ą²ą²ą³ą²ą³ ą²¬ą²¾ą²²ą³ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą²²ą³ą²Ŗą²æą²øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ.
7. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³* (read), ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²Ŗą²°ą³ą²ą³ą²·ą³ą²ą²¾ą²ą²æ ą²¬ą³ą²²ą²æą²ą³ą²°ą²øą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
8. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ* (read), ą²Øą³ą²µą³ ą²Ŗą³ą²øą³ą²¤ą²ą²µą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²®ą³ą²ą²æą²øą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
9. ą²
ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²¹ą³ą²”ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą²Øą³* (hit), ą²
ą²µą²Øą³ ą²ą³ą²®ą³ ą²ą³ą²²ą³ą²²ą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
10. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²®ą³ą²øą²°ą³* (eat) ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³ą²°ą²æ, ą²Øą³ą²µą³ ą²Ŗą³ą²Æą²¾ą²ą²æą²Æą³ ą²ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²¤ą²Ŗą³ą²Ŗą²æą²øą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą²æą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
