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Guess my Sentence
Student A
You and Student B both have the same sentences, but where you have words in bold, your
partner has gaps, and vice versa. Read through your sentences and think about how you
could complete the gaps using the third conditional.
Take it in turns to complete each sentence. If Student B says the exact words you have in
bold, say That’s right. If not, say Try again. Your partner must continue until he/she says the
exact words.
1. We wouldn’t have missed the flight if the bus had arrived on time.
2. I wouldn't have gone to that restaurant if I _____________________ was going to be bad.
3. If I’d known it was your birthday, I would have bought you a present.
4. If you hadn’t reminded me, I _____________________.
5. If you’d watered the plants, they wouldn’t have died.
6. I would have bought those jeans if they _____________________.
7. If he’d known she was married, he wouldn’t have asked her out.
8. If I’d known the traffic was going to be so bad, I _____________________.
9. She wouldn't have lost her job if she had arrived on time every day.
10. If he had scored a goal, they _____________________.
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Student B
You and Student A both have the same sentences, but where you have words in bold, your
partner has gaps, and vice versa. Read through your sentences and think about how you
could complete the gaps using the third conditional.
Take it in turns to complete each sentence. If Student A says the exact words you have in
bold, say That’s right. If not, say Try again. Your partner must continue until he/she says the
exact words.
1. We wouldn’t have missed the flight if the bus _____________________.
2. I wouldn't have gone to that restaurant if I had known the service was going to be bad.
3. If I’d known it was your birthday, I _____________________.
4. If you hadn’t reminded me, I would have forgotten.
5. If you’d watered the plants, they _____________________.
6. I would have bought those jeans if they had been cheaper.
7. If he’d known she was married, he _____________________.
8. If I’d known the traffic was going to be so bad, I wouldn’t have gone by car.
9. She wouldn't have lost her job if _____________________ every day.
10. If he had scored a goal, they would have won the match.

Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com ©20I4

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Guess my Sentence
Here is a fun guessing game for students who are learning the third conditional.

Before class, make one copy of the worksheet for each pair of students.

Procedure

Divide the class into pairs (A and B) and give each student the corresponding part of the
worksheet. Have the student sit back to back so they can't see each other's worksheet.

Tell the students that they are going to guess the endings of third conditional sentences.

Explain that both students have the same sentences, but where they have words in bold,
their partner has gaps, and vice versa.

Give the students time to read through the sentences and think about how they could
complete the gaps.

When they are ready, let them begin.

Student B starts first and tries to guess the end of the first sentence.

If he/ she says the exact words that Student A has in bold on their worksheet, Student A
says That’s right. If not, they say Try again.

Explain that Student B must continue until he/she says the exact words.

Then, it's Student A's turn to guess and so on until all the sentences are complete.

Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com ©20I4