Third Conditional

Third conditional sentences
if clause main clause

If + Past Perfect Would have+Past
Participle
If I had gone to the party I would have seen you
Use:
• To describe a hypothetical situation or event in the past. The past

situation or event is contrary to known facts, i,e, it is an unreal or
impossible situation.
If you had been more careful last night , you wouldn't have
broken your leg.
Exercise 1
Read the conditional sentences below and answer the questions that follow.
1. If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we would have had a picnic.

a) Did it rain?
b) Did we have a picnic?
2. If you had come to the party, you would have met my cousin.
a) Did you come to the party?
b) Did you meet my cousin?
3. I wouldn’t have gone to the movie if I had known it was scary.
a) Did I go to the movie?
b) Was it scary?
c) Do I like scary movies?
4. If I had known he was a careless driver, I wouldn’t have lent him my car.
a) Did I know that he was careless driver?
b) Did I lend him the car?
5. If the bus had been on time, we wouldn’t have missed our appointment.
a) Was the bus on time?
b) Did he miss our appointment?
6. If I had had a lot of homework last night, I wouldn’t have gone to the
cinema.
a) Did I have a lot of homework last night?
b) Did I go to the cinema last night?
Exercise 2
Rewrite the sentences and use the third conditional. Keep the same meaning.
Example My car was out of order. I did not drive her there.
If my car had not been out of order, I would have driven her there.
1. She did not give me her phone number. I could not call her.
If she ............................................. me her phone number, I could have
called her.
2. He was at work. He could not go with us.
If he had not been at work, he ............................................. with us.
3. My dad did not buy any sugar. My mum did not make any cake.
If my dad ..................................... some sugar, my mum would have
made some cake.
4. I travelled round the world because I had won the lottery.
I wouldn't have travelled round the world if
I ................................................ the lottery.
5. We did not have enough money. We could not afford to eat in restaurants.
If we .................................. enough money, we could have afforded to eat
in restaurants.
6. You were not prepared. You could not pass the exam.
If you had been prepared, you .................................................... the exam.
7. I came back home late because I had worked long hours.
I would not have come back home late if
I .................................................. long hours.
8. I was so young. I had no experience.
If I .......................................... so young, I would have had some
experience.
9. They did not go on holiday. They did not have any rest.
If they had gone on holiday, they .................................... some rest.
10.You did not know what to do because you had not listened to me.
You would have known what to do if you ..............................................
to me.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1. I couldn't help you because I was ill.

If I ........................................ ill, I .......................................... you. (not
fall | help)
2. I asked about the way. But if I ................................... the GPS,
I ............................................. the place. (not have | not find)
3. We were on the beach all day. But if we .............................. in the shade,
we ....................................... . (keep | not get sunburnt)
4. She got up at 5 o'clock. She .............................................. the train if
she ....................................... later. (miss | get up)
5. My new classmates were friendly. If my
teachers ............................................ in a friendly manner too,
I ............................................... the new school. (behave | like)
Exercise 4
Write a sentence in the third conditional for each of the following situations.
1. They didn’t arrive on time because they took the wrong road.
2. Andrew didn’t get the job because he didn’t have much experience.
3. Ellen didn’t pass her driving test because she didn’t stop at the red light.
4. Barbara didn’t buy the red dress because it didn’t fit.
5. The Smith’s didn’t go to Hawaii for their vacation because the airplane
tickets were too expensive.
6. I got a parking ticket because I forgot to put money in the parking meter.
7. The cake burned because she didn’t set the timer on the stove.
8. Annie didn’t eat her dinner because she wasn;t hungry.
9. We didn’t go skiing last weekend because there wasn’t much snow on the
mountain.
Exercise 5
Complete the following sentences using your own words
1. If I had known it was going to rain, ……..

2. If she hadn’t missed so many classes,…..
3. If yestrdau had been a holiday,….
4. I wouldn’t have missed the lesson if….
5. I would have called you if…..

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Third conditional sentences

if clause main clause

• To describe a hypothetical situation or event in the past. The past

1. If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we would have had a picnic.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1. I couldn't help you because I was ill.

Complete the following sentences using your own words

1. If I had known it was going to rain, ……..

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