Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the third conditional form of the verbs in the

parentheses.
1. If I ________ (pass) my driving test last month, I would have bought a car.
2. The job __________ (be done) much faster if there’d been more people helping.
3. If they __________ (go) to bed early, they __________ (not/wake) up late.
4. If she _________ (go) to art school, she _________ (become) a painter.
5. She _________ (not/leave) you alone if she _______ (know) you were ill.
6. If I __________ (complain) in the shop, they might have given me a discount.
Exercise 2: Read the situations and choose the correct sentence using the third
conditional.
1. I wasn’t thirsty. I didn’t drink the lemonade.
a. If I was thirsty, I would drink the lemonade.
b. If I had been thirsty, I would’ve drunk the lemonade.
c. If I would have been thirsty, I drank the lemonade.
2. I didn’t know Kirsty was in town. I didn’t call her.
a. If I had known Kirsty was in town, I would have called her.
b. I had called Kirsty if I had known she was in town.
c. I would had called Kirsty if I have known she was in town.
3. I didn’t know watching this documentary was important for our exam. I didn’t
watch it.
a. If I knew this documentary was important, I had watched it.
b. If I would have known this documentary was important, I had watched it.
c. If I had known this documentary was important, I would’ve watched it.
4. I walked home from the disco. My friend was too drunk to drive.
a. I hadn’t walked home from the disco if my friend wasn’t too drunk to drive.
b. I wouldn’t have walked home from the disco if my friend hadn’t been too drunk to
drive.
c. I walked home from the disco if my friend wasn’t too drunk to drive.
5. I didn’t go to the store. I thought it closed at 5pm. It closed at 6pm.
a. If I had known the store had closed at 6pm, I would’ve gone.
b. If I knew the store would have closed at 6pm, I would’ve gone.
c. I would’ve gone to the store if I know it had closed at 6pm.
6. I ate the yoghurt in the fridge. I thought it was mine, not yours.
a. If I would have known the yoghurt was yours, I wouldn’t have eaten it.
b. If I had known the yoghurt was yours, I wouldn’t have eaten it.
c. I hadn’t eaten the yoghurt if I knew it was yours.
7. I am really hungry now. I didn’t have any breakfast.
a. If I had some breakfast, I wouldn’t be hungry now.
b. If I would had had some breakfast, I wouldn’t be hungry now.
c. If I had had some breakfast, I wouldn’t be hungry now.
8. I didn’t see Tony at the party. I wanted to speak to him about his vacation in
France.
a. If I saw Tom at the party, I would’ve spoken to him.
b. If I had seen Tom at the party, I would’ve spoken to him.
c. If I would have seen Tom at the party, I would’ve spoken to him.
Exercise 3: Complete the conditional sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use
the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. I didn’t bring my waterproof camera. I couldn’t take photos at the underwater
museum
(remember, be able)
If I had remembered to bring my waterproof camera, I would have been able to take
photos
at the underwater museum.
2 I’m glad they didn’t build the underwater amusement park. Just imagine the impact
on the reefs. (build, have a negative impact)
Had__________________________________________________________________
___
3. I don’t speak French, so I didn’t understand most of what the tour guide was
saying. (know,
miss)
If____________________________________________________________________
____
4. We campaigned successfully against the new development. Thanks to that, we can
still see
the ocean from our window. (our campaign, be successful, be able)
If____________________________________________________________________
______
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. I _________ (understand) what other people on the tour were saying if I _________
(speak) Spanish.
2. I __________ (do) a helicopter tour if they (not be) a major source of noise
pollution.
3. If we __________ (not act) to protect coral reefs soon, damage ___________ (be)
irreparable and future generations (not be) able to enjoy them.
4. If people _________ (not campaign) against the proposals, today our town (look)
very different.
5. Temperatures ____________ (continue) to rise over the next few years unless
carbon emissions ____________ (be) reduced quickly.
6. If the Historical Society ___________ (not monitor) the construction sites, many
artifacts _________ (destroy) and ______ (not be) on display at the museum.