Directions: Write a sentence in the third condition for each of the following situations. 1. They didn’t arrive on time because they took the wrong road. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Andrew didn’t get the job because he didn’t have much experience. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ellen didn’t pass her driver’s test because she didn’t stop at the red light. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Barbara didn’t buy the dress because it didn’t fit. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The Smiths didn’t go to Hawaii for their vacation because the airplane tickets were too expensive. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. I got a parking ticket because I forgot to put money in the parking meter. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. The cake burned because she didn’t set the timer on the stove. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. She didn’t take an umbrella because she didn’t know it was supposed to rain. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Annie didn’t eat her dinner because she wasn’t hungry. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. We didn’t go skiing last weekend because there wasn’t much snow on the mountain.
Respuestas
1. They didn’t arrive on time because they took the wrong road.
→If they hadn't taken the wrong road, they would have arrived on time.
2. Andrew didn’t get the job because he didn’t have much experience.
→Andrew would have got/gotten the job if he had had much experience.
3. Ellen didn’t pass her driver’s test because she didn’t stop at the red light.
→Ellen would have passed her driver's test if she had stopped at the red light.
4. Barbara didn’t buy the dress because it didn’t fit.
→Barbara would have bought the dress if it had fitted.
5. The Smiths didn’t go to Hawaii for their vacation because the airplane tickets were too expensive.
→The Smiths would have gone to Hawaii for their vacation if the airplane hadn't been too expensive.
6. I got a parking ticket because I forgot to put money in the parking meter.
→ I wouldn't have got/gotten a parking ticket if I hadn't forgotten to put money in the parking meter.
7. The cake burned because she didn’t set the timer on the stove.
→ The cake wouldn't have burned if she had set the timer on the stove.
8. She didn’t take an umbrella because she didn’t know it was supposed to rain.
→ She would have taken an umbrella if she had known it was supposed to rain.
9. Annie didn’t eat her dinner because she wasn’t hungry.
→ Annie would have eaten her dinner if she had been hungry.
10. We didn’t go skiing last weekend because there wasn’t much snow on the mountain.
→ We would have gone skiing last weekend if there hadn't been much snow on the mountain.