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The Third Conditional Exercise

THE CONSEQUENCES OF STATES, ACTION OR INACTION

— IF + PAST PERFECT , WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE


If I hadn’t had a cold, I would have gone out on Friday
— WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE + IF + PAST PERFECT
I would have gone out on Friday if I hadn’t had a cold

A Fill the gap using the verb in brackets. Think very carefully about the meaning of the phrase
before deciding whether to use a negative or positive verb form.

1 I wouldn't have been angry if you ............................................... my chocolate mousse. (to eat)

2 If he had known you were in hospital, he ............................................... you. (to visit)


3 We wouldn't have come by taxi if we ............................................... the right bus. (to find)
4 We would have visited the Prado gallery if we ............................................... time. (to have)

5 If you hadn't been asking me questions all the time, I ............................................... the film. (to enjoy)
6 If I ............................................... your number, I would have phoned. (to know)
7 If just one person had remembered my birthday, I ............................................... sad. (to be)

8 I would have understood the film if it ............................................... in German. (to be*)


9 They ............................................... to see you if they hadn't been away. (to come)
10 If she ............................................... on a double yellow line, she wouldn't have got a fine. (to park)

11 If I'd known you were coming, I ............................................... a cake. (to bake)


12 If she ............................................... the shed unlocked, they wouldn't have stolen her bike. (to leave)
13 If you had told me about the concert, I ............................................... (to go)
14 The storm ............................................... a lot of damage if it had come this way. (to do)
15 The holidays would have been great if the weather ............................................... better. (to be)
16 I ............................................... the party if you hadn’t behaved so badly. (enjoy)
17 If I ............................................... a smaller car, I would have spent less money on petrol. (to rent)

* If you are a German speaker, then the answer is different

B Now make up some examples of your own.

1 ...................................................................................................................................
2 ...................................................................................................................................
3 ...................................................................................................................................

www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2007

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