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Third Conditional

B2

The Third Conditional uses If + Past Perfect, would/could/might have + past participle. It refers to hypothetical past situations — things that didn't happen and their imagined consequences: If I had studied harder, I would have passed.

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Exercises:

Exercise 1 (Easy) — Choose the correct Third Conditional form

Choose the correct form. Third Conditional: If + Past Perfect, would/could/might have + past participle.

Exercises:

1

If I had studied harder, I ___ the exam.

would passwould have passedhad passed

2

If she ___ earlier, she wouldn't have missed the flight.

lefthad leftwould have left

3

He ___ the job if he had prepared better for the interview.

getsgotwould have got

4

If they ___ us, we would have been lost.

didn't helphadn't helpedwouldn't have helped

5

I ___ you if I had known your number.

calledwould callwould have called

6

If it ___ so cold, we would have gone for a walk.

wasn'tweren'thadn't been

7

She ___ ill if she had eaten that fish.

might have gotmight gethad got

8

If he had listened to the doctor, he ___ so much pain.

wouldn't be inwouldn't have been inhadn't been in

9

We ___ the project on time if we had had more staff.

could completecould have completedhad completed

10

If you ___ me, I wouldn't have made such a mistake.

warnedhad warnedwould have warned

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