Rewrite the following sentence using 3rd conditional: I was shy. I didn’t have many friends.
If hadn’t been shy, I would have had more friends.
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He didn’t know your phone number, so he didn’t call you.
If he had known your phone number, he would have called you.
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I didn’t do well at school because I wasn’t a hardworking student.
If I had been a hardworking student, I would have done well at school.
10
We wouldn’t have missed the train if it had been 5 minutes late. a) The train was 5 minutes late. _________ b) They missed the train. _________
b
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If we had hurried, we would have caught the train. a) They hurried. _____ b) They didn’t catch the train. _______
b
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If John had studied, he wouldn’t have failed his exams. a) John studied. b) He failed his exams. c) John didn’t study. d) He didn’t fail his exams.
b & c
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If the car hadn’t had a puncture, we would have caught the train. a) The car had a puncture. b) We caught the train. c) The car didn’t have a puncture. d) We missed the train.
a & d
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If that dress hadn’t been so cheap, Jane wouldn’t have bought it. a) The dress was cheap. b) Jane bought it. c) The dress wasn’t cheap. d) Jane didn’t buy it.
a & b
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Here is the story of a disaster. A ship sank in the Caribbean because of a storm: If there __________ (be) such a bad storm, fewer people __________ (sink).
hadn't been / would have sunk
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George has only two pairs of socks. If he ____________ (has) more than two pairs of socks, he ____________ (have to) wash them so often.
George has only two pairs of socks. If he had (has) more than two pairs of socks, he wouldn’t have to (have to) wash them so often.
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Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. He ____________ (wash) it in hot water if he ____________ (read) the label.
Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. He wouldn’t have washed (wash) it in hot water if he had read (read) the label.
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Jim was out yesterday. If he ____________ (not go out), I ____________ (talk) to him.
Jim has gone out. If he hadn't gone out, I would/could have talked to him.
