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Third Conditional Grammar Exercises

This document provides exercises to check understanding of the third conditional by having students match sentence halves, reorder words to form sentences, and complete sentences using the third conditional structure. It focuses on conditional sentences describing hypothetical past situations and their consequences if something had been different in the past.

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Third Conditional Grammar Exercises

This document provides exercises to check understanding of the third conditional by having students match sentence halves, reorder words to form sentences, and complete sentences using the third conditional structure. It focuses on conditional sentences describing hypothetical past situations and their consequences if something had been different in the past.

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Grammar videos: Third conditional – exercises

Watch the video on our website and read the


conversation between Sophie and Yuna. Then do
these exercises to check your understanding of the
third conditional.

1. Check your understanding: matching


Match the two sentence halves and write a–g next to the numbers 1–7.

1…E….. I wouldn't have overslept a. if you'd asked.

2…C….. If she had gone to bed earlier, b. you wouldn't have been so stressed at the last minute.

3…A….. I could have lent you the money c. she wouldn't have been so tired.

4…G….. They wouldn’t have found out d. if you had studied medicine.

5…D….. You could have been a doctor e. if my alarm clock had gone off.

6…B….. If you'd been more organised, f. they wouldn't have had so many problems.

7…F….. If they’d taken my advice, g. if you hadn't told them.

2. Check your grammar: word 2 word


Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. have told me. would if remembered I you’d

If you’d remembered, I would have told me


2. would had have revised more, passed the exam. she If she

If she had revised more, she would have passed the exam

3. the train If we have hadn’t missed we would arrived on time.

If we hadn’t missed the train, we would arrived on time


4. If been there have met him . you’d could you

If you'd been there you could have met him


Grammar videos: Third conditional – exercises
5. I If could have I’d known helped.

If I’d known, I could have helped.

6. if could have gone wanted to. You you’d

If you’d gone, you could have wanted to. ………………………….…………………..

3. Check your grammar: gap fill


Complete the sentences using the third conditional.

1. He didn't get the job. He could buy a bigger flat.


= If he'd got the job, He could have to buy a bigger flat.

2. You didn't say you were sorry. She left.


= She wouldn't have left if she had say you were sorry.

3. You didn't tell us earlier. We didn't do anything.


= We could have done something f you would have told us earlier.

4. You stopped quickly. We didn't crash.


= If you hadn't stopped quickly, we wouldn't have crashed.

5. You didn't listen to me. This happened.


= This never would have happened if you if you would have to me.

6. You didn't apply for the job. You didn't get an interview.
= You might Got and interview if you'd applied for the job.

7. I went to the party. You persuaded me to go.


= I wouldn't have Party, If you had persuaded me to go.

8. I didn't know she was coming. I didn’t wait for her.


= I would have expected if I'd known she was coming.

Discussion

If you had been born a boy/girl, how would your life have been different?

Grammar videos: Third conditional – exercises 1 . Check your understanding: matching Match the t
Grammar videos: Third conditional – exercises 5. I If could have I’d known

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