- Here are simplified rules:
Third Conditional:- When to use: Use this when talking about unreal situations in the past.
- (Verwenden Sie dies, wenn Sie über unwirkliche Situationen in der Vergangenheit sprechen).
- Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle.
- Example: If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.
- When to use: Use the past perfect to show that something happened before another action or time in the past.
- (Verwenden Sie das Plusquamperfekt, um zu zeigen, dass etwas vor einer anderen Handlung oder einem anderen Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit geschehen ist).
- Structure: Had + past participle (verb in its third form).
- Example: She had already eaten when I arrived.
- When to use: Use this when talking about unreal situations in the past.
1. Before they moved to London, they ______ in Manchester for five years.
had lived
a) had lived
b) lived
c) have lived
2. If she ______ the news earlier, she would have told you.
had heard
a) has heard
b) had heard
c) would have heard
3. They wouldn't have missed the train if they ______ earlier.
had left
a) have left
b) had left
c) would have left
4. If he ______ hard for the exams, he would have passed.
had studied
a) has studied
b) had studied
c) would have studied
5. By the time the concert started, we ______ our tickets.
had lost
a) lost
b) had lost
c) has lost
6. I didn't realize you ______ to the presentation before.
had been
a) been
b) had be
c) had been
7. She would have bought the dress if it ______ so expensive.
hadn't been
a) hasn't been
b) hadn't been
c) wouldn't have been
8. She ______ the book many times before she finally understood it.
had read
a) read
b) has read
c) had read
9. We ______ to the beach if the weather had been nicer.
would have gone
a) would go
b) would have gone
c) had gone
10. They ______ the game before we arrived.
had finished
a) finished
b) had finish
c) had finished
11. If you ______ me you needed help, I would have helped you.
had told
a) told
b) had told
c) would tell
12. He ______ the job if he had the required experience.
would have gotten
a) would get
b) would have gotten
c) had gotten
13. They would have stayed at the party longer if they ______ to wake up early.
hadn't needed
a) haven't needed
b) hadn't needed
c) wouldn't need
14. If I ______ you were in town, I would have called you.
had known
a) knew
b) had known
c) would have known
15. She would have felt better if she ______ to the doctor.
had gone
a) went
b) had gone
c) would go
16. I couldn't believe that he ______ the entire/ whole pie by himself.
had eaten
a) eaten
b) had eat
c) had eaten
17. She ______ all her money by the end of the trip.
had spent
a) spend
b) had spent
c) has spent
18. We ______ our homework, so we decided to watch a movie.
had finished
a) finish
b) had finished
c) has finished