Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.
1If I had known her name, I ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "would have told" for the unreal past result in the third conditional.
2If you ............... me, I would have told you.
Wrong!
Use "had asked" in the if-clause of the third conditional.
3If you hadn’t helped me, I ............... in real trouble.
Wrong!
Use "would have been" for the unreal past result in the third conditional.
4He would have died if they ............... him to hospital in time.
Wrong!
Use "hadn't taken" in the negative if-clause of the third conditional.
5Jane ............... if you had invited her.
Wrong!
Use "would have come" for the unreal past result in the third conditional.
6He would have helped you if you ............... more politely.
Wrong!
Use "had requested" in the if-clause of the third conditional.
7If I had wanted to, I ............... anybody I liked.
Wrong!
Use "could have married" for an unreal past possibility in the third conditional.
8If he had run a bit faster, he ...............
Wrong!
Use "could have won" for an unreal past possibility in the third conditional.
9If my grandmother ............... alive last year, she would have celebrated her 85th birthday.
Wrong!
Use "had been" in the if-clause of the third conditional for an unreal past situation.
10If you ............... harder, you would have passed your exam.
Wrong!
Use "had worked" in the if-clause of the third conditional.
Answers
- If I had known her name, I would have told you.
- If you had asked me, I would have told you.
- If you hadn’t helped me, I would have been in real trouble.
- He would have died if they hadn’t taken him to hospital in time.
- Jane would have come if you had invited her.
- He would have helped you if you had requested more politely.
- If I had wanted to, I could have married anybody I liked.
- If he had run a bit faster, he could have won.
- If my grandmother had been alive last year, she would have celebrated her 85th birthday.
- If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.