Fill in the blanks.
1If I had known that you were in trouble, I ...............
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In a third conditional sentence about an unreal past situation, use "would have helped" in the result clause.
2Peter created a ruckus at my party. I wish I ............... him.
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After "I wish" for a regret about the past, use the past perfect form "had not invited".
3If I ............... so tired, I would have gone out.
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In the if-clause of a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect form "had not been".
4If I ............... hungry, I would have eaten something.
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In the if-clause of a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect form "had been".
5Twenty years ago I chose law, but now I wish I ............... medicine instead.
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For a regret about a past choice, "I wish" is followed by the past perfect form "had studied".
6If the weather had been warmer, we ............... swimming.
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In a third conditional result, use "could have gone" to show a past possibility that did not happen.
7If you had attended their wedding, you ............... some old friends.
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In a third conditional result, use "could have met" to show a past possibility that did not happen.
8If I ............... him, I would have said hello.
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In the if-clause of a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect form "had seen".
9If I ............... his birthday, I would have wished him a happy birthday.
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In the if-clause of a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect form "had remembered".
10If I ............... enough money, I could have hired a taxi.
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For an unreal past condition about possession, the past perfect form is "had had".
11The meal was good, but it ............... better.
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To talk about a possible but unreal improvement in the past, use "could have been".
12I wish I ............... rude to him.
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After "I wish" for a regret about past behavior, use the past perfect form "hadn't been".
Exercise complete
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- If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
- Peter created a ruckus at my party. I wish I had not invited him.
- If I had not been so tired, I would have gone out.
- If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- Twenty years ago I chose law, but now I wish I had studied medicine instead.
- If the weather had been warmer, we could have gone swimming.
- If you had attended their wedding, you could have met some old friends.
- If I had seen him, I would have said hello.
- If I had remembered his birthday, I would have wished him a happy birthday.
- If I had had enough money, I could have hired a taxi.
- The meal was good, but it could have been better.
- I wish I hadn’t been rude to him.