Grammar Exercises

Conditionals (2): Third Conditional

B1/ B2 Grammar Exercise

Put these sentences into the third conditional


eg. If we had tried harder, we would have won the match.

1. If I __________ (know) it was your birthday I __________ (buy) you a drink.

2.If Sandra __________ (apologise) sooner, John __________ (forgive) her.

3. Paul __________ (come) on the sailing holiday with us if he __________ (not / break) his leg.

4. If you __________ (not / say) it was Lucy in the photo, I never __________ (guess) it was her.  She looks so different now.

5. If you __________ (tell) me you needed money, I  __________ (can / lend) you some.

6. We __________ (not / miss) the bus if we __________ (leave) a little bit earlier.

7. It was bitterly cold. If I __________ (bring) my hat and gloves, I __________ (wear) them.

8. If Isabel __________ (not / oversleep), she __________ (not / be) late for school.

9. Mum __________ (let) us stay up late to watch the match, if we __________ (not / have) school the next day.

10. If you __________ (keep) the receipt, you __________ (can / take) the coat back to the shop.


Answers

1. had known / would have bought
2. had apologised / would have forgiven
3. would have come / hadn’t broken
4. hadn’t said / would have guessed
5. had told / could have lent
6. wouldn’t have missed / had left
7. had brought / would have worn
8. hadn’t overslept / wouldn’t have been
9. would have let / hadn’t had
10. had kept / could have taken


More grammar exercises for improving your English

Conversation Questions with the Second Conditional

Conversation Questions with the Past Simple and Present Perfect

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