Grammar: Third conditional p. 61 #478728 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 1 Watch the videomap and get more practice on the third conditional

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Say if the statements are true or false.

A: We use the third conditional to talk about the present.

B: The two tenses used are the past perfect and would have + past participle.

C: We use would in the if-part of the sentence.

D: Sometimes would and had are both contracted to 'd.

E: The third conditional is also used to express regret or criticism.

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Vero o falso

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STEP 2 Can you recognise third conditional sentences?

Select the sentences which use the third conditional.

A: If the police had arrived on time, they would have caught the robbers.

B: If I knew my neighbour's number, I'd call to tell him that the window on the top floor is open.

C: They wouldn't have stolen so much money if Mr Kendall had put it in the bank.

D: This would be such a nice neighbourhood if vandals didn't spray-paint the buildings.

E: If their car hadn't broken down, they wouldn't have arrested the burglars.

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Scelta multipla

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STEP 3 Revise through matching

Match the sentence halves to form third conditional sentences. Write the correct letters (A-E) in the gaps.

1 I would have cycled home ________
2 If the movie had been more exciting, ________
3 We would have enjoyed our walk ________
4 If the crowd hadn't stopped the mugger, ________
5 The kidnappers wouldn't have released the child ________

A if it hadn't started raining heavily.
B if his parents hadn't paid the money.
C if someone hadn't stolen my bike.
D Tim wouldn't have fallen asleep.
E you wouldn't have got your bag back.

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Completamento aperto

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STEP 4 What would have happened if … ?

Complete the third conditional sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. Use the contracted negative form.

1 If Mum ________ (hide) her jewel box, the thieves ________ (not find) it.
2 If the investigator ________ (catch) the hacker sooner, he ________ (not steal) important data.
3 Crime rates in our city ________ (not increase) if police ________ (patrol) the streets.
4 Sonia ________ (notice) the pickpocket steal her wallet if he ________ (be) less skilful.
5 The hijackers ________ (have) guns with them if the security checks at the airport ________ (be) more efficient.
6 ________ (you / report) the crime if you ________ (see) it happen?

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STEP 5 Practise for your oral test! The pickpocket

Choose the correct alternative to compete the story. Then think about the text. Have you ever witnessed a crime or done something which you have then regretted? Make any changes you need to the story and say what happened or invent a different story about minor crimes that can happen at school or in your neighbourhood. Then use it for your oral production.

When the lunch bell ________, we ________ our Chemistry test. We went down to the school canteen and ________ our places in the queue, waiting to be served. Suddenly, I ________ that Jessica ________ something in her pocket. It was a chocolate snack, and she didn't pay for it at the check-out. I was speechless Jessica, ________? At lunch, she acted normally as if nothing ________. She spent the time laughing with the rest of us. I didn't know what to do. I felt bad: I was a ________ to a crime. I wanted to ________ but was afraid of the consequences. The next day in class, Sarah was in tears. Her brand new necklace – a birthday present – was gone! Jessica pretended to be worried. But I knew better and started to panic. Stealing a snack was one thing, but a necklace? That was serious. If I ________ someone about the first ________, perhaps this ________.

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Completamento chiuso

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