IF CLAUSE (Condıtıonals) TYPE 3
GRAMMAR OVERVIEW
Function : We use "if clause type 3" to talk about unreal conditions in the [Link]'s not possible to
change the situation anymore.
Structure : If + Past Perfect , would have / could have / might have + Past Participle
Examples :
If I had studied hard enough for the exam , I would have got a better mark. (I got a bad mark in the
exam. If Susan had got the invitation , she might have come to the party. (She didn't get the
invitation.)
If my father had saved some more money , he could have bought that car. (He couldn't buy the car
because he didn't have enough money.)
Rewrite the following sentences using "If Clause Type 3"
1. Lucia didn't go to school last Monday because she was ill.
If Lucia ..............................................................................................................................................
2. I didn't cook dinner yesterday evening because my husband brought pizza.
If my husband ....................................................................................................................................
3. My father wasn't at home last night because he had an important meeting at the office.
If my father .........................................................................................................................................
4. Peter went out with his friends because he finished his homework on time.
If Peter ..............................................................................................................................................
5. We were late for work yesterday morning so the boss was very angry with us.
If we ..................................................................................................................................................
6. David and Claire didn't buy the house on Park Street because it didn't have a balcony.
If the house on Park Street .................................................................................................................
7. I couldn't get into the house because I forgot the key in the classroom.
If I ......................................................................................................................................................
8. [Link] drove his car [Link] crashed into a tree.
If [Link] .......................................................................................................................................
9. Miss Eliot left her umbrella at home so she got soaked in the heavy rain last Sunday.
If Miss Eliot .........................................................................................................................................
10. Little boy refused to use the [Link] had terrible sunburn on his shoulders.
If the little boy ....................................................................................................................................
11. I didn't have my trainers with me so I couldn't play basketball with my friends.
If I .....................................................................................................................................................
12. Helen couldn't telephone her friend James because she didn't know the telephone number.
If Helen .............................................................................................................................................
