Rewrite the sentences below using correct type 3 conditional sentences. 1. I didn’t go to the doctor and I got seriously ill. ................................................................................................. 2. You didn’t pass the year because you didn’t try hard. ................................................................................................. 3. People didn’t know that writer because he didn’t publish a book when he was alive. ................................................................................................. 4. They didn’t give me an answer, so I walked away. ................................................................................................. 5. You didn’t recharge the batteries and so I couldn’t use the mobile phone. ................................................................................................. 6. Factory owners didn’t increase their workers’ salaries because they didn’t have enough money. ................................................................................................. 7. Maggie didn’t buy the book because it sold out fast in the library. ................................................................................................. 8. He exercised much and so he made a good performance. ................................................................................................. 9. You didn’t wear a raincoat and so you caught a cold. ................................................................................................. 10. The baby cried so much because you didn’t feed him. ................................................................................................ 11. The girl had an accident because she didn’t look both ways. ................................................................................................ 12. He was given the Nobel Prize because he made great accomplishments in terms of peace. ................................................................................................ 13. You were smelly because you didn’t take a bath. ................................................................................................ 14. Australian people were desperate because they lost their homes. ................................................................................................ 15. The thieves robbed the bank because there weren’t any security guards there. .......................................................................................... 16. I went to the theatre because I saw an ad in the newspaper. .......................................................................................... 17. Alice didn’t marry because she felt afraid. .......................................................................................... 18. The sheet tore because you stretched it too much. .......................................................................................... 19. You read the newspaper because I brought it from the newsagent’s. .......................................................................................... 20. He shaved his moustache because I begged him to. .......................................................................................... 21. Tess arrived early at the airport and so she caught the first flight to London. .......................................................................................... 22. You didn’t understand the teacher’s explanation because you didn’t pay attention. .......................................................................................... 23. Peter won the lottery because he bought the right ticket. .......................................................................................... 24. She broke her teeth and so she headed to the dentist immediately. .......................................................................................... 25. She committed felony and so she was sent to prison. .......................................................................................... 26. You drank too much so you couldn’t drive. .......................................................................................... 27. You lost your teeth because you weren’t careful. .......................................................................................... (The sentences may begin with the if-clause or the main clause, so for each sentence two sentences are correct – one beginning with if and the other beginning with the main clause. You can say [If I had gone to the doctor, I wouldn’t have got seriously ill.] or you can say [I wouldn’t have got seriously ill if I had gone to the doctor.]) 1. If I had gone to the doctor, I wouldn’t have got seriously ill. 2. If you had tried hard, you would have passed the year. 3. If that writer had published a book when he was alive, people would have known him. 4. I wouldn’t have walked away if they had given me an answer. 5. If you had recharged the batteries, I could have used the mobile phone. 6. If factory owners had had enough money, they would have increased their workers’ salaries. 7. Maggie would have bought the book if it hadn’t sold out fast in the library. 8. If he hadn’t exercised much, he wouldn’t have had a good performance. 9. You wouldn’t have caught a cold if you had worn a raincoat. 10. The baby wouldn’t have cried so much if you had fed him. 11. The girl wouldn’t have had an accident if she had looked both ways. 12. He wouldn’t have been given the Nobel Prize if he hadn’t made great accomplishments in terms of peace. 13. You wouldn’t be smelly if you had taken a bath. 14. Australian people wouldn’t have been desperate if they hadn’t lost their homes. 15. If there had been some security guards there, the thieves wouldn’t have robbed the bank. 16. If I hadn’t seen an ad in the newspaper, I wouldn’t have gone to the theatre. 17. If Alice hadn’t felt afraid, she would have married. 18. The sheet wouldn’t have torn if you hadn’t stretched it too much. 19. If I hadn’t brought the newspaper from the newsagent’s, you wouldn’t have read it. 20. He wouldn’t have shaved his moustache if I hadn’t begged him to. 21. If Tess hadn’t arrived early at the airport, she wouldn’t have caught the first flight to London. 22. If you had paid attention, you would have understood the teacher’s explanation. 23. Peter wouldn’t have won the lottery if he hadn’t bought the right ticket. 24. If she hadn’t broken her teeth, she wouldn’t have headed to the dentist immediately. 25. If she hadn’t committed felony, she wouldn’t have been sent to prison. 26. If you hadn’t drunk too much, you could have driven. 27. You wouldn’t have lost your teeth if you had been careful.
