Third Conditional Exercises PDFSet 3: Contractions, Inverted Conditionals & Complex Sentences
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.___ I known about the delay, I would have taken a different route.
a) Hadb) Havec) Ifd) Would
2.She ___ come to the party if she'd known about it. ('d = had)
a) wouldb) would havec) hadd) will have
3.Had the manager ___ the report, he would have noticed the error.
a) readingb) readsc) readd) to read
4.I'd have told you the news if I'd ___ your number.
a) hadb) havec) havingd) has
5.Had they ___ more time, they would have finished the project before the deadline.
a) haveb) havingc) hasd) had
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.Had
2.would have
3.read
4.had
5.had
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Preview: Explanations
1."Had"(a)
'Had I known' is a formal inverted conditional — it means the same as 'If I had known'. In inverted third conditionals, we drop 'if' and put 'had' before the subject.
2."would have"(b)
'She would have come' — the contraction 'd in 'she'd known' stands for 'had' (past perfect). The result clause needs 'would have + past participle'.
3."read"(c)
In inverted conditionals, the structure is 'Had + subject + past participle': 'Had the manager read'. The past participle of 'read' is 'read' (same spelling, different pronunciation: /red/).
4."had"(a)
Both contractions here: 'I'd have told' = 'I would have told' (result clause); 'if I'd had' = 'if I had had' (if-clause). The first 'd = would; the second 'd = had.
5."had"(d)
Inverted conditional: 'Had they had more time' = 'If they had had more time'. The double 'had' is correct — the first is the inversion auxiliary and the second is the main verb.
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