Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1. The accident would not have happened, if the driver ................................ careful.
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In third conditional, we use the past perfect in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
2. If I had been hungry, I .............................. something.
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3. If he had asked more politely, I ............................... him my car.
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4. I wish I ....................................... out of college.
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5. I wish I .................................. rude to him.
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We use the past perfect to express our regret regarding something happened in the past.
6. If I had known that he would be there, I ..................................... to that party.
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7. If he had been looking where he was going, he .......................................... the door.
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8. If she ............................ us why didn't she say Hi?
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9. If she ............................. so arrogant, I would marry her.
Please select 2 correct answers
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In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
10. If the weather had been better, we .................................... the trip more.
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11. If you had paid attention in the class, you .................................. much better grades.
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12. If I .................................. so tired, I would not have gone to bed early.
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Answers
- The accident would not have happened, if the driver had been careful.
- If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- If he had asked more politely, I would have lent him my car.
- I wish I hadn’t dropped out of college.
- I wish I hadn’t been rude to him.
- If I had known that he would be there, I would not have gone to that party.
- If he had been looking where he was going, he would not have hit the door.
- If she saw us why didn’t she say Hi?
- If she weren’t/wasn’t so arrogant, I would marry her.
- If the weather had been better, we would have enjoyed the trip more.
- If you had paid attention in the class, you would have achieved much better grades.
- If I hadn’t been so tired, I would not have gone to bed early.
