If-clauses type 3 and mixed

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1Write the past perfect.

had + past participle: had known

  1. a)I (know)
  2. b)she (see)
  3. c)we (not / go)
  4. d)they (take)

2Write would have + past participle.

would have come

  1. a)I (come)
  2. b)he (win)
  3. c)we (not / miss)
  4. d)you (pass)

3Circle the correct form.

Type 3: had + past participle, would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I (knew / had known), I (would come / would have come).
  2. b)If she (had studied / studied), she (would have passed / would pass).

4Match the halves and write the sentences.

I would have picked you up. / they wouldn't have missed the train. / we would have had a picnic.

  1. a)If it hadn't rained, …
  2. b)If you had called me, …
  3. c)If they had left earlier, …

1Write the past perfect.

had + past participle: had known

  1. a)I (know)I had known
  2. b)she (see)she had seen
  3. c)we (not / go)we hadn't gone
  4. d)they (take)they had taken

2Write would have + past participle.

would have come

  1. a)I (come)I would have come
  2. b)he (win)he would have won
  3. c)we (not / miss)we wouldn't have missed
  4. d)you (pass)you would have passed

3Circle the correct form.

Type 3: had + past participle, would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I (knew / had known), I (would come / would have come).had known, would have come
  2. b)If she (had studied / studied), she (would have passed / would pass).had studied, would have passed

4Match the halves and write the sentences.

I would have picked you up. / they wouldn't have missed the train. / we would have had a picnic.

  1. a)If it hadn't rained, …If it hadn't rained, we would have had a picnic.
  2. b)If you had called me, …If you had called me, I would have picked you up.
  3. c)If they had left earlier, …If they had left earlier, they wouldn't have missed the train.

1Type 3: Fill in the correct forms.

Type 3 (unreal past — it didn't happen): if + past perfect, would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I … (know) about the party, I … (come).
  2. b)If she … (not / miss) the bus, she … (be) on time.
  3. c)We … (win) the match if Tom … (not / get) injured.
  4. d)If you … (tell) me earlier, I … (help) you.

2Type 1, 2 or 3? Write the type and the meaning: possible, imagined now, or too late.

Look at the verb forms in the if-clause: present → 1, past → 2, past perfect → 3.

  1. a)If I had studied, I would have passed.
  2. b)If I study, I will pass.
  3. c)If I studied more, I would pass.
  4. d)If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed the train.

3Rewrite as a type 3 sentence.

If she had taken an umbrella, she wouldn't have got wet. Negative becomes positive and vice versa.

  1. a)She didn't take an umbrella, so she got wet.
  2. b)He ate too much, so he felt sick.
  3. c)They didn't book, so they didn't get a table.
  4. d)I wasn't careful, so I broke the glass.

4Mixed conditionals: Fill in and explain the time in each half.

Past condition, present result: past perfect + would + verb. General condition, past result: simple past + would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I … (not / eat) that fish yesterday, I … (not / feel) sick now.
  2. b)If she … (be) more careful in general, she … (not / lose) her wallet last week.

1Type 3: Fill in the correct forms.

Type 3 (unreal past — it didn't happen): if + past perfect, would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I … (know) about the party, I … (come).had known, would have come
  2. b)If she … (not / miss) the bus, she … (be) on time.hadn't missed, would have been
  3. c)We … (win) the match if Tom … (not / get) injured.would have won, hadn't got
  4. d)If you … (tell) me earlier, I … (help) you.had told, would have helped

2Type 1, 2 or 3? Write the type and the meaning: possible, imagined now, or too late.

Look at the verb forms in the if-clause: present → 1, past → 2, past perfect → 3.

  1. a)If I had studied, I would have passed.3 — too late
  2. b)If I study, I will pass.1 — possible
  3. c)If I studied more, I would pass.2 — imagined now
  4. d)If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed the train.3 — too late

3Rewrite as a type 3 sentence.

If she had taken an umbrella, she wouldn't have got wet. Negative becomes positive and vice versa.

  1. a)She didn't take an umbrella, so she got wet.If she had taken an umbrella, she wouldn't have got wet.
  2. b)He ate too much, so he felt sick.If he hadn't eaten so much, he wouldn't have felt sick.
  3. c)They didn't book, so they didn't get a table.If they had booked, they would have got a table.
  4. d)I wasn't careful, so I broke the glass.If I had been careful, I wouldn't have broken the glass.

4Mixed conditionals: Fill in and explain the time in each half.

Past condition, present result: past perfect + would + verb. General condition, past result: simple past + would have + past participle.

  1. a)If I … (not / eat) that fish yesterday, I … (not / feel) sick now.hadn't eaten (past), wouldn't feel (now)
  2. b)If she … (be) more careful in general, she … (not / lose) her wallet last week.were (general), wouldn't have lost (past)

1Correct the mistakes.

if-clause: had + past participle, never would. Main clause: would have + past participle (not of, not had).

  1. a)If I would have known, I would have helped.
  2. b)If she had study harder, she would have passed.
  3. c)If we had left earlier, we would catch the train.
  4. d)If he hadn't been late, he wouldn't of missed the start.
  5. e)If you had told me, I had helped you.
  6. f)If I had more time yesterday, I would have called.

2Fill in the correct forms and write the type (1, 2, 3 or mixed).

Check the time of each half: past, now, general.

  1. a)If I … (not / oversleep) this morning, I … (be) at school by now.
  2. b)If people … (recycle) more, there … (be) less waste in the oceans.
  3. c)If you … (heat) ice, it … (melt).
  4. d)If she … (listen) to the doctor last year, she … (be) healthier today.

3Regrets: Write a type 3 sentence for each situation.

If I had revised, I wouldn't have failed. — Mixed: If she hadn't lied, people would believe her now.

  1. a)You didn't revise, and you failed the test.
  2. b)Your friend didn't wear a helmet and hurt his head.
  3. c)The team didn't train, so they lost.
  4. d)She lied, and now nobody believes her. (mixed: past condition, present result)

4Write a short text (eight sentences): a day that went wrong. Use at least three type 3 sentences and one mixed conditional to explain how it could have gone differently.

Tell the story in the simple past, then the if-sentences.

  1. a)A missed alarm, a forgotten bag, a wrong bus …

1Correct the mistakes.

if-clause: had + past participle, never would. Main clause: would have + past participle (not of, not had).

  1. a)If I would have known, I would have helped.If I had known, I would have helped.
  2. b)If she had study harder, she would have passed.If she had studied harder, she would have passed.
  3. c)If we had left earlier, we would catch the train.If we had left earlier, we would have caught the train.
  4. d)If he hadn't been late, he wouldn't of missed the start.If he hadn't been late, he wouldn't have missed the start.
  5. e)If you had told me, I had helped you.If you had told me, I would have helped you.
  6. f)If I had more time yesterday, I would have called.If I had had more time yesterday, I would have called.

2Fill in the correct forms and write the type (1, 2, 3 or mixed).

Check the time of each half: past, now, general.

  1. a)If I … (not / oversleep) this morning, I … (be) at school by now.hadn't overslept, would be — mixed (past → now)
  2. b)If people … (recycle) more, there … (be) less waste in the oceans.recycled, would be — type 2
  3. c)If you … (heat) ice, it … (melt).heat, melts (will melt) — type 1 / zero
  4. d)If she … (listen) to the doctor last year, she … (be) healthier today.had listened, would be — mixed

3Regrets: Write a type 3 sentence for each situation.

If I had revised, I wouldn't have failed. — Mixed: If she hadn't lied, people would believe her now.

  1. a)You didn't revise, and you failed the test.If I had revised, I wouldn't have failed the test.
  2. b)Your friend didn't wear a helmet and hurt his head.If he had worn a helmet, he wouldn't have hurt his head.
  3. c)The team didn't train, so they lost.If the team had trained, they wouldn't have lost.
  4. d)She lied, and now nobody believes her. (mixed: past condition, present result)If she hadn't lied, people would believe her now.

4Write a short text (eight sentences): a day that went wrong. Use at least three type 3 sentences and one mixed conditional to explain how it could have gone differently.

Tell the story in the simple past, then the if-sentences.

  1. a)A missed alarm, a forgotten bag, a wrong bus …Own text. Check: story in the simple past, three type 3 sentences, one mixed conditional.

Type 3: too late

Something in the past that did not happen — and its imagined result. if + past perfect, would have + past participle.

If I had known, I would have come.

Turning a regret into an if-clause

Take what really happened and reverse it: negative becomes positive and the other way round.

She didn't take an umbrella, so she got wet. → If she had taken an umbrella, she wouldn't have got wet.

Mixed conditionals

Past condition with a present result: if + past perfect, would + verb. General condition with a past result: if + simple past, would have + past participle. Check the time of each half separately.

If I hadn't eaten that fish, I wouldn't feel sick now.If she were more careful, she wouldn't have lost her wallet.

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