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3rd Conditional

The document discusses the third conditional, which is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen and their consequences. It provides examples of the third conditional and its form. It then provides practice exercises for learners to complete sentences using the correct third conditional verb forms.

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3rd Conditional

The document discusses the third conditional, which is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen and their consequences. It provides examples of the third conditional and its form. It then provides practice exercises for learners to complete sentences using the correct third conditional verb forms.

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3rd CONDITIONAL

It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to
imagine the result of this situation // Regrets // Things we cannot change in the past.

Examples:

If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick. (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel
sick)

If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane.

She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier.

She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university.

Form:

IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + HAVE + PAST


PARTICIPLE

WOULD + HAVE + PAST IF + PAST PERFECT


PARTICIPLE IF + PAST

Practice: Put in the correct third conditional verb form.

1. If you ______________ (not / be) late, we ______________ (not / miss) the bus.

2. If she ______________ (study), she ______________ (pass) the exam.

3. If we ______________ (arrive) earlier, we ______________ (see) John.

4. If they ______________ (go) to bed early, they ______________ (not / wake) up


late.

5. If he ______________ (become) a musician, he ______________ (record) a CD.

6. If she ______________ (go) to art school, she ______________ (become) a painter.


7. If I ______________ (be) born in a different country, I ______________ (learn) to

speak a different language.

8. If she ______________ (go) to university, she ______________ (study) French.

9. If we ______________ (not / go) to the party, we ______________ (not / meet)


them.

10. If he ______________ (take) the job, he ______________ (not / go) travelling.

11. He ______________ (be) happier if he ______________ (stay) at home.

12. She ______________ (pass) the exam if she ______________ (study) harder.

13. We ______________ (not / get) married if we ______________ (not / go) to the


same

university.

14. They ______________ (be) late if they ______________ (not / take) a taxi.

15. She ______________ (not / meet) him if she ______________ (not / come) to

London.

16. He ______________ (take) a taxi if he ______________ (have) enough money.

17. I ______________ (call) you if I ______________ (not / forget) my phone.

18. We ______________ (come) if we ______________ (be) invited.

Finish the sentences with a clause in the correct conditional.

1. If it is sunny tomorrow, _______________________________________________

2. If you sit in the sun too long, ___________________________________________

3. If I were you, _______________________________________________________

4. If I were the Prime Minister, ___________________________________________

5. If she had studied harder, ______________________________________________


6. If I won the lottery, __________________________________________________

7. If I hadn't gone to bed so late, __________________________________________

8. If I hadn't come to London, ____________________________________________

9. If you mix water and electricity, ________________________________________

10. If she hadn't stayed at home, ___________________________________________

11. If I go out tonight,____________________________________________________

12. If I were on holiday today, _____________________________________________

13. If I had listened to my mother, __________________________________________

14. If I hadn't eaten so much, ______________________________________________

15. If it rains later, ______________________________________________________

16. If I were British, _____________________________________________________

17. If I were the opposite sex, _____________________________________________

18. If I have enough money, _______________________________________________

19. If you don't wear a coat in the winter, ____________________________________

20. If I weren't studying English, ___________________________________________

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