Conditional Type 3

Form:

If + past perfect would / could/ might+ have + past participle

Use:

past conditions that cannot be fulfilled

If more countries had invested on space

exploration, we would have found much more

about it.

Exercises:

A-Complete the sentences to form past conditions.

1. If the Soviets ________________________

(not / enter) the Space Race, the exploration of

space __________________________(be)

slower.

2. If Sputnik 1’s mission ___________________

(not / be) successful, the space program

__________________________ (slow down).

3. If the Moon __________________ (not/be)

the first celestial body to be explored, Neil

Armstrong __________________ (walk) there.

4. If China ____________________(not /

launched) its own space station, only the USA

and Russia _____________________(remain)

in that race.

5. Some people say that if the US government

______________________(not / spend) so much

money on space, they _______________________

(solve) other problems on Earth.

6. Others point out that if they

______________________ (not / explore) space,

they ________________________ (not/ achieve)

success in other areas.

B- Write sentences according to the

example.

1. The car broke down. You didn’t check

it.

If you had checked the car, it wouldn’t

have broken down.

2. They didn’t use the map. They got

lost.

If _______________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

3. They didn’t but any water. They were

very thirsty.

If _______________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

4. They overslept. They were late for

work.

If _______________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Answer key

A1. hadn’t enter / would have been2. hadn’t been / would have slowed down3. hadn’t been / wouldn’t have walked4. hadn’t launched / would have remained5. hadn’t spend / would have solved6. Hadn’t explored / wouldn’t have

achievedB

2. If they had used the map, they wouldn’t have got lost.

3. If they had bought some water, they wouldn’t have been thirsty.

4. If they hadn´t overslept, they wouldn´t have been late for work.