Third Conditional Exercises

The deciding clue is “They did not check the route yesterday and got lost. Imagine the opposite past.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If they had checked the route, they would not have got lost.”.

The deciding clue is “The alarm did not work, so nobody woke up in time.”. Use would have + past participle to express the unreal past result of a condition that did not happen. In this task, the completed sentence is “If the alarm had worked, we would have woken up earlier.”.

The deciding clue is “I did not see the message yesterday.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If I had seen your message, I would have replied.”.

The deciding clue is “The doors were not locked, allowing the theft last night.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If we had locked the doors, the theft would not have happened.”.

Complete sentence: “If she had received the invitation, she would have attended the ceremony.” Use would have + past participle to express the unreal past result of a condition that did not happen. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “The engineers did not detect the fault before launch.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If they had detected the fault, they would have postponed the launch.”.

Complete sentence: “If we had left earlier, we would have caught the ferry.” Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “The backup was absent, so the records were lost.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If a backup had existed, we would have recovered the records.”.

Complete sentence: “If the battery had been charged, the device would not have failed.” Use would have + past participle to express the unreal past result of a condition that did not happen. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “We did not book in advance and paid more last weekend.”. Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. In this task, the completed sentence is “If we had booked in advance, we would have paid less.”.

The deciding clue is “A fact about last year is being imagined differently.”. Use would have + past participle to express the unreal past result of a condition that did not happen. In this task, the completed sentence is “If the museum had extended its hours, more visitors would have visited it.”.

Complete sentence: “If the brakes had been repaired properly, the accident would not have happened.” Use if + had + past participle to express an unreal condition about an already finished past event. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.