Unit 8: THIRD CONDITIONAL

1 Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the Past Perfect or would
have.

Nick: United didn't play very well today.

Tom: We were awful. But if Hacker had taken (take) that easy chance, we would have won (we / win).

Nick: We didn't deserve to win. It (1) ____________________ (be) pretty unfair if Rangers (2)
____________________ (lose).

Tom: Hacker was dreadful. My grandmother (3) _______________________ (score) if (4)
_______________________ (she / be) in that position.

Nick: And if Burley (5) ________________________ (not / be) asleep, he (6) ________________________
(not / give) a goal away.

Tom: If Johnson (7) _____________________ (not / be) injured when we needed him most, (8)
____________________ (it / be) different.

Nick: Yes, (9) ________________________ (we / beat) them if (10) _________________________ (he /
be) fit.



FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS

1 Match the sentences and join them with if. Say what type they are.

1 I went to bed earlier.

                                        a I'll try to follow them.

2 The twins had worn different clothes.

                                        b You might not be warm enough.

3 You tell me what the instructions say.

                                        c I wouldn't have bought it.

4 People used public transport.

                                        d I wouldn't sleep.

5 You don't wear a sweater.

                                        e There'd be less pollution.

6 I hadn't seen the product advertised.

                                        f We could have told them apart.


2 What might you say in these situations? Use a conditional sentence.

Example: You think Emma should book a seat on the train. The alternative is having to stand.

If Emma doesn’t book a seat on the train, she'll have to stand.

1 You didn't know how unpopular Jason was when you invited him to your party.

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2 Warn your friend not to put too many tins into the plastic bag or it'll break.

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3 You haven't got a pen, so you can't write down the address.

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4 The automatic result of the door opening is the fan coming on.

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5 Your friend might need some help. If so, tell her to give you a ring.

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