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Margaret had a very bad day. She overslept and missed her bus, causing her to be late for an important meeting. At the meeting she realized she had her cardigan on inside out. Later, she went to get coffee but had left her purse at home. The next cafe was out of coffee so she just got tea. On her way back to work, it started raining and she got soaked since she forgot her umbrella. Her boss was unhappy with her lack of reliability. 1. If Margaret hadn't woken up late, she wouldn't have missed the bus. 2. If Margaret hadn't thrown on her clothes in a hurry, she wouldn't have put her cardigan on

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Third Conditional

Margaret had a very bad day. She overslept and missed her bus, causing her to be late for an important meeting. At the meeting she realized she had her cardigan on inside out. Later, she went to get coffee but had left her purse at home. The next cafe was out of coffee so she just got tea. On her way back to work, it started raining and she got soaked since she forgot her umbrella. Her boss was unhappy with her lack of reliability. 1. If Margaret hadn't woken up late, she wouldn't have missed the bus. 2. If Margaret hadn't thrown on her clothes in a hurry, she wouldn't have put her cardigan on

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Read the story about Margaret's bad day.

Margaret woke up late, ate a slice of toast and threw on her clothes before running to the bus
stop. She had to be at a business meeting by 9:30 a.m. As she turned the corner, she saw the
bus drive past. She ran after the bus, but it was too late.
She booked a car on her app and only realised they had doubled the fare after she was
halfway there. She rushed into the meeting only a few minutes late, but everyone was staring
at her. She had put her cardigan on inside out. The meeting went well, but she wished she had
prepared a little more. She'd had a busy week.
After the meeting, Margaret walked into the café next door and realised she had left her purse
at home. She had some change but it wasn't enough to buy a coffee and a sandwich, so she
walked to a cheaper café 15 minutes away. When she arrived, she found that they had run out
of coffee beans so she could only get a tea.
Margaret bought a cup of green tea and strolled back to the office. On the way, it started
raining and she got completely soaked because she didn't have an umbrella. She decided to
wait in the nearest shop until the rain passed. By the time she got back to work, her boss was
very unhappy. "I am not impressed by your lack of reliability," he remarked.
Margaret sighed and wondered how her day would have turned out if she hadn't missed her
bus.

Now, write third conditional sentences about the story using the prompts.
1. wake up/ late miss the bus
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2. put her cardigan on inside out/ throw on her clothes
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3. prepare more/ have a busy week
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4. buy a sandwich/ remember her purse
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5. have a coffee/ run out of coffee beans
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6. get wet/ take her umbrella
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7. her boss is unhappy/ be more reliable
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