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15.1
Sentence Cards
‘Conditionals - Type 3
‘Read out the first part of the conditional sentence and try to find the ending. When you have finished, underline the verbs
in each half. Then try to finish the sentences in other ways,
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If Jane hadn't stayed out in the
sun so long,
we'd never have met each other.
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If my parents had had more
money,
they wouldn't have stayed
together so long.
If Mike and Cathy had got
he wouldn't have got into
4 married, trouble.
4 If we hadn't gone to Jackie's you would have enjoyed
%. party, yourself.
Se ee areal eat Few @ she wouldn't have got sunburnt.
6 Stupid man! If he'd followed I'm sure he would have
cour advice, regretted it.
7 If [ hadn't spent every night at they could have sent me to a
- the disco, better school.
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8 conan huvifthe’d h we might have caught the train.
9 If you had remembered to bring i I might have done better in my
y the road map, exams.
It was a great party. If you'd j we wouldn't have got lost.
gone,2 If only you'd listened to me!
What else can these people say? Start with their ideas, and write down a conditional perfect
sentence for each picture. Use your exercise book.
Example: 1. If we'd gone to Florida, we'd have had better weather/it wouldn’t have rained all the time.
es (Oh no! | asked you to \
1 / - " 2. (Ohno! | asked you to 3. | said we should play
/ (Why didn'twe goto | (ook after the fish!) (somewhere else!
4 Sor
Florida, like | suggested? )
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“ae \) the fish ‘ ween
Te you had lo ter the £15 TF wehad pl. Meme where o/s
as teld you, the Fish wouldn't have you wouldn't Have broken the
(Oh, why didn't you put the) - burned, [knew why | wanted | windows,
4. | cookies away, like | said? ) 2 { ited etchoca, cic! ” | . (to take the pewres
Y ~~ \
dy) phe fe ,
TE you had. pt the corkies away, Tf you hed listened fo T4zr had taken te,
the hears wouldn't have aused ime when Ltold you , Pic tures, they wore
this mess. to weer different Shoes, have come out much better,
yeu wovldn't have golfen
those blisters
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If + past perfect +
If the train had been late,
= The train wasn't late. We didn’t miss the plane.
Jf + past perfect +
If the train had been late,
= The train wasn't late. We aren't angry now.
1 Sally's boyfriend, Rory, has just arrived home
from Sweden. She did not know he was
coming. Complete the dialogue using the past
perfect and would have.
‘If know) you were
coming, I (2 make) MA .youa
meal.”
‘1 phone) geet you if (4 have)
time, but I've been travelling
all day. And if! (6 phone)
you, it (6 not be) 4 bon. a surprise!”
‘Yes, but what (7 you de) rer esos dene
hadn't dsten,
if1 (8 not be) Ai
1g coynwredd het end. toa hotel,
But you said you were going to be in Sweden
fora month.’
‘know, but if (0 stay) Aa Lange
any longer, I (11 go) 4wuabc have, em. crazy.
was missing you so much.’
here?’
suppose.”
there
2 Rosie March does not usually go on the
motorway to work. But this morning she did
and she was involved in an accident with a
lorry carrying dangerous chemicals.
Complete the sentences with these clauses:
he would have seen Rosie’s car.
if the fire brigade hadn't arrived and put out
the fire.
she might have been killed
the driver could have stopped in time.
if she'd taken her normal route to work.
If she hadn't been wearing her seat-belt,
Rosie wouldn't be in hospital now
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would have, could have, might have
Jenny and I would have missed the plane.
would or would be + -ing
we'd be very angry now.
If the lorry’s brakes had been working.
4 Ifthe lorry driver hadn't been looking at his
en het
5 The lorry might have sonleshel
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3 Jerry Stamp had a very lucky day yesterday.
Look at these situations and write sentences
using if + the past perfect (simple or
continuous) + the past conditional.
Example: That morning there was a big traffic
jam because a lorry had crashed. Ifthe lorry
hadn't crashed, there wouldn't have been a big
traffic jam:
1 Fortunately Jerry didn’t take his car, so he
got to work a Shen
caryhe
coli stock Eee
At the office aa was a big mistake in the
sales figures. Jerry found the mistake
because he checked the figures
ke doyle
At lunch he didn't choose the chicken
people who chose the chicken had food
FL eny, had chosen the ag
A in ais
4. Itwas raining when Jerr wen
didn’t get wet Fer fede Te had 1 umbrella
He i sai a paper at the newsagent’
newsagent persuaded him to buy a lottery
Vy ile maomyat won $500.
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A Third Conditional (1-3)
Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the Past Perfect or would have.
Nick: United didn't play very well today.
Tom: — We were awful. But if Hacker (>) had. taken. (take) that easy chance,
(>) me would, have. won. (we / win),
Nick: We Gta dogoryp tg win it (1) tureckel Aaae.. Leer (be) pretty unfair if Rangers
2) waned
mpi
Tom: — Hacker was drpadtul
4) rahe d.
Va veel feat acted, (score) if
Nick: And if Burley ¢ (not / be) asleep,
he (6) i € {not / give) a goal away.
Tom: — If Johnson %, page: (not / be) injured when we needed him
most, 04 Lean... (it/ be) different. Lad
Nick: Yes, (9) pe de Tee Pe (10) aM dete ke ber
(he / be) _
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Third Conditional (1-3) of it hadn't bun
Comment on each situation using a Third Conditional with if. Use would have, could have or
might have.
> Ina bookshop yesterday Daniel saw a book he really wanted. The only problem was that he didn't
have any money, . Daniel. wend have bought the book if he, had. had any, money.
> Rita often goes to concerts at the town hall, although not to every one. There was one on Saturday,
ut she didn’t know about it, Rita. migint have, gone. to. the. concert if she, had. known
about. it.
1 On Sunday the eek had fo rave their, lunch . Unt ur gy it wasn’t, warm enough
have it outside. TAL apy oubsude f hed.
2 There was a bomb scare/ast Co ola jay. [vl h, ene to ae jenny but she wasn't able to. Ths 1
airport was closed. Rema. if Ee ducepart adn 4
3. Laura has only met Nick once, ul posses she wo\ {town recognize Af He carey her, gi
yesterday, but he had a crash-helmet on, mera x. ateesayreagted Maal Ae pr
4 ger jee ee pte busy, busy, and ie ntact "tor ne plants jor fore tine, 98 a su ey ” vs
5 a likes ice hockey, ee a ; ieee cet te the ¢ Jame pares peat 80. ar junately eo
arta LN. get ir f re
Cc off and Third Conditionals (4) dot x a Kiboaet’ nn| If Suzie hadn't wanted to be a musician, her father wouldn't have given
her a bright pink guitar for her fifteenth birthday.
gz If she hadn't spent so much time practicing in her bedroom, she would
have passed all her exams at school.
P. If her father hadn't been so angry, he wouldn't have taken her guitar and
wouldn't have locked it in a closet:
A. _ If Suzie hadn't been so upset about losing her guitar, she wouldn’t
have run away from home.
N. If she hadn't started living on the streets, and if she hadn't been so
hungry, she wouldn't have begun stealing food from stores.F.
If one day a policeman hadn't seen her shoplifting, she wouldn't have
been arrested / he wouldn't have arrested her.
If during the arrest Suzie hadn't hit the policeman, she wouldn't have
been sent to jail for three months.
If she hadn't shared a cell with two women called Natasha and Jo, they
wouldn't have become Suzie’s best friends.
If Natasha and Jo hadn't been musicians, they wouldn't have decided to
form a band, which they called The Convicts.L. If The Convicts hadn't been so nervous, they wouldn't have forgotten all
their songs during their first concert, and the audience wouldn't have
laughed at them.
B. If Natasha and Jo hadn't been so upset after the concert, they
wouldn't have left the band.
0. If Suzie had given up, she wouldn't have managed to borrow some
money and make a record on her own / If she hadn't managed to borrow
some money, she would have never made a record on her own.
Cc If the record hadn't been a huge success, Suzie wouldn't have
become famous all over the worldM. _ Ifone day Suzie’s father hadn't turned on the TV to watch a soccer
game, he wouldn't have seen his daughter singing her latest song,
G. If he hadn't found out that Suzie was playing a concert the following
week, he wouldn't have bought a ticket / he wouldn't have gone to buy a
ticket.