. Read and write Third Conditional sentences.
1) Helen forgot to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s. She cut her hair herself. She looked
awful at the party.
____If she hadn’t forgotten to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s, she wouldn’t have cut her
hair herself. If she hadn’t cut her hair herself, she wouldn’t have looked awful at the party.________
2) Peter ate three bars of chocolate. He had a terrible stomach ache. He couldn’t go to the cinema
with Stanley and Leslie.
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3) Mary sat in the sun too long. She was red and sore. She didn’t enjoy herself at the barbecue that
evening.
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4) Pauline watched TV until three o’clock in the morning! She was late for the school bus. She missed
the school excursion.
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Respuestas
El tercer condicional del inglés es utilizado para hablar de cosas que pasaron o para referirse a cuál hubiese sido el resultado de alguna acción pasada.
Su estructura es: If + sujeto + pasado perfecto --- sujeto + would + have + participio pasado
Así tenemos que las respuestas al ejercicio:
2) If Peter hadn't eaten three bars of chocolate, he wouldn't have had stomach ache. If he hadn't had stomach ache, he could have gone to the cinema.
3) If Mary hadn't sat in the sun too long, she wouldn't have been red and sore. If she hadn't been red and sore, she would have enjoyed herself at the barbecue.
4) If Pauline hadn't watched TV until three o'lock in the morning, she wouldn't have been late for the school bus. If she hadn't been late for the school bus, she wouldn't have missed the school excursion.