It’s all your fault!

- fault, noun = a mistake, especially one for which someone is to blame

e.g. It’s not my fault she didn’t come.

Exercise 2

Problem Whose fault? Why?

1 they overslept and Emma’s - she had forgotten to set
missed the flight the alarm clock.
2 the car stopped Bob’s - he hadn’t filled it up
with petrol
3 they lost their baggage Emma’s - hadn’t put tags on the
bags
4 couldn’t buy swimsuits Bob’s - had left traveller’s
cheques at home
5 lost their passport Emma’s - had forgotten their bag
on the beach

Exercise 3 Grammar spot – The Third Conditional

If you had filled the car with petrol, it wouldn’t have stopped!

1 Did Bob fill the car with petrol? No, he didn’t

2 Did the car stop? Yes, it did
3 Does the sentence refer to the present or the past? the past
4 Is the situation described in the sentence real or unreal / imaginary? unreal /
imaginary
5 Form: If + past perfect, would (could, might) have + past participle
Put the verb into the correct form.

1 I didn’t see you. If I’d seen (I / see) you, I would have said (I / say) hello.
2 Sarah got to the station just in time to catch her train to the airport. If ___
(she / miss) the train, ___ (she / miss) her flight too.
3 Thanks for reminding me about Lisa’s birthday. ___ (I / forget) if ___ (you / not /
remind) me.
4 I didn’t have your email address, so I couldn’t contact you. If ___ (I / have) your
email address, ___ (I / send) you an email.
5 Their trip was OK, but ___ (they / enjoy) it more if ___ the weather (be) better.
6 Sorry we’re late. Our taxi got stuck in the traffic. ___ (it / be) quicker if ___ (we /
walk).
7 Why didn’t you tell me about your problem? If ___ (you / tell) me, ___ (I / try)
to help you.
8 I’m not tired. If ___ (I / be) tired, I’d go home now.
9 I wasn’t tired last night. If ___ (I / be) tired, I would have gone home earlier.

For each situation, write a sentence beginning with If.

1 I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.

If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something.
2 The accident happened because the road was icy.
If the road
3 I didn’t know that you had to get up early, so I didn’t wake you up.
If I
4 Unfortunately I lost my phone, so I couldn’t call you.
If I
5 Karen wasn’t injured in the crash, because fortunately she was wearing a seat
belt.
If
6 You didn’t have any breakfast – that’s why you’re hungry now.
If
7 I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money.
If
8 Dan didn’t do well at school, so he couldn’t go to university.
If