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1. Match the sentence halves.

 I would have been able to get some money out

 If you hadn’t waited until the sales,

 Wendy wouldn’t have lent him the money

 She would have had a coffee

 If we’d saved some money,

 If she hadn’t had the receipt,

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

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

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

 if I hadn’t forgotten my PIN number.

 you’d have paid more for your skirt.

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

Answer

1 d   2 e   3 b   4 a   5 c   6 f

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.

     ………………………………………….

Answer

1   If Beth hadn’t spent all her pocket money, she would have been able to buy a new phone.

2   If we had gone to the right gate, we wouldn’t have missed the flight.

3   I would have run out of petrol if I hadn’t found a petrol station.

4   He would have bought the suit if it hadn’t been out of stock.

5   They wouldn’t have fallen out if he had paid her back on time.

6   If you had shopped around, you would have found a cheaper ticket.

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.

     ………………………………………

Answer

2   If I hadn’t wasted my money, I wouldn’t have been in debt all my life.

3   If she hadn’t had plastic surgery, she wouldn’t have become more confident.

4   If he had remembered his credit card, he wouldn’t have paid in cash.

5   If the webcam hadn’t been broken, I wouldn’t have taken it back to the shop.

6   If the shop had ordered enough high-heeled boots, it wouldn’t have 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer

 had studied, would have passed

 had had, would have found

 hadn’t got married, wouldn’t have made

 wouldn’t have stayed, hadn’t had

 wouldn’t have gone, hadn’t got

 had been able, would have met

 would have gone, hadn’t (always) been

Challenge!

Have you got any regrets about your education, your friends or your family? Write about them here using the third conditional.

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