She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.

If she hadn't forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn't have broken into her house.

To talk about situations that are hypothetical and impossible in the past and which we can't change now - and we often regret this.

Example

If I had studied more, I would have passed my exams. (but I didn't and so I failed them)

MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL

would have + past participle

1. The phone was broken so I didn't call you.

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2. They laughed. Jim didn't know how to reboot the pc.

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3. I felt so ashamed since I didn't speak his language.

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4. She didn't take an umbrella with her and got wet.

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5. I wasn't careful enough and so I hurt myself.

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6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.

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7. He proposed to her and they got married.

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8. We didn't go out. Tom was watching the game.

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9. He didn't show up. I had dinner alone.

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10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.

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IF-CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT

had + past participle

Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:

1. It would have been better if you ____________________

_______________ (wait) for me.

2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I hadn't overslept.

3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I ___________________________ (not make) such mistake.

4. He would have understood it if you _________________

_________________ (explain) it to him.

5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if you had known he was poor?

6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.

7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I ____________________________ (be able to) to help you.

8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he ____________________________ (apologise)?

9. If she'd given me her number, I ______________________

(phone) her.

10. What __________________________ (you do) if you ___________________________ (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.

If she hadn't forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn't have broken into her house.

Rephrase the following as in the example. Then match the sentences with the pictures.

MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL

would have + past participle

IF-CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT

had + past participle

Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:

1. It would have been better if you ____________________

_______________ (wait) for me.

2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I hadn't overslept.

3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I ___________________________ (not make) such mistake.

4. He would have understood it if you _________________

_________________ (explain) it to him.

5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if you had known he was poor?

6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.

7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I ____________________________ (be able to) to help you.

8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he ____________________________ (apologise)?

9. If she'd given me her number, I ______________________

(phone) her.

10. What __________________________ (you do) if you ___________________________ (see) the car accident?

To talk about situations that are hypothetical and impossible in the past and which we can't change now - and we often regret this.

Example

If I had studied more, I would have passed my exams. (but I didn't and so I failed them)

Rephrase the following as in the example. Then match the sentences with the pictures.

1. The phone was broken so I didn't call you.

________________________________________________________

2. They laughed. Jim didn't know how to reboot the pc.

________________________________________________________

3. I felt so ashamed since I didn't speak his language.

________________________________________________________

4. She didn't take an umbrella with her and got wet.

________________________________________________________

5. I wasn't careful enough and so I hurt myself.

________________________________________________________

6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.

________________________________________________________

7. He proposed to her and they got married.

________________________________________________________

8. We didn't go out. Tom was watching the game.

________________________________________________________

9. He didn't show up. I had dinner alone.

________________________________________________________

10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.

________________________________________________________

To talk about situations that are hypothetical and impossible in the past and which we can't change now - and we often regret this.

Example

If I had studied more, I would have passed my exams. (but I didn't and so I failed them)

Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:

1. It would have been better if you HAD WAITED for me.

2. I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN late if I hadn't overslept.

3. If I HADN'T BEEN so tired, I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE such mistake.

4. He would have understood it if you HAD EXPLAINED it to him.

5. WOULD YOU HAVE MARRIED him if you had known he was poor?

6. If Paul HAD PAID attention in class, he WOULD HAVE KNOWN what to do.

7. If you HAD TOLD me earlier, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO to help you.

8. WOULD YOU HAVE SPOKEN to him if he HAD APOLOGISED?

9. If she'd given me her number, I WOULD HAVE PHONED her.

10. What WOULD YOU HAVE DONE if you HAD SEEN (see) the car accident?

IF-CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT

had + past participle

MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL

would have + past participle

Rephrase the following as in the example. Then match the sentences with the pictures.

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.

If she hadn't forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn't have broken into her house.

1. If the phone hadn't been broken, I would have called you.

2. If Jim had known how to reboot the pc, they wouldn't have laughed.

3. I wouldn't have felt so ashamed if I had spoken his language.

4. If she had taken an umbrella with, she wouldn't have got wet.

5. If I had been more careful, I wouldn't have hurt myself.

6. I wouldn't have made up a silly excuse if she hadn't seen the lipstick.

7. If he hadn't proposed to her, they wouldn't have got married.

8. We would have gone out if Tom hadn't been watching the game.

9. If he had shown up, I wouldn't have had dinner alone.

10. I wouldn't have fallen asleep if the lesson hadn't been so boring.

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