CONDITIONALS

I. 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.

II. Use the third conditional. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

I ………………………… (not finish) it so quickly if I ………………………… (look up) every

new word.

If I ………………………… (know) she was going to be there, I …………………………. (not

go).

If I ………………………… (not hear) your voice, I ………………………… (not recognize)

you.

If the window ………………………… (not be) open, I ………………………… (not be able) to

get in.

If we ………………………… (book), we …………………………. (not have to) wait.

If we ………………………… (go) by underground, we ………………………… (miss) our

flight.

If I ………………………… (wash) it by hand, it ………………………… (be) all right

III. Make sentences using the second or third conditional.

I didn’t wait another minute. I didn’t see you.

If I ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

I don’t speak French. I won’t get the job.

If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

You left the door open. The cat got out.

If you ……………………………………………………………………………………………

I don’t know the answer. I can’t tell you.

If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

He fell. He wasn’t wearing mountain boots.

He …………………………………………….. if he …………………………………………

He’s so obstinate. I argue with him all the time.

If he …………………………………………………………………………………………….

IV. Translate the conditional sentences from exercise III into your mother tongue.
V. Choose the right form.

If we had had / had a good map we wouldn’t be lost.

If we had had / had some matches we could have lit a fire.

If I could drive / could have driven I wouldn’t depend on public transport.

If she had shouted people would realize / would have realized she was there.

VI. Copy the following link into your search engine, read the explanation and do the
exercises.

http://www.englishservice.cz/download/Third%20Conditional.pdf HOWEVER, DON’T READ

EXPLANATION 4, AND DON’T DO EXERCISE C ON THIS LINK

VII. Do Unit 6.5 and page 123 in the Students’ Book and Unit 6.5 in the Workbook.