We use if + past perfect , would have + past

participle for unreal situations in the past.

If we had played well, we would have won the
game.
Past Unreal Conditional
I Write sentences about what happened
when Sam Brown went for an interview. Use past unreal conditional.

Example: Sam had a date. He got home late. If Sam hadn’t had a date, he wouldn’t have got
home late.
1. Sam got home late. He didn’t iron his new
suit.______________________________________________
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2. Sam didn’t iron his new suit. It wasn’t ready in the
morning.__________________________________
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3. Sam’s new suit wasn’t ready in the morning. He borrowed his elder brother’s old
suit._____________
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II The people in the doctor’s waiting room have all had accidents. Read what happened. Then make
sentences with IF, like this.

Example: Nick fell off his bike. He broke his leg.

If he hadn’t fallen off his bike, he wouldn’t have broken his leg.
1. Jack fell down the tree. He hurt his
elbow.____________________________________________________
2. Tom slipped on a wet floor. He twisted his
ankle._______________________________________________
3. Mrs. Smith made a cake. She burnt her hand on the
stove._______________________________________
4. Jane didn’t fasten her seat belt. She broke her

III These are some newspaper headlines. Write sentences with the words provided and if.

Example: Mark Brave saved dog from fire (not hear its barking / not find it)
If Mark Brave hadn’t heard the dog’s barking, he wouldn’t have saved it.
1. Tim Snow caught thief (not enter the shop / not catch the thief)
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2. Lucy Clark found lost girl (not go running / not find the girl)
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3. Adam Fry saved old man from falling (not walk along the street / not see the man on the
ladder)
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