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Complete the third conditional sentences with the verbs in brackets.

  1. If I  (be) hungry, I  (buy) a sandwich in the buffet car.
  2. We  (book) a cabin if they  (not be) so expensive.
  3. If we  (stop) at the filling station, we  (not run out) of petrol.
  4. If you  (look) at the departures board, you  (know) which gate to go to.
  5. What  you  (do) if the airline  (lose) your luggage?
  6. We  (not go) out on deck if the weather  (not be) so lovely.
  7. If you  (find) a bag on a train,  you  (take) it to the lost property office?
  8.  (not use) the car park if I  (can) park on the street.
  9. If I  (need) a taxi, I  (wait) at the taxi rank.

Rewrite the sentences as third conditional sentences.

  1. We missed the ferry because we were late setting off.

  1. We got lost because you forgot the satnav.

  1. I couldn’t get on the plane because I didn’t have my passport with me.

  1. The train was late because there was snow on the line.

  1. The car crashed because the driver didn’t see the red light.

  1. We didn’t take the cable car because we wanted to walk up the mountain.

Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Ryan  (not be) late for the interview if he  (not miss) the bus.
  2. If you  (wear) proper shoes, you  (not twist) your ankle.
  3. If we  (stay) on the main road, we  (not get) lost.
  4. She  (drive) to work if there  (not be) so much traffic.
  5. You  (pass) your driving test if you  (remember) to look in the mirror.
  6. If I  (not take) a guidebook, we  (not know) where to go.
  7. If we  (go) by taxi, we  (arrive) by now.
  8. They  (have) difficulty finding the street if they  (not use) a satnav.

Read Becky’s regrets and complete the sentences.

I didn’t study much at school, so I didn’t pass my exams. It was difficult to find a job because I didn’t have any qualifications. I got married very young and I made the wrong decision. I had three children so I stayed at home and didn’t work. I got divorced when the children were small so I went to live with my mother. I didn’t meet another partner because I wasn’t able to go out. I never went abroad because I was always broke. I’ve had a hard life.

  1. If she  more at school, she  her exams.
  2. If she  some qualifications, she  a job more easily.
  3. If she  so young, she  the wrong decision.
  4. She  at home if she  three children.
  5. She  to live with her mother if she  divorced.
  6. If she  to go out, she  another partner.
  7. She  abroad if she  broke.

Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

fall

go

help

not leave

lend

not remember

see

tell

  1. If he’d finished his homework, he would  to bed earlier.
  2. I could  you some money if you’d asked me.
  3. She might  if I hadn’t reminded her.
  4. If they  Sam recently, they would have invited him to the concert.
  5. We could  him if we’d known he was in trouble.
  6. If the bus  on time, we might have missed the start of the match.
  7. You could have hurt yourself if you  off that ladder!
  8. If Jenny didn’t trust you, she wouldn’t  you her secret.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

The internet has transformed campaigning. Campaign organisers couldn’t publicise their campaigns if we (1)  (have) the internet. Many protests and demonstrations simply (2)  (not happen) if the public hadn’t learned about the campaigns through social media. Many people say they would only get involved in a campaign if they (3)  (see) their online friends were too. Support for direct action such as protests (4)  (not be) so great if the organisers couldn’t send details about where and when so quickly and to so many people. And in the past, if there had been a major news story like a demonstration, it (5)  (take) a whole day to be reported; today, if you (6)  (post) images from your smartphone, they could be online almost instantly for everyone to see.

Rewrite the sentences in the second or third conditional so that they have the same meaning. Use the words in brackets.

  1. She didn’t receive the email so she missed the meeting. (if)

  1. He could beg me to go, but I’d still refuse! (even)

  1. Because I’m not from Greece, I don’t speak Greek. (were)

  1. What would you do first if you were the President? (supposing)

  1. My computer’s broken, so I can’t check my emails. (could)

  1. If he hadn’t thought it was really important, he wouldn’t have gone on the demonstration. (unless)

Complete the second and third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. You  money on your electricity bill if you didn’t leave the lights on. (save)
  2. If I  the train, I wouldn’t have been late for my job interview. (not miss)
  3. You  the exam if you’d bothered to study. (not fail)
  4. If we  to the head teacher, do you think it would make a difference? (speak)
  5.  you some money if you’d asked me. (lend)
  6. If we  a car, I’d have to walk everywhere. (not have)

Write the words in brackets in the correct order to form mixed conditional sentences. Add a comma in the correct place.

  1. If (know / you’d / the answer / you’d / listened).

If .

  1. If (weren’t / I’d / have / raining / it / walked).

If .

  1. If (he / have / Lucas / older / voted / could / were).

If .

  1. If (chips / have / hungry / I’d / those / was / eaten / I).

If .

  1. If (champions / might / scored / they’d / they / be / the).

If 

  1. If (you / I / have / that / were / done / wouldn’t / I).

If .

Complete the mixed conditional sentences with up to five words, including the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words.

  1. I would be sad if  (I / never / meet) you!
  2. If Max hadn’t run so fast,  (he / not / exhausted).
  3. They wouldn’t be nervous about the exam  (they / study / harder).
  4.  (you / be / poor) if you’d spent all your money yesterday.
  5. If Lily had used suncream on the beach,  (she / burned / now)!
  6. I would write to you if  (I / know / address).
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Complete the third conditional sentences with the verbs in brackets.

  1. If I had been (be) hungry, I would have bought (buy) a sandwich in the buffet car.
  2. We would have booked (book) a cabin if they /hadn’t/ had not/ been (not be) so expensive.
  3. If we had stopped (stop) at the filling station, we /wouldn’t/ would not/ have run out (not run out) of petrol.
  4. If you had looked (look) at the departures board, you would have known (know) which gate to go to.
  5. What would you have done (do) if the airline had lost (lose) your luggage?
  6. We /wouldn’t/ would not/ have gone (not go) out on deck if the weather hadn’t been (not be) so lovely.
  7. If you had found (find) a bag on a train, would you have taken (take) it to the lost property office?
  8. /wouldn’t/ would not/ have used (not use) the car park if I could have parked (can) park on the street.
  9. If I had needed (need) a taxi, I would have waited (wait) at the taxi rank.

Rewrite the sentences as third conditional sentences.

  1. We missed the ferry because we were late setting off.

We /would not/wouldn’t/ have missed the ferry if we /had not/hadn’t/ been late setting off.

  1. We got lost because you forgot the satnav.

We /would not/wouldn’t/ have got lost if you /had not/hadn’t/ forgotten the satnav.

  1. I couldn’t get on the plane because I didn’t have my passport with me.

I could have got on the plane if I had had my passport with me.

  1. The train was late because there was snow on the line.

The train /would not/wouldn’t/ have been late if there /had not/hadn’t/ been snow on the line.

  1. The car crashed because the driver didn’t see the red light.

The car /would not/wouldn’t/ have crashed if the driver had seen the red light.

  1. We didn’t take the cable car because we wanted to walk up the mountain.

We /would/’d/ have taken the cable car if we /had not/hadn’t/ wanted to walk up the mountain.

Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Ryan /wouldn’t/ would not/ have been (not be) late for the interview if he /hadn’t/ had not/ missed (not miss) the bus.
  2. If you had worn (wear) proper shoes, you /wouldn’t/ would not/ have twisted (not twist) your ankle.
  3. If we had stayed (stay) on the main road, we /wouldn’t/ would not/ have got (not get) lost.
  4. She would have driven (drive) to work if there /hadn’t/ had not/ been (not be) so much traffic.
  5. You would have passed (pass) your driving test if you had remembered (remember) to look in the mirror.
  6. If I /hadn’t/ had not/ taken (not take) a guidebook, we /wouldn’t/ would not/ have known (not know) where to go.
  7. If we had gone (go) by taxi, we would have arrived (arrive) by now.
  8. They would have had (have) difficulty finding the street if they /hadn’t/ had not/ used (not use) a satnav.

Read Becky’s regrets and complete the sentences.

I didn’t study much at school, so I didn’t pass my exams. It was difficult to find a job because I didn’t have any qualifications. I got married very young and I made the wrong decision. I had three children so I stayed at home and didn’t work. I got divorced when the children were small so I went to live with my mother. I didn’t meet another partner because I wasn’t able to go out. I never went abroad because I was always broke. I’ve had a hard life.

  1. If she had studied more at school, she would have passed her exams.
  2. If she had had some qualifications, she would have found a job more easily.
  3. If she /hadn’t/ had not/ got married so young, she /wouldn’t/ would not/ have made the wrong decision.
  4. She /wouldn’t/ would not/ have stayed at home if she /hadn’t/ had not/ had three children.
  5. She /wouldn’t/ would not/ have gone to live with her mother if she /hadn’t/ had not/ got divorced.
  6. If she had been able to go out, she would have met another partner.
  7. She would have gone abroad if she /hadn’t/ had not/ (always) been broke.

Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

fall

go

help

not leave

lend

not remember

see

tell

  1. If he’d finished his homework, he would have gone to bed earlier.
  2. I could have lent you some money if you’d asked me.
  3. She might not have remembered if I hadn’t reminded her.
  4. If they /had/’d/ seen Sam recently, they would have invited him to the concert.
  5. We could have helped him if we’d known he was in trouble.
  6. If the bus /had not/hadn’t/ left on time, we might have missed the start of the match.
  7. You could have hurt yourself if you /had/’d/ fallen off that ladder!
  8. If Jenny didn’t trust you, she wouldn’t have told you her secret.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

The internet has transformed campaigning. Campaign organisers couldn’t publicise their campaigns if we (1) /did not/didn’t/ have (have) the internet. Many protests and demonstrations simply (2) /would not/wouldn’t/ have happened (not happen) if the public hadn’t learned about the campaigns through social media. Many people say they would only get involved in a campaign if they (3) saw (see) their online friends were too. Support for direct action such as protests (4) /would not/wouldn’t/ be (not be) so great if the organisers couldn’t send details about where and when so quickly and to so many people. And in the past, if there had been a major news story like a demonstration, it (5) would have taken (take) a whole day to be reported; today, if you (6) /post / posted/ (post) images from your smartphone, they could be online almost instantly for everyone to see.

Rewrite the sentences in the second or third conditional so that they have the same meaning. Use the words in brackets.

  1. She didn’t receive the email so she missed the meeting. (if)

If she /had/’d/ received the email, she /would not/wouldn’t/ have missed the meeting.

  1. He could beg me to go, but I’d still refuse! (even)

Even if he begged me to go, I /would/’d/ still refuse!

  1. Because I’m not from Greece, I don’t speak Greek. (were)

If I were from Greece, I /would/’d/ speak Greek.

  1. What would you do first if you were the President? (supposing)

Supposing you were the President, what would you do first?

  1. My computer’s broken, so I can’t check my emails. (could)

If my computer /was not/wasn’t/ broken, I could check my emails.

  1. If he hadn’t thought it was really important, he wouldn’t have gone on the demonstration. (unless)

He /would not/wouldn’t/ have gone on the demonstration unless he /had/’d/ thought it was really important.

Complete the second and third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. You /would/’d/ save money on your electricity bill if you didn’t leave the lights on. (save)
  2. If I /had not/hadn’t/ missed the train, I wouldn’t have been late for my job interview. (not miss)
  3. You /would not/wouldn’t/ have failed the exam if you’d bothered to study. (not fail)
  4. If we spoke to the head teacher, do you think it would make a difference? (speak)
  5. /would/’d/ have lent you some money if you’d asked me. (lend)
  6. If we /did not/didn’t/ have a car, I’d have to walk everywhere. (not have)

Write the words in brackets in the correct order to form mixed conditional sentences. Add a comma in the correct place.

  1. If (know / you’d / the answer / you’d / listened).

If .

  1. If (weren’t / I’d / have / raining / it / walked).

If .

  1. If (he / have / Lucas / older / voted / could / were).

If .

  1. If (chips / have / hungry / I’d / those / was / eaten / I).

If .

  1. If (champions / might / scored / they’d / they / be / the).

If 

  1. If (you / I / have / that / were / done / wouldn’t / I).

If .

Complete the mixed conditional sentences with up to five words, including the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words.

  1. I would be sad if I /had/’d/ never met (I / never / meet) you!
  2. If Max hadn’t run so fast, he /would not/wouldn’t/ be exhausted (he / not / exhausted).
  3. They wouldn’t be nervous about the exam if they /had/’d/ studied harder (they / study / harder).
  4. You /would/’d/ be poor (you / be / poor) if you’d spent all your money yesterday.
  5. If Lily had used suncream on the beach, she /would not/wouldn’t/ be burned now (she / burned / now)!
  6. I would write to you if I /had/’d/ known your address (I / know / address).
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