Conditional Type 3

Department of English Language and Literature / Grammar
Level: 2nd Year Teacher: K. Hadj Sahraoui
Conditional Type 3
Form: if + past perfect + would + have + past participle or would + have + past
participle + if + past perfect.
Uses:
 We use this type to speculate about past events and about how things that
happened or did not happen might have affected other things. Impossible
situations in the present or future
 The third conditional, like the second, is all about hypothetical, imaginary
situations. The thing that differentiates it from the second conditional is that
it talks about the past. Both clauses of the third conditional describe the past
 We use the conditional type 3 to talk about possible consequence of an action
that did not happen at all (unreal past situations).
 For hypothetical situations in the past “situations that did not occur/unreal
imaginary situations”
 Indicate that present circumstances might have been different, had
circumstances in the past differed.
 An impossible situation because it had already happened.
Examples :
 If I had known that you were coming I would have met you at the airport
 If he had tried to leave the city he would have been arrested at the frontier by
the frontier police officers.
 I could have gotten the job if I had sent in my resume on time.
 If they hadn’t read the book, the ending of the movie would have been a
surprise.
 He might have won the tournament if he had trained harder and more often.
 I wouldn’t have bought the bun if I’d known it was filled with chocolate.
 They wouldn’t have opened the restaurant if they had known about the new
regulations.
 If we had found him earlier we would have saved his life.
Practice on conditional type 3
Exercise 1: Write each of the two sentences below as one sentence. Use the
Third Conditional with “had” (or “hadn’t”) + “wouldn’t have”.
. John didn’t get up early. He was late for work.

2. We didn’t bring our umbrellas. We got wet.
3. Stephan didn’t study. He failed the test.
4. I rode the bicycle. I fell off.
5. I met him yesterday. I knew his name
6. The TV was broken. They were bored.
7. Paul sat under a tree. An apple fell on his head.
8. Kevin got lost. He cried.
9. John practiced a lot. She won the contest.
10.The firemen arrived. They put out the fire.
11.That was a funny joke. I laughed.
12.We didn’t clean the room. It was messy.
Exercise 2: Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the

verbs into the correct form.
1. If you (study) ………….. for the exam, you (pass) ………………… it.
2. If you (ask) ……………… me, I (help) …………………. you.
3. If we (go) ……… to the school, we (see) …….……. my friend Stephan there.
4. If you (speak) ……………..French, she (understand) ………………….
5. If they (listen) ………………… to me, we (be) ………………….. home
earlier.
6. I (write) …………….. you a letter if I (have) ………………. your address.
7. If I (not / break) ………….. my arm, I (take part) ………………. in the
contest.
8. If it (not/ start) ………….. to snow, we (walk)………………… to the
mosque.
9. We (swim) ……… in the river if there (not / be) ……….. so many sharks
there.
10.If she (take) …………. the train, she (not / arrive) ………………. on time.
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets, using second or third conditionals.
1. They met in New York at a meeting. If they hadn’t gone to the meeting in
New York, they wouldn’t have met. (not go / not meet)
2. This food is a little tasteless. I should have put more spices in it. If I
…………….. more spices in the curry, it better. (put / taste)
3. I’m not satisfied with my present job. Maybe I should leave it and look for
another. If I………………… another job, I might be happier. (find / be)
4. We got ill because you wouldn’t take the bus during the heavy rain. You
wanted to go by feet. We ………….ill if we the bus………………… during
rain. (not get / take)
5. Don’t swim in that lake; there might be dangerous sharks. If I
…………………….you, I…………………. in that lake as there might be
dangerous big fish. (be / not swim)
6. Ann fell in love with John. If she ……………………in love with John. (not
leave / not fall)
7. He used the stolen money at a famous restaurant, so the police found him. If
he …………………….the stolen money at a famous restaurant, the police
………………………….him. (not use / not find)
8. They don’t have enough dollars to buy a new bicycle. They
………………….a new bicycle if they……………….. afford one. (buy /
can)
9. We didn’t go on the Paris because the queue was too long. We
…………………on the Paris, if the queue ………………….so long. (go /
not be)
10.My wife and I both work at a bank, so we can pay all the bills. If
we………………….., we…………………….. to pay all the bills. (not work
/ not be able)
Exercise 4: Mixed Conditionals: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tenses.
1. If you ………. (be) a professional football player, who ……… (you/play)

for?
2. If he …………………… (not study) now, he won’t have time next week.
3. If Ann had taken the map of the forest, she ………………… (not get) lost
there.
4. Where would you go on weekend if you ……………………… (can) choose?
5. The instructor …………….……… (be) angry if you didn’t do your
homework.
6. What ………………….. (you/ give) me if it were my birthday party next
week?
7. If we recycle more plastic , there …………………… (not be) so much
dustbin.
8. If they had something to drink, they ……………………. (not be) thirsty.
9. If we ……… (hear) the weather broadcast, we wouldn’t have gone to the
forest.
10.What ……………………….. (you/buy) if you had money in the bank?
11. If they ……………………… (not hurry) up, they will miss the train
departure.
12. If the plane ……………………. (not arrive) soon, we’ll be late to the
meeting.
13. If they had contacted me last week, I ……….…….. (give) them the
information.
14. If I …………………………. (be) you, I wouldn’t eat so many cakes.
15. We’ll go for a sport exercise unless it …………………….. (rain).
16. If the South Pole ………. (melt), the water would flow many lands near the
sea.
17. If we ……… (know) it was Stephan’s birthday, we would have sent him a
card.
18. If you play the music too loud, you ………………… (wake up) the
neighbors.
19. My mother doesn’t feel happy unless he ……………….. (swim) every day.
20. If the lake had frozen, my friends and I …………………….. (go) skating.
21. If people used bikes instead of cars, there …………. (not be) so much
pollution.
22. If our team had scored another goal, we ………………. (win) the
championship.
23. If the waiter …………… (not serve) us soon, we’ll have to leave the
restaurant.
24. We’ll have dinner outside in the garden, unless it ………………… (be) too
cold
25. When you heat wax, it ………………………. (melt).
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given.
1. ‘If you …………… (not/drink) so much, you …………… (not/gain) so much

weight,’ said Mike, laughing at his brother.
2. ‘You …………….. (not have) your meal tonight if you …………….
(not/apologize),’ Mike’s brother replied.
3. ‘If we …………… (run) faster, we ……………… (be) able to get on the
bus.’ Ann said to May breathlessly when the bus left.
4. ‘You ……………. (be) much happier if you ……………. (be) an ordinary
man,’ said the princess to the King.
5. If I ………….. (be) careful enough, I ……………. (not/get) hurt during the
handball competition. I only took part in the first 15 minutes!
6. If Jack ……………. (put) some warmer clothes on yesterday, he …………..
(not/catch) a cold today.
7. If I ………. (have) children, I …………. (educate) them wholeheartedly with
my love.
8. Be careful! If you ……………. (touch) that dog, it ……………. (bite) you.
9. I don’t know the details of their plan. If I ………. (do), I …………. (tell) you.
10.Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. If he ……………
(read) the label, he ……………… (not/wash) it in hot water.
Exercise 6: Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I, II or III) by putting

the verbs into the correct form.
1. If they (have) ……………. time at the afternoon, they will come to play with
us.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice)……………………..
3. If we (know) ……….. about your situation, we would have helped you so
much.
4. If I (be) ………………… you, I would not buy that big shoes.
5. We (arrive) ………………… earlier if we had not missed the plane.
6. If I didn't have a new car, my life (not / be) ………………….. complete.
7. Okay, I (get) ……………….. the popcorn if you buy the food.
8. If I (tell) ……………… you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.
9. She (go) …………………… out with you if you had only asked her.
10.I would not have read your book if you (not hide) …… it in such an obvious
place.
References: Grammar for teachers/Prof Mouloud Ait Aissa

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Department of English Language and Literature / Grammar

Level: 2nd Year Teacher: K. Hadj Sahraoui

. John didn’t get up early. He was late for work.

Exercise 2: Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the

1. If you ………. (be) a professional football player, who ……… (you/play)

1. ‘If you …………… (not/drink) so much, you …………… (not/gain) so much

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