TheThirdConditionalExercise

THECONSEQUENCESOFSTATES,ACTIONORINACTION
IF+PASTPERFECT,WOULDHAVE+PASTPARTICIPLE

If I hadnt had a cold, I would have gone out on Friday

WOULDHAVE+PASTPARTICIPLE+IF+PASTPERFECT

I would have gone out on Friday if I hadnt had a cold

AFillthegapusingtheverbinbrackets.Thinkverycarefullyaboutthemeaningofthephrase
beforedecidingwhethertouseanegativeorpositiveverbform.
1 Iwouldn'thavebeenangryifyou...............................................mychocolatemousse.(toeat)
2 Ifhehadknownyouwereinhospital,he...............................................you.(tovisit)
3 Wewouldn'thavecomebytaxiifwe...............................................therightbus.(tofind)
4 WewouldhavevisitedthePradogalleryifwe...............................................time.(tohave)
5 Ifyouhadn'tbeenaskingmequestionsallthetime,I...............................................thefilm.(toenjoy)
6 IfI...............................................yournumber,Iwouldhavephoned.(toknow)
7 Ifjustonepersonhadrememberedmybirthday,I...............................................sad.(tobe)
8 Iwouldhaveunderstoodthefilmifit...............................................inGerman.(tobe*)
9 They...............................................toseeyouiftheyhadn'tbeenaway.(tocome)
10 Ifshe...............................................onadoubleyellowline,shewouldn'thavegotafine.(topark)
11 IfI'dknownyouwerecoming,I...............................................acake.(tobake)
12 Ifshe...............................................theshedunlocked,theywouldn'thavestolenherbike.(toleave)
13 Ifyouhadtoldmeabouttheconcert,I...............................................(togo)
14 Thestorm...............................................alotofdamageifithadcomethisway.(todo)
15 Theholidayswouldhavebeengreatiftheweather...............................................better.(tobe)
16 I...............................................thepartyifyouhadntbehavedsobadly.(enjoy)
17 IfI...............................................asmallercar,Iwouldhavespentlessmoneyonpetrol.(torent)
*IfyouareaGermanspeaker,thentheanswerisdifferent

BNowmakeupsomeexamplesofyourown.
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Iwouldn'tbeangryifyouhadn'teatenmychocolatemousse.
Ifhehadknownyouwereinhospital,hewouldhavevisitedyou.
Wewouldn'thavecomebytaxiifwehadfoundtherightbus.
WewouldhavevisitedthePradogalleryifwehadhadtime.
Ifyouhadn'tbeenaskingmequestionsallthetime,Iwouldhaveenjoyedthefilm.
IfIhadknownyournumber,Iwouldhavephoned.
Ifjustonepersonhadrememberedmybirthday,Iwouldn'tbesad.
Iwouldhaveunderstoodthefilmifithadn'tbeeninGerman
Theywouldhavecometoseeyouiftheyhadn'tbeenaway.
Ifshe hadn'tparkedonadoubleyellowline,shewouldn'thavegotafine.
IfI'dknownyouwerecoming,I'dhavebakedacake.
Ifshehadn'tlefttheshedunlocked,theywouldn'thavestolenherbike.
Ifyouhadtoldmeabouttheconcert,Iwould'vegone.
Thestormwould'vedonealotofdamageifithadcomethisway.
Theholidaywould'vebeengreatiftheweatherhadbeenbetter.
Iwouldhaveenjoyedthepartyifyouhadntbehavedsobadly.
IfIhadrentedasmallercar,Iwouldhavespentlessmoneyonpetrol.

Pleaserememberthattheabbreviationsareoptional.

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