Exercise: third conditional 5.

Exercise on the structure of the third conditional with modal would.

Choose a suitable answer from the choices in brackets. The sentences must be in the third conditional mode.

Example:
If the weather (had been/would have been) fine last weekend, we (would have gone/had gone) to the beach for a picnic.

had been would have gone

1) If it (would have rained/had rained) yesterday, we (had stayed/would have stayed) at your house.

2) If Mary (had got/would have got) to work earlier, she (had had/would have had) time to finish the sales project.

3) The small grocer's (had closed/would have closed) if everybody (would have preferred/had preferred) the nearby hypermarket.

4) We (had visited/'d have visited) the new museum if it (wouldn't have snowed/hadn't snowed) .

5) If you (had taken/would have taken) the top off, you (had had got/would have got) the petrol out.

6) If you (had walked/would have walked) down that road, you ('d found/would have found) the chemist.

7) The paella (hadn't burnt/wouldn't have burnt) if you ('d turned down/turned down) the heat.

8) If we (had left/would have left) at lunchtime, we ('d been/'d have been) home in time to see the tennis match.

9) If Mary (hadn't have liked/hadn't liked) the gift, John (had bought/would have bought) something more expensive.

10) My son (would have finished/had finished) college last year if he (had started/would have started) in 2009.

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.