Conditional sentence: Type III

A. Complete the following sentences with the THIRD CONDITIONAL. Use abbreviations for
the negative verbs
 

  
a) If Jane (not/lose) her job as a sales representative in London, she (not/move) to
Edinburgh.
 
b) If she (not/move) to Edinburgh, she (not/find) a job in a new company.
 
c) If she (not/find) a job in the new company, she (not/meet) Adam.
 
d) If she (not/meet) Adam, they (not/fall) in love.
 
e) If they (not/fall) in love, Adam (not/ask) Jane to marry him.
 

  
f) If Michael's alarm clock (ring) on time, he (have) time to have breakfast at home.
 
g) If he (have) breakfast and home, he (feel) more relaxed.
 
h) If he (feel) more relaxed, he (not/drive) so fast.
 
i) If he (drive) slowly, he (see) the "STOP" sign.
 
j) If he (see) the sign, he (not/crash) against the other car.
B. Make Third conditional sentences for each of the following situations

1. Heath Ledger finished filming his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight.
He died on January 22, 2008, from an accidental prescription drug
overdose at age 28. The release of the Batman sequel wasn’t cancelled.
 
(finish filming / cancel)
If Heath Ledger …………… his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, the film release …………….
 
(take/ die)
If Heath Ledger ……………. a drug overdose, he ………………

2. "Winehouse lost consciousness but an assistant caught her before she

hit the ground", spokesman Chris Goodman said.
 
(catch/ hit)
If an assistant .................. her, Amy Winehouse ..................... the ground.
 
3. Reese Witherspoon has sealed another deal: her divorce from fellow actor Ryan
Philippe. Witherspoon cited “irreconcilable differences” when she filed for divorce in
November 2006 after seven years of marriage.
 
(have/divorce)
If Reese Witherspoon ................... irreconcilable differences with Ryan
Philippe, she ................ after seven years of marriage.
 
 
4. June 11, 2008. 17 deaths tied to East Coast heat wave - 9 die in
Philadelphia, 6 in New York, 2 in Maryland

( be/ die)
If there ..................... a heat wave on the East Coast over the weekend, seventeen
people .....................

C. Match the If clauses with their endings

1. If I had left the house earlier,                   A. You would have arrived before class started.
2. If you had asked her on a date,               B. I would have arrived before the store closed.
3. If I had gone out for dinner,                    C. She would have said "yes." 
4. If you had woken up earlier,                    D. I would have said "hello." 
5. If I had seen you at the party,                  E. I wouldn't have had to wash the dishes.