Conditional Sentences and Hypothetical Statements Flashcards
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If she had studied harder, she _____ the exam.
Answer: would have passed
Third conditional result clauses use 'would have + past participle' for unreal past situations.
He would have been on time if he _____ earlier.
Answer: had left
Third conditional if-clauses use 'had + past participle' (past perfect) to show an unreal past condition.
If they _____ the map, they wouldn't have gotten lost.
Answer: had checked
Third conditional if-clauses require the past perfect (had + past participle) to express a past unreal condition.
She would have called you if she _____ your number.
Answer: had known
The third conditional if-clause uses past perfect to express an unreal condition in the past.
If I had woken up on time, I _____ the bus.
Answer: would have caught
Third conditional result clauses use 'would have + past participle' for imagined past outcomes.
Which sentence is an example of a third conditional?
Answer: If she had arrived early, she would have gotten a seat.
Third conditionals use 'had + past participle' in the if-clause and 'would have + past participle' in the result.
If he _____ the instructions carefully, the machine would be working now.
Answer: had followed
This mixed conditional uses past perfect in the if-clause (past unreal condition) and 'would + base verb' in the result (present consequence).