In the type 3 conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + have + past participle in the main clause. Type 3 conditional or third conditional is used to talk about purely hypothetical situations.

Fill in the blanks with a type 3 conditional verb form.

1. If I had known this, I ………………………………. him to go. (permit)

2. If she ……………………….. now, we would have been in trouble. (arrive)

3. If you ……………………………. before the deadline, they would not have rejected your application. (apply)

4. If I had earned a higher salary, I ……………………….. a better education to my children. (provide)

5. If she had received medical attention on time, she ……………………………….. (not die)

6. If he …………………………. more carefully, he would not have met with the accident. (drive)

7. If you …………………………… everything in their proper place, you could have saved a lot of time. (put)

8. If the rescuers hadn’t arrived, he ……………………………… (drown)

9. If she …………………………….. (learn) shorthand, she could have become a stenographer.

10. If he had spoken a little louder, I …………………………………. (hear) him properly.

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See also

• Conditional clauses exercise for class 8
• Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 conditional clauses worksheet
• First conditional worksheet for class 8
• First conditional worksheet 2
• Conditional sentences exercise for class 8
• Conditional sentences exercise
• Type 2 conditional exercise for class 8