Communication and the third conditional
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Complete with the correct form: (a) If I ___ (study), I would have passed the test. (b) If she ___ (not miss) the bus, she would have been on time. (c) We ___ (win) if we had played better.
(a) had studied (b) hadn’t missed (c) would have won.
2
Make a third conditional sentence from each pair: (a) I forgot my key. I waited outside. (b) He did not hear the alarm. He was late.
(a) If I hadn’t forgotten my key, I wouldn’t have waited outside. (b) If he had heard the alarm, he wouldn’t have been late.
3
Write one regret and one excuse, each with the third conditional, about something that really happened at school or at home.
Own answers, for example: If I had practised more, I would have won. If the bus had come, I wouldn’t have been late.
4
Match: silence, gesture, distraction, reconnect. (a) a small action that shows a feeling (b) complete quiet (c) become close again (d) something that takes attention away
silence – b, gesture – a, distraction – d, reconnect – c.
5
Write a paragraph of 60 to 80 words about a time when you had a small misunderstanding with a friend or a relative and how you resolved it. Use at least one third conditional sentence.
A paragraph of 60 to 80 words that tells the problem, its cause, how it was resolved and one if + past perfect, would have + participle sentence.