Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:

To talk about situations that are

hypothetical and impossible in the past
and which we can’t change now – and we
often regret this.
Example
If I had studied more, I would have passed my
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them)
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT
had + past participle
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL
would have + past participle
Rephrase the following as in the example.
Then match the sentences with the pictures.
1. It would have been better if you ____________________
_______________ (wait) for me.
2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I
hadn’t overslept.
3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I
___________________________ (not make) such mistake.
4. He would have understood it if you _________________
_________________ (explain) it to him.
5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if
you had known he was poor?
6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in
class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.
7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I
____________________________ (be able to) to help you.
8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he
____________________________ (apologise)?
9. If she’d given me her number, I ______________________
(phone) her.
10. What __________________________ (you do) if you
___________________________ (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

1. The phone was broken so I didn’t call you.

________________________________________________________
2. They laughed. Jim didn’t know how to reboot the pc.
________________________________________________________
3. I felt so ashamed since I didn’t speak his language.
________________________________________________________
4. She didn’t take an umbrella with her and got wet.
________________________________________________________
5. I wasn’t careful enough and so I hurt myself.
________________________________________________________
6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.
________________________________________________________
7. He proposed to her and they got married.
________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t go out. Tom was watching the game.
________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t show up. I had dinner alone.
________________________________________________________
10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.
________________________________________________________

iSLCollective.com

To talk about situations that are
hypothetical and impossible in the past
and which we can’t change now – and we
often regret this.
Example
If I had studied more, I would have passed my
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them)
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT
had + past participle
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL
would have + past participle
Rephrase the following as in the example.
Then match the sentences with the pictures.
Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:
1. It would have been better if you ____________________
_______________ (wait) for me.
2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I
hadn’t overslept.
3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I
___________________________ (not make) such mistake.
4. He would have understood it if you _________________
_________________ (explain) it to him.
5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if
you had known he was poor?
6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in
class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.
7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I
____________________________ (be able to) to help you.
8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he
____________________________ (apologise)?
9. If she’d given me her number, I ______________________
(phone) her.
10. What __________________________ (you do) if you
___________________________ (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

1. The phone was broken so I didn’t call you.

________________________________________________________
2. They laughed. Jim didn’t know how to reboot the pc.
________________________________________________________
3. I felt so ashamed since I didn’t speak his language.
________________________________________________________
4. She didn’t take an umbrella with her and got wet.
________________________________________________________
5. I wasn’t careful enough and so I hurt myself.
________________________________________________________
6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.
________________________________________________________
7. He proposed to her and they got married.
________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t go out. Tom was watching the game.
________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t show up. I had dinner alone.
________________________________________________________
10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.
________________________________________________________

iSLCollective.com

To talk about situations that are
hypothetical and impossible in the past
and which we can’t change now – and we
often regret this.
Example
If I had studied more, I would have passed my
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them)
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT
had + past participle
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL
would have + past participle
Rephrase the following as in the example.
Then match the sentences with the pictures.
Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:
1. It would have been better if you HAD WAITED for
me.
2. I WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN late if I hadn’t overslept.
3. If I HADN’T BEEN so tired, I WOULDN’T HAVE
MADE such mistake.
4. He would have understood it if you HAD
EXPLAINED it to him.
5. WOULD YOU HAVE MARRIED him if you had
known he was poor?
6. If Paul HAD PAID attention in class, he WOULD
HAVE KNOWN what to do.
7. If you HAD TOLD me earlier, I WOULD HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO to help you.
8. WOULD YOU HAVE SPOKEN to him if he HAD
APOLOGISED?
9. If she’d given me her number, I WOULD HAVE
PHONED her.
10. What WOULD YOU HAVE DONE if you HAD
SEEN (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

8 3

1
4

1. If the phone hadn’t been broken, I would have called

you. 2
2. If Jim had known how to reboot the pc, they wouldn’t
have laughed. 6
3. I wouldn’t have felt so ashamed if I had spoken his
language.
4. If she had taken an umbrella with, she wouldn’t have
got wet.
5. If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have hurt myself. 10
6. I wouldn’t have made up a silly excuse if she hadn’t 7
seen the lipstick.
7. If he hadn’t proposed to her, they wouldn’t have got
married.
8. We would have gone out if Tom hadn’t been watching
the game.
9. If he had shown up, I wouldn’t have had dinner alone. 9
10. I wouldn’t have fallen asleep if the lesson hadn’t been 5
so boring.

iSLCollective.com