Name: ______________ Subject: English
Date:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Focus: Conditional Sentences
Conditional Sentence Type 3 Type 3
Grade:
It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
If-Clause (Condition) Result-Clause
Form: If+ Past perfect (had+v3) would + have + past participle(v3)
If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
If Ali had won the match, he would have gone to final.
If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.
Function:
Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have
happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then,
however. We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled..
Exercises:
1) Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1. If we (leave) __________the window yesterday, it (be) ___________so cold here.
2. If the lady (not, stop) _______________the boy, he (run) ____________ into the van.
3. The dog ( attack, not) _______________ you , if you (not /tease) ___________him.
4. If she (tell) ______________me, I (collect) ______________ her from the airport.
5. If the men (recharge) ______________the batteries, they (have)
______________enough power for their laptops.
6. If you (turn) _____________down the volume of your stereo, the neighbors (not,
complain) _________________.
7. If he (save)_______________ more money, he (buy) _______________a better car.
8. If he (come) __________ earlier, he (meet)_______________Tina.
9. If Betty (write)_________more applications, she (get)__________an apprenticeship.
10. We (give) __________ the man the documents, if we (know) ___________ him.
2. Rewrite the following sentences using the third conditional sentences.
a. Ali did not study for his exams, so he failed.
If Ali
b. Sam was not in the office, so we did not meet him.
If Sam
c. The man drove quickly, so he made an accident.
If the man
d. The teacher fell sick, he did not come to school.
If the teacher
e. Fred forgot to set the alarm, so he was late to school.
If Fred