Third conditional in indirect speech
When reporting a third conditional, we apply no tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. changes.
"If they had been more careful, they wouldn't have been killed in the accident", the policeman muttered.
The policeman remarked that they wouldn't have been killed in the accident if they had been more careful.
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