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Third Conditional: Form

This document discusses the third conditional form in English grammar. The third conditional expresses hypothetical situations that are unlikely or impossible because they refer to the past. It uses the structure "if + past perfect, would/could + have + past participle." Examples are given of how the third conditional is used for criticism and speculation about past events. The document then provides an exercise with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to practice forming third conditional sentences.

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Third Conditional: Form

This document discusses the third conditional form in English grammar. The third conditional expresses hypothetical situations that are unlikely or impossible because they refer to the past. It uses the structure "if + past perfect, would/could + have + past participle." Examples are given of how the third conditional is used for criticism and speculation about past events. The document then provides an exercise with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to practice forming third conditional sentences.

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THIRD CONDITIONAL

FORM:

If clause + main clause

If+ past perfect + would / could + present perfect

USES:

 Criticism. Example : If you had studies, you would have passed.


 Speculating . Example: I wouldn’t have invited him if I had known.

A- Underline the correct form of the verbs.

1. If he hadn’t committed a crime, he wouldn’t be / wouldn’t have been arrested.


2. If the hotel hadn’t been so expensive, we would have stayed / stayed / will stay there.
3. We arrived / will arrive / would´ve arrived on time if we hadn’t got lost.
4. I would have visited / would visit / will visit him if I had known that he was in hospital.
5. If you didn’t leave / hadn’t left the door open, the dog wouldn’t have eaten our lunch.
6. The holiday would’ve been / was / would be great if the weather had been better.

B- Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If they _______________ (close) the gate, the dog wouldn’t have got out.
2. They would’ve let us in if you _______________ ( not lose) the tickets.
3. He _______________( not see) us if you hadn’t made a noise.
4. I _______________(buy) a present if I had known it was your birthday.
5. If the pilot _______________(not be so experienced, the plane would have crashed.
6. You _______________(pass) your driving test, if you hadn’t been so nervous.

C- Rewrite the sentences using the third conditional.

1. He drank a lot so he had an accident.


If he _______________________________________________________
2. I fell down the stairs because it was very dark.
If it ________________________________________________________
3. Carol felt sick because she forgot to take her medicine.
She ________________________________________________________
4. His parents were cruel to him so he ran away.
He _________________________________________________________
5. I got up late because my alarm clock didn’t ring.
If ___________________________________________________________

Answer key

1. wouldn’t have been


2. would have stayed
3. would’ve arrived
4. would have visited
5. hadn’t left
6. would’ve been

1. had closed
2. hadn’t lost
3. wouldn’t have seen
4. would’ve bought
5. hadn’t been
6. would’ve passed

1. hadn’t drunk so much, he wouldn’t have had an accident.


2. hadn’t been so dark, I wouldn’t have fallen down the stairs.
3. wouldn’t have felt sick if she hadn’t forgotten to take her medicine.
4. wouldn’t have run away if his parents hadn’t been cruel to him.
5. my alarm clock had rung, I wouldn´t have got up latte.

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