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Conditional 3
Use:
We use conditional 3 to imagine how a situation in the past could have been different. It is
too late to change the situation now.
Form: if + past perfect / would have + past participle ( short form: would’ve )
If I had known that it was going to rain, I would have taken an umbrella with me.
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Note: You can have the if clause at the beginning or end of the sentence. If it comes at the end of
the sentence, there is no comma:
I would have taken an umbrella with me if I had known that it was going to rain.
We use a mixed conditional to talk about how the present would be affected if events in the past had
been different:
if + past perfect + would / might / could + infinitive
If there had been more team members at the meeting, we would have a better idea of what
everyone thinks.
1 Fill in the gaps with an appropriate verb from the box. Don't forget to conjugate the verb.
arrive
1 If they
z
get
z
be
z
spend
z
stop
z
eat
follow
z
work
z
play
z
lose
more careful, they wouldn’t be in trouble now.
2 We would be in the semi-final if we
3 If the police
z
not
the match last week.
earlier, the thieves would not have escaped
4 My life today would be different if I
not
married at such a young age.
5 We might not all have been ill if we
not
that meat.
6 If he
harder, his boss might not have fired him.
the day at the beach.
7 If it had been sunny and hot yesterday, we could
8 If I hadn’t been so stupid, I
never
9 Things could have been different if only I
his advice.
not
football. Since the
accident, I can only walk with my crutches.
10 If I
the car in time, the accident might have been avoided.
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2 In your opinion, how would things be different now if these events had never happened?
Use mixed conditionals to write answers.
1 The atom was split.
The world would be a safer place if the atom hadn’t been split.
2 Man landed on the moon.
3 The petrol engine was invented.
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4 Man learned how to fly.
5 The world population passed the six billion mark.
6 The internet was invented.
7 Oil has become extremely valuable and has made many countries rich.
8 The US has become the most powerful country in the world.
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Cleft sentences are used to focus on a specific
part of the sentence and to emphasise what we
want to say.
What you should do is call the police.
Question word + relative clause + be
How you get there is dependant on the weather.
Where you go is your own choice.
3 Unscramble the words to make cleft sentences.
1 after workout good a at our shower gym long is the need we what
What
2 thinks isn't true necessarily he what
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What
3 I really is need new a car what
What
4 what new a find is do you job recommend I
What
5 I was most our our during trip hotel enjoyed what
What
6 a now is need decision we what
What
7 hardest company works who this the in person the is Rob
The
8 with instead you by tonight yourself should home friends your at do staying of out go is what
What
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Answer key
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Exercise 1
1 had been
2 had / lost
3 had arrived
4 had / got
5 had / eaten
6 had worked
7 have spent
8 would / have followed
9 had / played
10 had stopped
Exercise 3
1 What we need is a good long shower after our workout at the gym.
2 What he thinks isn't necessarily true.
3 What I really need is a new car.
4 What I recommend you do is find a new job.
5 What I enjoyed most during our trip was our hotel.
6 What we need now is a decision.
7 The person who works the hardest in this company is Rob.
8 What you should do is go out with your friends tonight instead of staying at home by yourself.
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