Mastering the Third Conditional

What is the structure of a third conditional sentence?

• If I had known, I will go.

• If I had known, I would have gone.

• If I know, I would have gone.

• If I knew, I would go.

Identify the correct form: If I (know) you were coming, I (prepare) something special.

• If I know you were coming, I prepare something special.

• If I knew you were coming, I would have prepared something special.

• If I knew you come, I would prepare something special.

• If I had known you were coming, I would prepare something special.

Complete the sentence: If she (study) harder, she (pass) the exam.

• If she studies harder, she will pass the exam.

• If she studied harder, she would pass the exam.

• If she studies harder, she passed the exam.

• If she will study harder, she will pass the exam.

Which verb tense is used in the 'if' clause of a third conditional?

• past perfect tense

• present perfect tense

• future perfect tense

• simple past tense

Choose the correct option: If they (not leave) early, they (miss) the train.

• If they do not leave early, they will miss the train.

• If they leave early, they will miss the train.

• If they do not leave late, they will catch the train.

• If they do not leave early, they miss the train.

Transform this sentence into third conditional: They didn't invite me, so I didn't go to the party.

• If they had invited me, I would not have gone to the party.

• If they invited me, I would have gone to the party.

• If they had invited me, I would go to the party.

• If they had invited me, I would have gone to the party.

Fill in the blanks: If I (be) you, I (take) that job offer.

• were, would take

• is, take

• am, will take

• was, would take

What is the purpose of using the third conditional?

• To express hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen.

• To indicate actions that are currently happening.

• To express wishes about the present.

• To describe future events that are certain to happen.

Identify the error: If he had known about the meeting, he would come.

• would come

• could have come

• will have come

• would have come

Rewrite this sentence in third conditional: I didn't see the movie because I was busy.

• If I had seen the movie, I would have been busy.

• If I had not been busy, I would have seen the movie.

• If I had seen the movie, I would not have been busy.

• I would have seen the movie if I was not busy.