Conditional type III practice
Instructions:
Read carefully and provide answers for the following questions. Type your
answers with a different color than black.
I
PART: Complete the conditional sentences (III) by putting the verbs into the
correct form. Note the negative forms expressed in parenthesis.
1.
If the weather _____ (to be) nice, they _____ (to
play) football.
2.
If the police _____ (to come) earlier, they _____ (to
arrest) the burglar.
3.
If John _____ (to learn) more words, he _____ (to
write) a good report.
4.
If the boys _____ (to take) the bus to school, they _____
(to arrive) on time.
5.
The water in the pool
(to be) warmer if the sun (to
shine) more often.
6.
We _____ (to given) the man the documents if we _____ (to
know) him.
7.
They _____ (to understand) the film if they _____ (to
read) the book.
8.
If we _____ (to use) the town map, we _____ (not/to
get) lost.
9.
If it _____ (not/to rain), the children _____ (to
play) outside.
10.
If Fred _____ (not/to cheat) at the test, his teacher _____
(not/to phone) his father.
II
PART: Rewrite the following sentences using conditional type III.
Lucia didn't go to school last
Monday because she was ill.
I couldn't get into the house
because I forgot the key in the classroom.
Little boy refused to use the sun
cream. He had terrible sunburn on his shoulders.
Mr. Jerkins drove his car
carelessly. He crashed into a tree.
Fred cheated at the test. His
teacher phoned his father.
III
PART: Create your own type III conditional sentences (three positives and two
negatives).
Positives
Negatives