NAME: __________________________________ GROUP: _____________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR
REMEMBER: The third conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the past (things that were impossible, that
didn't happen, etc.)
A. Choose the correct response for each of the sentences.
1. If she hadn't told him, he ___. A. will never find out B. would have never found out
2. I ___ this if you hadn't asked me. A. would never have done B. didn't do
3. If I ___ about this, I would have told you. A. know B. had known
4. If they ___ to rest they would not have been so tired. A. have stopped B. had stopped
5. I ___ that he's 38 years old if he hadn't told me. A. wouldn't have guessed B. didn't guess
6. If I had seen that movie, I ___ nightmares. A. would have B. would have had
7. If you ___ the money, I’d have been able to go out. A. had returned B. returned
8. He wouldn't have bought the jacket if it ___ on sale. A. hadn't been B. wouldn't be
9. If you ___ me, I wouldn't have seen the game. A. haven't called B. hadn't called
10. She’d have called you if you ___ her your number. A. would give B. had given
B. In this exercise, you will practice forming the third conditional. COMPLETE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL SENTENCE BY
FILLING IN THE SPACES.
1. He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.
If he ________________________ asleep while driving, he _________________________ his car.
2. We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.
If we ___________________ enough money, we ____________________ to the concert.
3. I lost my job because I was late for work.
I ________________________ my job if I _________________________ late for work.
4. The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.
If the wind ______________________ so strong, the bridge ______________________.
5. I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number.
I _________________________ Sally if I __________________________ her number.
C. Supply the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
1. If he had studied more, he would have succeeded. (Succeed).
2. If he had not worn his overcoat, he ______________________________________ (catch) cold.
3. I ____________________________________________________ (help) him if he had asked me.
4. He ____________________________________________ (be) angry if he had learned the truth.
5. We __________________________________________ (come) earlier if we had known about it.
6. We ________________________________________ (be) glad to meet you if you had invited us.
7. He__________________________________________ (write) to you if he had had your address.