English Grammar Exercises for B1- Third conditional

1. Match the sentence halves.

1   I would have been able to get some money out

2   If you hadn’t waited until the sales,

3   Wendy wouldn’t have lent him the money

4   She would have had a coffee

5   If we’d saved some money,

6   If she hadn’t had the receipt,

a   if she’d had some small change for the machine.

b   if she’d known he wasn’t going to pay her back.

c   we’d have been able to afford a new car.

d   if I hadn’t forgotten my PIN number.

e   you’d have paid more for your skirt.

f   she wouldn’t have got a refund on the trousers.

2. Use the words to make third conditional sentences. Remember to use a comma (,) where necessary.

1   If / Beth / not spend / all her pocket money / she / be able to / buy / a new phone

     ………………………………………….

2   If / we / go / to the right gate / we / not miss / the flight

     ………………………………………….

3   I / run out / of petrol / if / I / not find / a petrol station

     ………………………………………….

4   He / buy / the suit / if / it / not be out of stock

     ………………………………………….

5   They / not fall out / if / he / pay / her back on time

     ………………………………………….

6   If / you / shop around / you / find / a cheaper jacket.

     ………………………………………….

3. Rewrite the two sentences as one. Use the third conditional.

1   They didn’t advertise the concert. It wasn’t full.

     If they had advertised the concert, it would have been full.

2   I wasted my money. I’ve been in debt all my life.

     ………………………………………

3   She had plastic surgery. She became more confident.

     ………………………………………

4   He didn’t remember his credit card. He paid in cash.

     ………………………………………

5   The webcam was broken. I took it back to the shop.

     ………………………………………

6   The shop didn’t order enough high-heeled boots. It sold out.

     ………………………………………

4. Read Becky’s regrets and complete the sentences.

I didn’t study much at school, so I didn’t pass my exams. It was difficult to find a job because I didn’t have any qualifications. I got married very young and I made the wrong decision. I had three children so I stayed at home and didn’t work. I got divorced when the children were small so I went to live with my mother. I didn’t meet another partner because I wasn’t able to go out. I never went abroad because I was always broke. I’ve had a hard life.

1   If she ………………………… more at school, she ………………………… her exams.

2   If she ………………………… some qualifications, she ………………………… a job more easily.

3   If she ………………………… so young, she ………………………… the wrong decision.

4   She ………………………… at home if she ………………………… three children.

5   She ………………………… to live with her mother if she ………………………… divorced.

6   If she ………………………… to go out, she ………………………… another partner.

7   She ………………………… abroad if she ………………………… broke.