NAME:……………………………… DATE: ……………………………………………………………………

Third Conditional
Formula: ______________________________________________________________________________________
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type III. Mind the position of the if-
clause. EXAMPLE:
0. I ……………………… (to bake) a cake if I …………………………….. (to know) that they were coming.

ANSWER:
I would have baked a cake if I had known that they were coming.
If it …………………………(to be) warmer, we ………………………………………………… (to go) swimming.
1. My parents ………………………..…………..(to buy) this house if the man ……………………………..(not/to
sell) it to someone else.
2. If he ……………………………….(not/to fail) his driving test, his parents
…………………………………………………….. (to lend) him their car.
3. If my uncle …………………………………………….(to tell) me the way to his office,
I ………………………………………………….(not/to arrive) so late.
4. She …………………………………………….(to be) at the airport if she …………………………………..to
read) the message carefully.
5. Lucy …………………………………….(not/to hurt) her foot if
she ……………………………………………………(not/to drop) the old box on it.
6. If you ……………………………………… (to use) a sharp knife,
you …………………………………………………(not/to cut) yourself.
7. If Victoria …………………………………………(to celebrate) her birthday at home,
I ………………………………….. (to bring) her some flowers.
8. We ……………………………………………… (to take) the train to Edinburgh if it ………………………….
(to run) on time.
9. If Max ………………………………………………. (not/to forget) his schoolbag,
he ………………………………………………………….. (to give) you your USB flash drive.
10. If you………………………………………………………. (study) for the test,
you………………………………………………. (pass) it.
11. If you …………………………………………………………………(ask) me, I
…………………………………………………(help) you.
12. If we…………………………………………………….. (go) to the cinema,
we……………………………………. (see) my friend Jacob.
13. If you ……………………………………(speak) English, she ………………………………………….
(understand) .
14. If they ………………………(listen) to me, we ………………………………………………(be) home earlier.
15. I ……………………………………………..(write) you a postcard if I…………………….(have) your address.
16. If I ………………………………………………(not / break) my leg, I
……………………………………………………. (take part) in the contest.
17. If it …………………………………………………..(not/ start) to rain, we
……………………………………….(walk) to the museum.
 2. For each question, read the situation and choose the best sentence using the third conditional.
1. I wasn't thirsty. I didn't drink the lemonade.
If I had known the store had closed at 6pm, I
If I was thirsty, I would drink the lemonade would've gone
If I had been thirsty, I would've drunk the If I knew the store would have closed at 6pm, I
lemonade would've gone
If I would have been thirsty, I drank the lemonade I would've gone to the store if I know it had
closed at 6pm
2. I didn't know Kirsty was in town. I didn't call her.
6. I ate the yoghurt in the fridge. I thought it was mine,
If I had known Kirsty was in town, I would have
not yours.
called her
If I would have known the yoghurt was yours, I
I had called Kirsty if I had know she was in town
wouldn't have eaten it
I would had called Kirsty if I have known she was
If I had known the yoghurt was yours, I wouldn't
in town
have eaten it
3. I didn't know watching this documentary was I hadn't eaten the yoghurt if I knew it was yours
important for our exam. I didn't watch it.
7. I am really hungry now. I didn't have any breakfast.
If I knew this documentary was important, I had
watched it If I had some breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry
now.
If I would have known this documentary was
important, I had watched it If I would had had some breakfast, I wouldn't be
hungry now.
If I had known this documentary was important, I
would've watched it If I had had some breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry
now
4. I walked home from the disco. My friend was too
drunk to drive. 8. I didn't see Tony at the party. I wanted to speak to him
about his vacation in France.
I hadn't walked home from the disco if my friend
wasn't too drunk to drive If I saw Tom at the party, I would've spoken to
him
I wouldn't have walked home from the disco if my
friend hadn't been too drunk to drive If I had seen Tom at the party, I would've spoken
to him
I wouldn't had walked home from the disco if my
friend hadn't been too drunk to drive If I would have seen Tom at the party, I would've
spoken to him
5. I didn't go to the store. I thought it closed at 5pm. It
closed at 6pm.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type III
a) If I ……………………………………………….(know) about the concert, I would have bought tickets.
b) She would have passed the exam if she ………………………………………..(study) harder.
c) If he …………………………………………..(not oversleep), he wouldn’t have missed the train.
d) I would have called you if I ……………………………………..(find) my phone.
e) If they ………………………………………………(invite) us, we would have attended the party.
f) She wouldn’t have been late if she ……………………………………….(leave) earlier.
g) If I …………………………………………..(not eat) so much, I wouldn’t have felt sick.
h) We would have won the game if we ………………………………………..(score) that goal.
i) If he …………………………………………..(take) the job offer, he would have been happier.
 j) You would have understood the movie if you ……………………………………………(watch) the previous one.
ANSWERS:

1) If it had been warmer, we would have gone swimming.

2) My parents would have bought this house if the man had not sold it to someone else.
3) If he had not failed his driving test, his parents would have lent him their car.
4) If my uncle had told me the way to his office, I would not have arrived so late.
5) She would have been at the airport if she had read the message carefully.
6) Lucy would not have hurt her foot if she had not dropped the old box on it.
7) If you had used a sharp knife, you would not have cut yourself.
8) If Victoria had celebrated her birthday at home, I would have brought her some flowers.
9) We would have taken the train to Edinburgh if it had run on time.
10) If Max had not forgotten his schoolbag, he would have given you your USB flash drive.
11) If you had studied for the test, you would have passed it.
12) If you had asked me, I would have helped you.
13) If we had gone to the cinema, we would have seen my friend Jacob.
14) If you had spoken English, she would have understood.
15) If they had listened to me, we would have been home earlier.
16) I would have written you a postcard if I had had your address.
17) If I had not broken my leg, I would have taken part in the contest.
18) If it had not started to rain, we would have walked to the museum.