Lesson 8 – Step 4 – Practise before class 1

Read the third conditional sentences (1 to 10) and think about how you could complete the gaps. Where there is a (+) the verb phrase is positive, and where there is a (-) the verb phrase is negative. A contraction (e.g. wouldn’t) counts as one word. 

1. If I had studied harder, I _________ _________ _________ the exam. (+) 

2. If it _________ _________, we could have gone to the beach. (-) 

3. I would have sent you a postcard if I _________ _________ your address. (+) 

4. If I’d known it was going to be sunny, I _________ _________ _________ my sunglasses. (+) 

5. He would have been on time for the interview if he _________ _________ the house late. (-) 

6. If I had paid more attention in class, I _________ _________ _________ the lesson. (+) 

7. If we _________ _________ to the cinema, we would have seen Star Wars. (+) 

8. We would have swum in the sea if there _________ _________ so many jellyfish. (-) 

9. If you had saved your money, you _________ _________ _________ a house. (+) 

10. If I _________ __________ them, I would have invited them to the party. (+)