THIRD CONDITIONAL - 10A

Third Conditional

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Rules

• To talk about imagined past events.

• Usually to talk about Regret / Relief.

• Example 1 : If I had studied hard, I wouldn't have failed this exam.

• Example 2 : If you hadn't told me about the homework, I wouldn't have done it.

• Example 1 : Regret

• Example 2 : Relief

Formula

If + Subject + had + V_3, Subject + would + have + V₃.

Subject + would + have + V₃ + If + Subject + had + V₃.

Multiple Choice

I would have bought the table if ___.

• it had been a bit smaller

• it would be a bit smaller

Multiple Choice

If my alarm clock hadn't gone off, ___.

• I wouldn't oversleep

• I would oversleep

• I wouldn't have overslept

Multiple Choice

If she had gone to bed earlier, ___.

• she would have been so tired

• she wouldn't have been so tired

• she would be so tired

Multiple Choice

You would have been a doctor if ___.

• you had studied medicine

• you would study medicine

• you would studied medicine

Multiple Choice

We wouldn't have gotten married if we ___ to the same university.

• hadn´t gone

• hadn´t went

• wouldn't gone

Multiple Choice

He ___ happier if he had stayed at home.

• would have been

• would had been

• had been

Multiple Choice

If you hadn't taken the job, you ___ travelling.

• had gone

• would have went

• would have gone

Multiple Choice

If she ___ (go) to the university, she ___ (study) French.

• had gone - would have studied

• has gone - would has studied

Multiple Choice

If I ___ (be) born in a different country, I ___ (learn) to speak a different language.

• had been - would have learned

• have been - would had learned

Multiple Choice

If you ___ (not/be) late, we ___ (not/miss) the bus.

• hadn´t been - wouldn´t have missed

• hadn´t be - wouldn´t missed

Multiple Choice

If she ___ (study) more, she ___ (pass) the exam.

• had studied - would have passed

• had study - would passed

Multiple Choice

If they ___ (go) to bed early, they ___ (not/wake) up late.

• had gone - wouldn´t have woken

• had went - wouldn´t have waken

Drag and Drop

If Roentgen ​

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X-rays, Franklin ​

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to do her research.

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hadn't discovered

wouldn't be able

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Newton ​

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the laws of motion if he ​

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physics?

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Would

have written

hadn't studied

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If Leonardo da Vinci ​

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left-handed, ​

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he ​

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in code?

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hadn't been

would

have written

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If Einstein ​

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his father, he ​

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en electrical engineer.

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had obeyed

would have become

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Marconi ​

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the radio so quickly if he ​

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in Italy.

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wouldn't have developed

had stayed

Match

Match the following

• If he had passed his exams

• The students wouldn't have been punished

• Would scientists have developed nuclear energy

• If dinosaurs hadn't died out

• I wouldn't have lost my research

he would have gone to university.

if they had listened to the teacher.

if Oppenheimer hadn't split the atom?

would humans have appeared?

if my computer hadn't crashed.

• he would have gone to university.

• if they had listened to the teacher.

• if Oppenheimer hadn't split the atom?

• would humans have appeared?

• if my computer hadn't crashed.

Fill in the Blanks

Look at the pictures. Then, use the prompts to complete the conditional sentences.

If he had studied, he

[understand] the exercise.

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He wouldn't have exploded the laboratory if he

[be] more careful.

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If they had brought a map, they

[get lost].

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The cake would have grown if she

[follow] the recipe.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences using the prompts in parenthesis. Separate the verbs using a comma ( , ). Contract the verbs.

"If God _____ (intend) us to fly, he _____ (give) us wings." [father of the Wright brothers]

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If Gutenberg _____ (not invent) the printing press, ordinary people _____ (not be able) to read books.

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If Columbus _____ (not discover) America, Europeans _____ (not have) tomatoes and potatoes to eat.

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If Marco Polo _____ (not be) to China, he _____ (not bring) pasta to Europe.

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If it _____ (not be) for Marco Polo, _____ Italians _____ (make) spaghetti?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct inversion of the sentence below?

If Brazil hadn't been colonized, more indigenous people might have survived.

• More indigenous people might have survived if Brazil hadn't been colonized.

• If hadn't Brazil been colonized more indigenous people might have survived.

• Hadn't Brazil been colonized, more indigenous people might have survived.