Outcomes Intermediate Unit 13

1.1 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

I would have helped you (a)   I’d known you were having problems.

Answer explanation

I would have helped you if I’d known you were having problems.

• Explanation: "If" introduces the conditional clause. The structure is:
  If + past perfect (had + past participle), would/might/could + have + past participle.

1.2 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

What (a)   you have done if I hadn’t been around?

Answer explanation

What would you have done if I hadn’t been around?

• Explanation: "Would" is part of the result clause in the third conditional.

1.3 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

We wouldn’t have got here on time if there (a)   been any problems with the traffic.

Answer explanation

We wouldn’t have got here on time if there had been any problems with the traffic.

• Explanation: "Had" is required for the past perfect in the conditional clause.

1.4 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

You might (a)   won if you’d bought a ticket.

Answer explanation

You might have won if you’d bought a ticket.

• Explanation: "Have" is part of the perfect verb form in the result clause.

1.5 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

If Sally hadn’t (a)   given time off work, she would have missed the wedding.

Answer explanation

If Sally hadn’t been given time off work, she would have missed the wedding.

• Explanation: "Been" is needed to form the passive voice in the conditional clause.

1.6 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

Where would they (a)   left the key?

Answer explanation

Where would they have left the key?

• Explanation: "Have" forms the perfect structure in the question.

1.7 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

If he’d lost, he wouldn’t (a)   been happy.

Answer explanation

If he’d lost, he wouldn’t have been happy.

• Explanation: "Have" completes the perfect verb phrase.

1.8 Complete the third conditional sentences with one word:

If I (a)   had time, I would have gone to see the concert.

Answer explanation

If I had had time, I would have gone to see the concert.

• Explanation: The past perfect is "had had", showing a completed condition in the past.

Write two answers separated by a comma, OR write a full sentence.

For example: will enjoy, see

Number 1

(a)  

Answer explanation

Grammar Rule:

• Use the past perfect in the if-clause and "would/could/might have + past participle" in the result clause.

• I’m sure you would have enjoyed the film if you had seen it.

Write two answers separated by a comma, OR write a full sentence.

For example: will enjoy, see

Number 2

(a)  

Answer explanation

Grammar Rule:

• Use the past perfect in the if-clause and "would/could/might have + past participle" in the result clause.

• They wouldn’t have gone to the meeting if they had known what the chairperson was going to say.