1. Complete the third conditional sentences.
Use the verbs in brackets.
1. If I _______________(be) there I _______________(tell) 2. Write the words in the correct order to
him what had happened. make sentences. Omit one word each time.
2. You_____________ (not/find) any parking space if you 1. had / would /who/ done / there / you / if/ been /
_______________ what / you / have?
(arrive) at four o'clock. _______________________________________
3. If Alice _________________(make) some friends in 2. have/ me / followed / would /can/ you / I/ had /
Rome she _________(feel) less lonely. been/ If/ frightened.
4. (He/get) angry if we______________(not/give) him the _______________________________________
money back?
5. If you __________(ask) me
3. known/ hadn't / him/ If/ we / phoned / have / we
_______________________(lend) you my bike. / wouldn't/theirs.
6. (Mark's friends/not/understand) if he _______________________________________
________________(not/translate) Tom's speech? [Link]/ hurt/ wouldn't / hadn't/ cried / have /
7. If we _________(not/lose) our passports we himself/ he / he / if.
_____________( leave) . _______________________________________
8. If they _______________(have/already) breakfast they 5. they / would / written / had / they / enough/
_____________(come) with us. have/ if/ time /leave/ had .
9. Steve ____________(not/do) his homework if _______________________________________
you___________(not/help) him.
10. She____________(be) kinder if they
________(not/be) so horrible to her
[Link] third conditional sentences. Look at 4. Complete the sentences a-j with the best
the example. ending from the following list.
They didn’t ask for money. I didn’t give to them. 1. they (find) two tickets 2. she (get) nervous
If they had asked for money I’d have given it to 3. we (stay) longer 4. I (not/throw) it away
them. 5. he (be) kinder to her 6. they (have) fun
7. you (not/lose) my 8. you (not/help) him
number
1. The sea was rough. We didn't windsurf.
9. we (not/disturb) her 10. she (tell) us about
If the them
sea ........................................................................
a.
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b. If it hadn't been
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late ...................................................................
2. There weren't any friends of mine at the party.
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I didn't enjoy myself.
c. You'd have called me
If
if .......................................................................
there .....................................................................
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d. If Jason and Paul had come
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here ..................................................................
3. She overslept. She missed the bus.
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If
e. If Laura had made new
she ........................................................................
friends ..............................................................
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f. She wouldn't have sent back his flowers
4. He left his wallet at home. He didn't pay the
if .......................................................................
bill.
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If
g. They'd have gone to the theatre
he ................................................................... if .......................................................................
....................................................................... ....................
........................................... h. If that pullover hadn't
5. They phoned us. We arrived on time. shrunk ..............................................................
If .............................
they ...................................................................... i. Jennifer would have carried on reading
.............................................................................. if .......................................................................
..................................................... ....................
Key
EX. 1
1. had been - 'd have told 2. wouldn't have found - had arrived 3. had made - 'd have
felt 4. would he have got - hadn't given 5. had asked - 'd have lent 6. Wouldn't Mark's
friends have understood - hadn't translated 7. Hadn't lost - 'd have left 8. had already
had- 'd have come 9. wouldn't have done - hadn't helped 10. 'd have been - hadn't
been •
EX.2
1. What would you have done if you had been there? 2. I would have been frightened
if you had followed me. 3. If we hadn't phoned him we wouldn't have known. 4. He
wouldn't have cried if he hadn't hurt himself. 5. They would have written if they had
had enough time. •
EX.3
1. If the sea hadn't been rough we'd have windsurfed. 2. If there had been some
friends of mine at the party I'd have enjoyed myself. 3. If she hadn't overslept she
wouldn't have missed the bus. 4. If he hadn't left his wallet at home he'd have paid the
bill. 5. If they hadn't phoned us we wouldn't have arrived on time.
EX.4
1. If it hadn't been late we'd have stayed longer. 2. You'd have called meif you hadn't
lost my number. 3. If Jason and Paul had come here they'd have had fun. 4. If Laura
had made newfriends she'd have told us about them. S. She wouldn't have sent back
his flowers if he had been kinder to her.6. They'd have gone to the theatre if they had
found two tickets 7. If that pullover hadn't shrunk I wouldn't have thrown it away. 8.
Jennifer would have carried on reading if we hadn't disturbed her. 9. Ann wouldn't
have won the competition if she had got nervous. 10. Phil wouldn't have made it if you
hadn't helped him.