Looking at the picture, I can see the man and woman in the car are having a discussion about directions or navigation. The girl is holding a map and the man is pointing at it suggests that they may be trying to figure out where they are and where they need to go.
Look at the highlighted sentences in the dialogue and answer the questions below. Then read the Learn this! box and complete the examples.1 What tense is used in the if clause?2 What form is used in the main clause?3 How is ‘have’ pronounced?LEARN THIS! The third conditionala We form the third conditional with if + past perfect, would have + past participle.If I had seen her, I would have offered her a lift.b We use the third conditional to talk about imaginary situations and to say how things c...
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Look at the highlighted sentences in the dialogue and answer the questions below. Then read the Learn this! box and complete the examples.
1 What tense is used in the if clause?
2 What form is used in the main clause?
3 How is ‘have’ pronounced?
LEARN THIS! The third conditional
a We form the third conditional with if + past perfect, would have + past participle.
If I had seen her, I would have offered her a lift.
b We use the third conditional to talk about imaginary situations and to say how things could have been different in the past.
If you hadn't gone by taxi, you 1_______ (not arrive) on time.
c We often use it to express regret or criticism.
If you 2_______ (leave) earlier, you 3_______ (not be) late!
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Use the third conditional to complete the sentences. Ask and answer about the information in the sentences.1 If Id felt ill this morning, ___________________________2 If there hadnt been school last Friday, ___________________________3 If Id felt hungry on the way home from school yesterday, _______________________4 If Id forgotten to do my homework at the weekend, ___________________________5 If I hadnt studied English in primary school, ___________________________6 If I...
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SPEAKING Work in pairs. Use the third conditional to complete the sentences. Ask and answer about the information in the sentences.
1 If I'd felt ill this morning, ___________________________
2 If there hadn't been school last Friday, ___________________________
3 If I'd felt hungry on the way home from school yesterday, _______________________
4 If I'd forgotten to do my homework at the weekend, ___________________________
5 If I hadn't studied English in primary school, ___________________________
6 If I'd been late for school this morning, ___________________________
A: What would you have done if you'd felt ill this morning?
Read the sentences about what actually happened. Then write sentences about how things might have been different. Use the third conditional.1 We turned left and we got lost.If we hadnt turned left, we wouldnt have got lost.2 I didnt go by train because the ticket was so expensive.3 I didnt meet you at the airport because I didnt know when you were arriving.4 We stopped at the service station because we were nearly out of petrol.5 I wasnt late for the meeting because I took a taxi.6 I bought the...
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Read the sentences about what actually happened. Then write sentences about how things might have been different. Use the third conditional.
1 We turned left and we got lost.
If we hadn't turned left, we wouldn't have got lost.
2 I didn't go by train because the ticket was so expensive.
3 I didn't meet you at the airport because I didn't know when you were arriving.
4 We stopped at the service station because we were nearly out of petrol.
5 I wasn't late for the meeting because I took a taxi.
6 I bought the tickets on the train because there wasn't a ticket office at the station.
Write sentences and questions in the third conditional.1 Tom / take / a taxi // if / he / have / some cash on himTom would have taken a taxi if hed had some cash on him.2 if / I / know / it / be / your birthday /// buy / you / a present3 if / we / walk / all the way home // we / be / exhausted4 if / I /not want / to work on this journey /// not take / the train5 if / we / have / more time // we / can / change / some money at the airport6 what / you / do // you / oversleep / this morning?
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Write sentences and questions in the third conditional.
1 Tom / take / a taxi // if / he / have / some cash on him
Tom would have taken a taxi if he'd had some cash on him.
2 if / I / know / it / be / your birthday /// buy / you / a present
3 if / we / walk / all the way home // we / be / exhausted
4 if / I /not want / to work on this journey /// not take / the train
5 if / we / have / more time // we / can / change / some money at the airport
6 what / you / do // you / oversleep / this morning?
Read and listen to the dialogue. Look at the highlighted sentences and answer the questions. Then find one more third conditional sentence in the dialogue. Sally: We were supposed to be there by five and its 5.15 already. If youd remembered the satnav, we wouldnt have got lost.Ben: We arent lost. I know where we are on the map. Were nearly there.Sally: If wed left home on time, wed have arrived by now.Ben: Well, that isnt my fault, is it? Wed have left on time if your mum hadnt phoned just as w...
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Read and listen to the dialogue. Look at the highlighted sentences and answer the questions. Then find one more third conditional sentence in the dialogue.
Sally: We were supposed to be there by five and it's 5.15 already. If you'd remembered the satnav, we wouldn't have got lost.
Ben: We aren't lost. I know where we are on the map. We're nearly there.
Sally: If we'd left home on time, we'd have arrived by now.
Ben: Well, that isn't my fault, is it? We'd have left on time if your mum hadn't phoned just as we were leaving.
Sally: Don't blame my mum! And we wasted so much time at the services. If we'd made sandwiches (like I suggested), we wouldn't have had to stop for lunch.