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Past Conditionals

This document discusses the third conditional, also known as the past unreal conditional. It provides examples of sentence structures using "if" clauses with past perfect verbs followed by conditional perfect verbs. The document also includes two worksheets with exercises to practice conjugating verbs in the third conditional form.

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Past Conditionals

This document discusses the third conditional, also known as the past unreal conditional. It provides examples of sentence structures using "if" clauses with past perfect verbs followed by conditional perfect verbs. The document also includes two worksheets with exercises to practice conjugating verbs in the third conditional form.

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Third / Past Unreal Conditional

If + Subject + Past Perfect (positive or negative) + Objects, Subject +


Conditional Perfect (would have done, positive or negative) +
Objects

Examples:

If he had finished the work on time, we would have played a round of golf
yesterday afternoon.
If the meeting had been successful, we would have become partners with Smith
and Co.

The 'if' clause can also be placed at the end of the sentence. In this case, no
comma is required.

Examples:

They would have been very happy if he had passed the exam.
Jane would have married Tom if he had asked her.

Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the correct tense used in the third
conditional.

1. If they _____ (have) the time, they would have attended the meeting.
2. Jason _____ (recognize) the winner if he had been told.
3. If I _____ (know) his name, I would have said hello.
4. If the president had been informed in time, he _____ (make) a different
decision.
5. If Mary _____ (try) again, she would have been successful.
6. The children wouldn't have been so upset if they _____ (be give -
use passive voice) the candy.
7. If Jerry _____ (spend) more money on the repair work, it would have
worked well.
8. We _____ (believe) them if they had told us the story.
9. She would have finished the report on time if she _____ (know) all the
facts.
10. If we _____ (not buy) that car, we wouldn't have gone on vacation.

Conditional 3 Worksheet 2
Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the correct tense used in the third
conditional, or sentence with 'wish'.
She _____ (wish) she had known about the problems.

1. If they _____ (ask) the right questions, they _____ (receive) the right
answers.
2. She wouldn't have been allowed to speak if she _____ (disagree) with
his point of view.
3. I _____ (wish) they had thought twice before doing that.
4. We wish we _____ (know) about those people.
5. Alice _____ (not speak) to him if she had been asked ahead of time.
6. They wouldn't have thought twice about dinner if they _____ (ask) to help
out with preparation.
7. She wishes she _____ (apply) for the bank position.
8. If I _____ (invest) in Apple, I would have become a millionaire!
9. Oliver _____ (not know) the answer if you had asked him.

Check your answers on the next page.

Conditional 3 Worksheet 1
Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the correct tense used in the third
conditional.

1. If they had had the time, they would have attended the meeting.
2. Jason would have recognized the winner if he had been told.
3. If I had known his name, I would have said hello.
4. If the president had been informed in time, he would have made a
different decision.
5. If Mary had tried again, she would have been successful.
6. The children wouldn't have been so upset if they had been given the
candy.
7. If Jerry had spent more money on the repair work, it would have worked
well.
8. We would have believed them if they had told us the story.
9. She would have finished the report on time if she had known all the facts.
10. If we hadn't bought that car, we wouldn't have gone on vacation.

Here are some more examples:


If she had been more careful, she
wouldn't have spilled her coffee.

(She wasn't careful, and this is the result.


You can't change the past, but you can talk
about it.)

If Stephanie hadn't climbed up the


tree, she wouldn't have fallen down
and broken her arm.

(But, in fact, she climbed the tree, fell down


and broke her arm)

If he had given up smoking, he


wouldn't have died at such an early
age.

(He didn't give up smoking, and then he died


because of this fact.)

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