5.5.4: Practice with Past Unreal (Third) Conditional
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Example of past unreal (third) conditional: If I had gone to university, I would have studied law.
1. If I ___________ (go) to my parent's house, I ___________ (miss) Sarah's visit.
2. If I ___________ (go) to University, I ______________ (study) Law.
3. I _______________ (go) to the wedding if I _____________ (have) too much work.
4. I _______________ (not / recognize) her if you _____________ (not / tell) me who she was.
5. I _______________ (buy) a sports car if I ____________ (not / lose) all that money.
6. I _______________ (send) you a present if I ______________ (know) your address.
7. I _______________ (not / say) anything you if I ________ (realize) that you would get angry.
8. I _______________ (come) sooner if someone _____________ (mention) how much work there was.
9. I _______________ (forgot) about it if you _______________ (not / bring) it up.
10. He ______________ (help) you if you _______________ (ask) me.
Exercise 2: Read the sentence about the "real" situation (what happened). Then fill in the blanks with the forms of the Past Unreal (Third) Conditional using the appropriate affirmative or negative forms.
- He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.
If he _________________ asleep while driving, he _________________ his car. - We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.
If we _________________ enough money, we _________________ to the concert. - I lost my job because I was late for work.
I _________________ my job if I _________________ late for work - The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.
If the wind _________________ so strong, the bridge _________________ . - I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number.
I _________________ Sally if I _________________ her number.
Exercise 3: The Titanic and Past Unreal (Third) Conditional
A. Read the Context
When we analyze a catastrophe such as the sinking of the Titanic, we look closely at the errors that led to the disaster.
- ship design
- speed of Titanic
- number of lifeboats
- use of binoculars
- angle of impact
- emergency response time of Titanic crew
- emergency response of other ships
- number of people in lifeboats
- accessibility of lifeboats (to all classes)
- assuming Titanic to be "unsinkable"
B. Determine which verb forms logically complete the hypothetical statement.
Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
1. If the White Star Line (had / had had ) more lifeboats, most of the people (survived / would survive / would have survived ).
2. If the watchmen (located / had located ) their binoculars before they left England, they (would use / would have used / had used ) them to help the captain spot icebergs.
3. If ship planners (had designed / would design / designed ) more safety compartments to keep the ship afloat, the Titanic (had stayed / might have stayed ) afloat until the ship, Carpathia, arrived.
4. If the Captain (would steer / had steered / steered ) directly into the iceberg, the ship (might had / had had / might have had ) less damage.
5. If the ship's crew (had reacted / would react ) more efficiently, help (had come / would have come ) more quickly.
6. The California, a ship nearby, (would have received / had received ) the emergency call if the radio-operator (would have / had had / had ) his radio turned on for emergency calls.
7. If the White Star line (would supply / had supplied ) ship with enough life-jackets, all the bodies (had been found / would have been found ) .
8. More people (had survived / would have survived ) if the crew (had filled / would fill ) the lifeboats completely.
9. Third-class passengers in compartments below deck (might have / might have had ) a chance if the crew (had not locked / have not locked ) them below deck.
10. If The White Star Shipping Line (had called / hadn't called ) the Titanic " unsinkable", they (might not have tempted / would not tempt ) fate.
tempt fate (expression) – do something risky or dangerous
Exercises from UVIC Study Zone licensed for use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.