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
Here is the story of a disaster. A ship sank in the Caribbean because of a storm: If some passengers __________ (know) how to swim, they __________ (drown).
had known / wouldn't have drowned
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.
If we had hurried, we would have caught the train. a) They hurried. _____ b) They didn’t catch the train. _______
a
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
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.
Here is the story of a disaster. A ship sank in the Caribbean because of a storm: If the captain ___________(take) the necessary measures, the ship _______________ (sink).
had taken / wouldn't have sunk
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.
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.
Here is the story of a disaster. A ship sank in the Caribbean because of a storm: More people __________ (survive) if there __________ (be) more life boats.
would have survived / had been
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
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
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 __________ (die).
hadn't been / would have died
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.
Jim has gone out. If he ____________ (be) at home right now, I ____________ (visit) him.
Jim has gone out. If he was/were (be) at home right now, I would/could/might visit (visit) him.
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