Junior Secondary · English Language

The third conditional: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on The third conditional.

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Question 1

1 mark

Identify the sentence that correctly follows the third conditional structure to express regret about a missed opportunity in the past.

Question 2

1 mark

Choose the correct form to complete this third conditional sentence regarding a missed opportunity:
The school play ______ a huge success if the lead actor ______ ill.

Question 3

1 mark

Analyze the following sentence and choose the most appropriate way to complete the third conditional thought:

"We didn't see the documentary about environmental pollution. If we ______ it, we ______ the causes of global warming much better."

Question 4

1 mark

Fill in the blanks to complete the third conditional structure:

The student ______ the complex science text more easily if the teacher ______ a graphic organiser beforehand.

Question 5

1 mark

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the third conditional to reflect on a past academic choice.

Question 6

2 marks

Complete the following third conditional sentence with the correct verb forms:
"If I _______ (know) about the meeting, I _______ (attend) it."

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Question 7

4 marks

Imagine a student forgot to bring their dictionary to the reading workshop. Create a third conditional sentence describing the result of this past situation.

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Question 8

5 marks

Combine the following two past facts into a single third conditional sentence:
Fact A: The goalkeeper tripped.
Fact B: The opposing team scored a goal.

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Question 9

4 marks

A student has failed his Science quiz because he did not use his word attack skills to decode the term 'exhale'. Based on this past event, answer the following parts:

a) Complete the third conditional sentence to express a hypothetical past:
If the student _______ (apply) his word attack skills, he _______ (understand) the meaning of 'exhale'.

b) Explain whether the student actually understood the word in reality, and why the third conditional is used here instead of the first conditional.

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Question 10

5 marks

Consider a situation where a teacher is reflecting on a failed classroom debate. The teacher realizes that the students were not prepared with enough subject-specific vocabulary from their Geography lessons.

a) Use the third conditional to write a sentence describing how the debate might have been successful if the students had prepared better.

b) Transform your sentence from part (a) into a sentence using inversion starting with the word 'Had'.

c) Explain the difference in tone between the two structures you have written.

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