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Third Conditional - Sentence Transformation Exercise

The document provides a third conditional exercise with 10 example sentences. Students are asked to rewrite the sentences using the third conditional structure to change the events into hypothetical past situations. The examples given follow an "if... (subject) ...(past perfect), ...(subject) ...(conditional)" structure to change simple past statements into conditional past perfect statements reflecting what would have happened if different circumstances had occurred.

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Third Conditional - Sentence Transformation Exercise

The document provides a third conditional exercise with 10 example sentences. Students are asked to rewrite the sentences using the third conditional structure to change the events into hypothetical past situations. The examples given follow an "if... (subject) ...(past perfect), ...(subject) ...(conditional)" structure to change simple past statements into conditional past perfect statements reflecting what would have happened if different circumstances had occurred.

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Third conditional - exercise 1

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Exercise 1

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.

She did not give me her phone number. I could not call her.

If she ............................................. me her phone number, I could have called her.

He was at work. He could not go with us.

If he had not been at work, he ............................................. with us.

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.

I travelled round the world because I won the lottery.

I wouldn't have travelled round the world if I ................................................ the lottery.

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.

You were not prepared. You could not pass the exam.

If you had been prepared, you .................................................... the exam.

I came back home late because I worked long hours.

I would not have come back home late if I .................................................. long hours.

I was so young. I had no experience.

If I .......................................... so young, I would have had some experience.

They did not go on holiday. They did not have any rest.

If they had gone on holiday, they .................................... some rest.

You did not know what to do. You did not listen to me.

You would have known what to do if you .............................................. to me.

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