THIRD CONDITIONALS

A-Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

Example: If the weather had been nice, they would have played football. (play)
1. If I __________________________ the lottery, I would have bought a new house. (win)

2. If we had gone to a good restaurant, we _____________________________ a better dinner. (have)

3. I might have driven to Canada last week if I ______________________________ a car. (own)

4. If I had saved my money last year, I ___________________________ on holiday. (go)

5. If we ____________________________ for another 15 minutes, we would have seen the pop star. (wait)

6. If the police had come a bit earlier, they ______________________________ the gangsters. (arrest)

7. If the reporter ______________________ more slowly, Robert would have understood him. (speak)

8. If we ___________________ some steps in the past, our house wouldn’t have been broken into. (take)

9. I ______________________ to go out if I had known you were vulnerable to cold. (not agree)

10. If they ___________________ to rest, they would not have got so tired. (stop)

11. If I _________________ that movie last week, I might have gone to see it with you yesterday. (not see)

12. Thomas __________________________ the jacket if it hadn’t been on sale. (not buy)

13. If I had known you were asleep, I __________________________ so much noise. (make)

14. If I ______________________ a car, I would have driven to work. (have)

15. If I had gone to Egypt, I ___________________________ the famous Pyramids. (see)

16. If the scientists _____________ so determined, they wouldn’t have invented so many things. (not be)

17. If Johnny had been here yesterday, he ____________________ this letter for me. (translate)

18. You could have gotten a visa more quickly if you ________________ an invitation letter. (submit)

19. If I had tried again, I guess I _______________________________ to open the bottle. (manage)

20. If he students _________________ (not understood) the subject well, they would have asked questions

to their teachers.
B-Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

Example: If I had visited (visit) Athens last year, I would have phoned (phone) you.

1. If you _____________ (not call) me, I wouldn’t have known (not know) about the party.

2. Tina _________________ (call) you if you h ad given (give) her your number.

3. If someone had asked (ask) me ten years ago, I wouldn’t have predicte d (not predict) that the Internet

would be so widespread.

4. You would have ha d (have) no trouble at school if you ha d done (do) your homework.

5. If Sarah had read (read)the assigned chapters before she came to class, she would have answered

(answer) all the questions.

6. My business trip to Prague was only two days. If the trip had been (be) longer, I would have visited

(visit) some historical places.

7. If Kim had reported (report) the theft on time, her car could have been found (be found) by now.

8. If they had come (come) earlier, they could have got (get) a good seat.

9. If I hadn’t lost (not lose) your telephone number, I would have notified (notify) you about my moving.

10. If you hadn’t been (not be) ill, I could have invited (invite) my friends.

11. If Sue hadn’t worked (work) diligently, the boss wouldn’t have promoted (promote) her.

12. If he hhowed (show) me more respect in front of the staff, I wouldn’t havenot get) angry with him.

13. If I hadn’t taken (take) that pill, my eye would have ached. (ache)
C-Restate each of the following statements in a type 3 conditional sentence
Example: Tom wasn’t hungry, so he didn’t want to eat anything.
If Tom had been hungry, he would have eaten something.
1. The accident happened because the driver wasn’t careful.
The accident wouldn’t have happened if the driver had been careful.
2. I didn’t know my sister had an exam, so I didn’t wake her up.
If I had known my sister had an exam, I would have woken her up.
3. I was able to buy this house since my father lent me some money.
If my father hadn’t lent me some money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy this house.
4. Diana didn’t drown because she was wearing a life jacket.
If Diana hadn’t been wearing a life jacket, she would have drown.
5. We didn’t eat anything in the morning, therefore, we were hungry.
If we had eaten something in the morning, we wouldn’t have been hungry.
6. I couldn’t pay the bill since I forgot my wallet at home.
If I hadn’t forgotten my wallet at home, I could have paid the bill.
7. I didn’t know Sam was in hospital, so I didn’t visit him.
If I had known Sam was in hospital, I would have visited him.
8. You reminded me about Jack’s birthday, so I bought him a birthday present.
If you hadn’t reminded me about Jack’s birthday, I wouldn’t have bought him a birthday present.
9. Ken didn’t miss the train because he got up early enough.
If Ken hadn’t got up early enough, he would have missed the train.
10. The burglars broke into my office since the alarm didn’t go off.
If the alarm had gone off, the burglars wouldn’t have broken into my office.
11. He missed the plane because he didn’t hear the announcement.
If he had heard the announcement, he wouldn’t have missed the plane.
12. My wife supported me after the accident, so I recovered fast.
If my wife hadn’t supported me after the accident, I wouldn’t have recovered fast.
13. I felt so tired that I couldn’t go on walking.
If I hadn’t felt so tired, I could have gone on walking.
14. I followed his instructions, so I didn’t get into trouble.
If I hadn’t followed his instructions, I would have got into trouble.
15. The manager didn’t direct the company skilfully, so it went bankrupt.
If the manager had directed the company skilfully, it wouldn’t have gone bankrupt.