Question

Rewrite and combine the sentences to form third conditional sentences (C), or sentences with participle clauses (P). 1 Dad didn’t drive us to school. He didn’t have time. (C) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 A new train line will open in time for the Olympics. It will take people from the airport to the Olympic area. (P) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 We went on a balloon flight last month. We did it because we thought it was safe. (C) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 The number 3 green bus goes to the city centre from here. It leaves every half an hour. (P) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 We had a great time on holiday. There was a lot of entertainment on the cruise ship. (C) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Mandy fell off her scooter. She injured herself. (P) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 We took the underground. It didn’t take us a long time to go across town. (C) ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

1 Dad didn’t drive us to school. He didn’t have time. (C)

Dad would have driven us to school if he had had time.

2 A new train line will open in time for the Olympics. It will take people from the airport to the Olympic area. (P)

A new train line opening in time for the Olympics will take people from the airport to the Olympic area.

3 We went on a balloon flight last month. We did it because we thought it was safe. (C)

We wouldn't have gone on a balloon flight last month if we hadn't thought it to be safe.

4 The number 3 green bus goes to the city centre from here. It leaves every half an hour. (P)

The number 3 green bus going to the city centre from here leaves every half an hour.

5 We had a great time on holiday. There was a lot of entertainment on the cruise ship. (C)

We wouldn't have had a great time on holiday if there hadn't been a lot of entertainment on the cruise ship.

6 Mandy fell off her scooter. She injured herself. (P)

Having fallen off her scooter, Mandy injured herself.

7 We took the underground. It didn’t take us a long time to go across town. (C)

If we hadn't taken the underground, it would have taken us a long time to go across town.

Answer 2

1. Dad didn't drive us to school because he didn't have time.
2. A new train line, taking people from the airport to the Olympic area, will open in time for the Olympics.
3. We went on a balloon flight last month because we thought it was safe.
4. The number 3 green bus, leaving every half an hour, goes to the city center from here.
5. We would have had a great time on holiday if there had been a lot of entertainment on the cruise ship.
6. After falling off her scooter, Mandy injured herself.
7. We took the underground, and it didn't take us a long time to go across town.