IF TYPE 3
Directions: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. All of the sentences to complete are "contrary to fact."
1. I'm sorry you had to take a cab to the airport. I didn't know you needed a ride. If you (tell)
had told
me, I (give)
would have given
you a ride gladly.
2. You made a lot of unnecessary mistakes in your composition. If you (use)
had used
a dictionary to check your spelling, you (receive) would have received a better grade.
3. A: Shh! Your father is taking a nap. Oh-oh. You woke him up.
B: Gee, I'm sorry, Mom. If I (realize) had realized he was sleeping, I
(make, not) wouldn’t have made so much noise when I came in. But how was I supposed to know?
4. Many people were not satisfied with the leader after he took office. If they (know) had known
more about his planned economic programs, they (vote, not) wouldn’t have voted for him.
5. Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. If he (read) had read the
label, he (wash, not) wouldn’t have washed it in hot water.
6. A: Ever since I broke my foot, I haven't been able to get down to the basement to wash my clothes.
B: Why didn't you say something? I (come) would have come over and (wash) washed
them for you if you (ask) had asked me.
A: I know you (come) would have come right away if I (call) had called
you. I guess I just didn't want to bother you.
B: Nonsense! What are good neighbors for?
7. A: Oh, no! I've lost it!
B: Lost what?
A: The address for my job interview this afternoon. I wrote it on a match book.
B: A match book! If you (write) had written the address in your appointment
book where it belongs, you (lose, not) wouldn’t have lost it. When are you going to
get organized?
8. A: Ann, (you, take) would have taken that job if you (know) had known
that you had to work nights?
B: No way. I had no idea I'd have to work the late night hours they've had me working.
 Comment on each situation using a type 3 conditional with if.
Use would have, could have or might have.
► In a bookshop yesterday Daniel saw a book he really wanted. The only problem was that he didn't have
any money. … Daniel would have bought the book if he had had any money……………
► Rita often goes to concerts at the town hall, although not to every one. There was one on Saturday, but
she didn't know about it.
…. Rita might have gone to the concert if she had known about it…….
1 On Sunday the guests had to have their lunch inside. Unfortunately it wasn't warm enough to have it
outside.
If it had been warm enough, the guests would have had their lunch outside.
If it had been warm enough, the guests wouldn’t have had their lunch inside.
2 There was a bomb scare last Tuesday. Sarah wanted to fly to Rome, but she wasn't able to. The airport
was closed
If there hadn’t been a bomb scare last Tuesday, Sarah could have flown to Rome.
If the airport hadn’t been closed because of a bomb scare last Tuesday, Sarah could have flown to
Rome.
3 Laura has only met Nick once, and it's possible she wouldn't recognize him. He passed her yesterday,
but he had a crash-helmet on
If Nick hadn’t had a crash-helmet on, Laura would have recognized him.
4 Sarah has been quite busy, and she hasn't watered her plants for some time. As a result, they've died.
If Sarah watered her plants, they wouldn’t have died.
5 Nick likes ice hockey, but he didn't have a ticket to the game last week, so unfortunately he wasn't able
to get in
If Nick had had a ticket to the game last week, he could have got in.
 Put in the correct verb forms.
1 If I…………… (know) you were coming, I…………… (invite) some friends in.
2 He ……………..(go) to university if his father…………………(not be) ill.
3 If you……………… (say) you weren't hungry, I ………………..(not cook) such a big meal.
4 The team ………………….(win) if Jones…………………… (play) better.
5 If they …………………..(not cut) off the electricity, I ………………….(finish) my work.
6 If Bell ……………….(not invent) the telephone, somebody else …………………..(do) it.
7 If you…………………. (not spend) so much time making up, we…………………. (not be) late.
8 The burglars ………………………(not get) in if you ……………………(remember) to lock the door.
9 If he ……………………..(not be) a film star, he ………………..(not become) President.
10 If he …………..(not spend) so much on his holiday, he…………….. (have) enough to pay for the house repairs.
11 You ……………………………….(not catch) cold if you ………………….(take) your coat.
12 You …………………………………(win) if you…………………….. (run) a bit faster.
13 We………………………………… (get) better tickets if we…………………… (book) earlier.
14 It …………………………(be) better if you ………………………..(ask) me for help.
answers:
1
had known; would have invited
9 hadn't been; wouldn't have become
2
would have gone; hadn't been
10 hadn't spent; would have had
3
had said; wouldn't have cooked
11 wouldn't have caught; had taken
4
would have won; had played
12 would have won; had run
5
hadn't cut; would have finished
13 would have got; had booked
6
hadn't invented; would have done
14 would have been; had asked
7
hadn't spent; wouldn't have been
8
wouldn't have got; had remembered