Past Unreal Conditional
We use if + past perfect , would have + past
participle for unreal situations in the past.
If we had played well, we would have won the game.
I Write sentences about what happened
when Sam Brown went for an interview. Use past unreal conditional.
Example: Sam had a date. He got home late. If Sam hadn’t had a date, he wouldn’t have got home late.
1. Sam got home late. He didn’t iron his new suit.______________________________________________
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2. Sam didn’t iron his new suit. It wasn’t ready in the morning.__________________________________
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3. Sam’s new suit wasn’t ready in the morning. He borrowed his elder brother’s old suit._____________
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4. Sam borrowed his brother’s old suit. He didn’t look fashionable.______________________________
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5. Sam didn’t look fashionable. He didn’t get the job.___________________________________________
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6. Sam didn’t get the job. He was really sad and unhappy._______________________________________
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II The people in the doctor’s waiting room have all had accidents. Read what happened. Then
make sentences with IF, like this.
Example: Nick fell off his bike. He broke his leg.
If he hadn’t fallen off his bike, he wouldn’t have broken his leg.
1. Jack fell down the tree. He hurt his elbow.____________________________________________________
2. Tom slipped on a wet floor. He twisted his ankle._______________________________________________
3. Mrs. Smith made a cake. She burnt her hand on the stove._______________________________________
4. Jane didn’t fasten her seat belt. She broke her nose.____________________________________________
5. Alan ran into a tree. He bumped his head._____________________________________________________
6. Mr. Grin didn’t pay attention. He shut the door on his finger.
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III These are some newspaper headlines. Write sentences with the words provided and if.
Example: Mark Brave saved dog from fire
(not hear its barking / not find it)
If Mark Brave hadn’t heard the dog’s barking, he wouldn’t have saved it.
1. Tim Snow caught thief (not enter the shop / not catch the thief)
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2. Lucy Clark found lost girl (not go running / not find the girl)
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3. Adam Fry saved old man from falling (not walk along the street / not see the man on the ladder)
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4. Ann Kind saved cat from tree (not find a ladder / not be able to save it)
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