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the 3rd conditional

Language quiz

Now let’s practise what you learned in the live lesson! Find and
correct the mistakes in these sentences.

Here’s an example to help you:

If I study more, I would have become a doctor.

Answer

If I had studied more, I would have become a doctor.

1. If you had left earlier, you would have missed the bus.
2. If you’d told me, I would changed the mistake!
3. I’ll have won the prize if I’d revised more.
4. I wouldn’t have missed the train if there wouldn’t have been a
crash.
5. I’d have come to see you if I known you were ill.
6. If I lived alone, I’d have been happier.
7. I’d have listened to you if I had more mature.
8. If I hadn’t driven slower, I wouldn’t have been caught.

Well done! Now you can check your answers at the bottom of the
next page.

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Speaking and writing practice

Now it’s time to practise writing and speaking! With a friend, try to
finish these sentences with your own ideas. When there is a sentence
with you, see if you can guess what your partner would say!

Example
Sentences with ‘I’: If I had studied drama, I’d have been an actor!

Sentences with ‘you’:

You: If you had studied drama, you’d have been an
actor.
Your friend: No! I’d have been a teacher!

1. If I’d got the pay rise, …

2. If you’d cooked me a bad meal, …
3. You would have laughed so much if…
4. I’d have been angry if …
5. You’d have been so happy if…
6. If it had rained, we…

TIP: To make it more exciting, give 1 lie about yourself and see if
your friend can guess which sentence is not true!

Remember to pay attention to punctuation when writing and

contractions of would when speaking!

Answers to exercise on page 1

1. If you had left earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the bus.
2. If you’d told me, I would have changed the mistake!
3. I would have won the prize if I’d revised more.
4. I wouldn’t have missed the train if there hadn’t been a crash.
5. I’d have come to see you if I’d known you were ill.
6. If I had lived alone, I’d have been happier.
7. I’d have listened to you if I had been more mature.
8. If I had driven slower, I wouldn’t have been caught.

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