Task 1. Match the sentence halves. Then rewrite them as third conditional
sentences.
1 We missed the ferry because …
E
…
2 We got lost because C
3 I couldn’t get on the plane because A
4 The train was late because F
5 The car crashed because D
6 We didn’t take the cable car because B
a I didn’t have my passport with me.
b we wanted to walk up the mountain.
c you forgot the satnav.
d the driver didn’t see the red light.
e we were late setting off.
f there was snow on the line.
1
We wouldn’t have missed the ferry if we hadn’t been late setting off.
2
We wouldn’t have gotten lost if you hadn’t forgotten the satnav
3
I would have gotten on the plane if I had had my passport with me
.
4
The train wouldn’t have been late if there hadn’t been snow on the line.
5
The car wouldn’t have crashed if the driver had seen the red light.
6
We would have taken the cable car if we hadn’t wanted to walk up the mountain.
Task 2. Write questions using the prompts.
1 where / you / go / on holiday / last summer / if / you / have / the choice?
Where would you have gone on holiday last summer if you had the choice?
2 what / you / do / if / you / feel ill / this morning?
What would you do if you felt ill this morning?
3 what / you / buy / last weekend / if / you / have / lots of money?
What would you buy last weekend if you had lots of money?
4 what / you / do / if / today / be / a public holiday?
What would you do if today were a public holiday?
5 what film / you / see / if / go / to the cinema / last night?
What film would you have seen if you went to the cinema last night?
6 what / you / eat / yesterday evening / if / you / have / the choice?
What would you have eaten yesterday evening if you had the choice?
