Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Conditional 3). •If the government ______ (give) more money to the factory it ______ (not close). • If the government ______ (build) flood barriers, we _____ (not have) the floods last year. •If Dan ______ (know) how to swim, he _______ (not drown). •If Molly ______ (listen) to the weather- forecast, she ________ (know) it was going to rain. •If Greg _______ (tell) me he was ill, I ______ (be) more sympathetic. . •If she _______ (prepare) for the exam, she ______ (pass) it. •If Bill ______ (see) the house, he _____ ( not buy) it. • These words ______ (roughly express) Bob’s feelings, if he _____ (be) capable of reasoning. • But what ________ (you do), if you ________ (see) what I saw It ______ (be) all done though, if Jill ______ (help) at the right time.

Answer 1

If the government had given more money to the factory it wouldn't have closed.
If the government had built flood barriers, we wouldn't have had the floods last year.
If Dan had known how to swim, he wouldn't have dived.
If Molly had listened to weather forest, she would have passed it.
If Greg had told me he was ill, I would have been more sympathetic.
If she had prepared for the exam, she would have passed it.
If Bill had seen the house, he wouldn't have bought it.
I saw it would have been all done though, if Jill had helped at the right time.

Answer 2

Sure! Here are the sentences with the verbs in brackets filled in the correct form for Conditional 3:

• If the government had given more money to the factory, it would not have closed.

• If the government had built flood barriers, we would not have had the floods last year.

• If Dan had known how to swim, he would not have drowned.

• If Molly had listened to the weather forecast, she would have known it was going to rain.

• If Greg had told me he was ill, I would have been more sympathetic.

• If she had prepared for the exam, she would have passed it.

• If Bill had seen the house, he would not have bought it.

• These words roughly express Bob’s feelings, if he were capable of reasoning.

• But what would you have done, if you had seen what I saw? It would have been all done though if Jill had helped at the right time.

In Conditional 3, we use the past perfect tense (had + past participle) in the if-clause and the perfect conditional (would + have + past participle) in the main clause. This form is used to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the past.