3rd Conditional: imagining a different past | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

They made the wrong decisions and weren't successful

If they had made the right decisions, they would have been successful

I didn't have courage and never started my own business

If I had had courage, I would have started my own business

You didn't visit the museum and learned nothing about history

If you had visited the museum, you would have learned about history

She didn't develop her skills and never became a musician

If she had developed her skills, she would have become a professional musician

We didn't work as a team and took longer to finish

If we had worked as a team, we would have finished faster

You didn't take notes during the lecture and forgot everything

If you had taken notes during the lecture, you would have remembered more

He didn't change his attitude and his relationship ended

If he had changed his attitude, his relationship would have improved

She had family obligations and couldn't pursue her dreams

If she hadn't had family obligations, she would have pursued her dreams

I wasn't healthy enough and couldn't run a marathon

If I had been healthier, I would have run a marathon

You didn't ask for help and struggled alone

If you had asked for help, someone would have helped you

They didn't start on time and missed the deadline

If they had started on time, they would have met the deadline

She didn't practice her presentation and felt very nervous

If she had practiced her presentation, she wouldn't have felt so nervous

We didn't reduce our expenses and couldn't save for retirement

If we had reduced our expenses, we would have saved for retirement

I didn't speak French and couldn't move to Paris

If I had spoken French, I would have moved to Paris

You didn't volunteer your time and the community suffered

If you had volunteered your time, you would have helped the community

He didn't apologize sincerely and she never forgave him

If he had apologized sincerely, she would have forgiven him

They didn't have reliable transport and couldn't commute easily

If they had had reliable transport, they would have commuted easily

I was tired and went to bed early instead of watching the film

If I hadn't been tired, I would have stayed up and watched the film

You didn't communicate your feelings and people misunderstood you

If you had communicated your feelings, people would have understood you

She didn't take professional classes and danced poorly

If she had taken professional classes, she would have danced better

We didn't investigate the problem and couldn't find a solution

If we had investigated the problem, we would have found a solution

He didn't focus on studies and failed his exams

If he had focused on his studies, he would have passed his exams

I didn't have cooking skills and ate out constantly

If I had had cooking skills, I would have cooked at home

You didn't tell her the truth and she was hurt

If you had told her the truth, she wouldn't have been hurt

They didn't organize their time and felt stressed

If they had organized their time better, they wouldn't have felt so stressed

I was afraid of heights and didn't go skydiving

If I hadn't been afraid of heights, I would have gone skydiving

You didn't read many books and your vocabulary was limited

If you had read many books, your vocabulary would have been better

She didn't work hard enough and didn't get promoted

If she had worked harder, she would have gotten promoted

He didn't treat people with respect and had few friends

If he had treated people with respect, he would have had more friends

We had too many responsibilities and couldn't travel

If we hadn't had so many responsibilities, we would have travelled

I didn't know the answer and couldn't help you

If I had known the answer, I would have helped you

You didn't exercise regularly and felt unhealthy

If you had exercised regularly, you would have felt healthier

They didn't come to the party and it was boring

If they had come to the party, it would have been fun

She didn't invest in education and earned less money

If she had invested in education, she would have earned more money

I wasn't talented at drawing and didn't become an artist

If I had been talented at drawing, I would have become an artist

You didn't ask permission and they didn't let you in

If you had asked permission, they would have let you in

We didn't have good equipment and got poor results

If we had had good equipment, we would have gotten better results

He was lazy and didn't finish his homework

If he hadn't been lazy, he would have finished his homework

They didn't offer a discount and we didn't buy

If they had offered a discount, we would have bought

You didn't listen to my advice and made a mistake

If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn't have made a mistake

I didn't have a degree and didn't get the job

If I had had a degree, I would have gotten the job

She lacked confidence and didn't give a speech

If she had had confidence, she would have given a speech

He was afraid of flying and didn't visit Australia

If he hadn't been afraid of flying, he would have visited Australia

The weather was bad and we didn't go to the beach

If the weather had been good, we would have gone to the beach

I was nervous and made a mistake in the presentation

If I hadn't been nervous, I wouldn't have made a mistake in the presentation

They didn't know about the party and didn't attend

If they had known about the party, they would have attended

We didn't have enough money and didn't buy the house

If we had had enough money, we would have bought the house

He forgot his passport and couldn't travel

If he hadn't forgotten his passport, he would have been able to travel

She didn't study hard and failed the exam

If she had studied hard, she would have passed the exam

I woke up late and missed the bus

If I hadn't woken up late, I would have caught the bus