THIRD CONDITIONAL

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Third Conditional.
Had had
1. If I ……………………………………………….(have) the time I
Would have visited
……………………………………………… (visit) you yesterday.
Had taked
2. If you …………………………………………….(take) me to the hospital, I
Would died
……………………………………………… (die).
Had invited
3. If they …………………………………………………(invite) me to the party, I
Would have gone
……………………………………….(go).
Had had
4. If I ………………………………………………………(have) enough money, I
Would have bought
…………………………………………(buy) the other dress.
Hadn't broke
5. If he ………………………………………………..(not/break) his leg, we
Would have won
………………………………………………..(won) the match.
Had studied
6.If you………………………………………………(study) harder, you
Would have passed
……………………………………………………. (pass) the test.
I had known
7. If …………………………………………..(know) you would come, I
Would have cooked (cook) something for you.
…………………………………………..
Had given
8. If you ………………………………………… (give) me your phone number, I
Would
…………………………………………have called (call) you.
Had left
9. If we ………………………………………………….(leave) earlier, we
Wouldn't missed
………………………………………………….. (not/miss) the train.
Had taken
10. If we ……………………………………………….. (take) a map with us, we
Would have got
………………………………………………..(get) lost.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Third Conditional.
Had asked
1. If you ………………………………………….. (ask) for my opinion, I
Would have advised
…………………………………………..(advise) you to keep away from him.
Wouldn't have been
2. You ……………………………………………….(not /be) so tired during the lesson if you
Had went
…………………………………………… (go) to bed earlier last night.
Had called
3. If you ………………………………………………..(call) earlier, you
Would have been able to able to) book a table.
………………………………………………..(be
Would have forgiven
4. He ………………………………………………(forgive) you if you
Had apologized
………………………………………….(apologize) for your rude behaviour.
Had helped
5. If you ………………………………………………. (help) me, I
Would finished
…………………………………………….. (finish) the project earlier.
Would have known
6. I ………………………………………………………(know) if they
Had lied
………………………………………..(lie) to us.
Had repaired
7. If you……………………………………….. (repair) the car you
…………………………………………..(not /have to) call a taxi.
Wouldn't have had
8. If the bomb …………………………………………………(go off), we
Would died
…………………………………………….. (die).
Would have telled
9. I ………………………………………………(tell) you if there
Had been
………………………………………(be) any changes in the plan.
Had seen
10. If I …………………………………………(see) John, I
……………………………………………………..(tell)
Would have told him you were looking for him.
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Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Third Conditional.
(could have/ might have)
1. If you ……………………………………………….(apologize) you
……………………………………………..(could/avoid) punishment.
2. The police ……………………………………………….(might/catch) the thief if they
……………………………………………..(arrive) earlier.
3. If you ……………………………………………….(board) that plane, you
…………………………………………………..(might/die)
4. If you ……………………………………………….(offer) her the job, she
………………………………………….(might/accept)
5. I ………………………………………….(could/made) a cake if I
………………………………………….(know) the recipe.
6. If he ……………………………………………..(not/lose) his job, he
…………………………………………(might/buy) a new house.
7. If she ……………………………………………..(finish) her work , she
……………………………………………….. (could /go) home earlier.
8. If you ………………………………………………….(save) enough money, you
…………………………………………..(could/buy) a car.
9. If I …………………………………………………(know) how to swim I
…………………………………………….(might/save) the drowning man.
10. If he ……………………………………………..(not/be grounded), she
……………………………………………(could/come) to the celebration.

Exercise 5: Write type 3 conditional sentences for the following situations.

1. She didn’t give me a lift because she didn’t have any petrol.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I didn’t go to the school celebration because I was ill.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Dad didn’t go to the theatre because he didn’t like the play .
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Mum didn’t make a cake because she was at her office until late.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Steve didn’t participate at the concert because his guitar was broken.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I didn’t read the article because I had work to do.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. She didn’t go to the doctor because the metro was out of order.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. I missed the train because I overslept.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. She slapped him because he insulted her.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. He broke his leg because he jumped from the roof.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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