Conditional Sentences Type III
Study the following situations. In every sentence, the 'if' clause expresses a situation in the past (Type III). Decide, however, whether the consequences refer to the present (Conditional I) or past (Conditional II).
- It didn't rain yesterday. So I had to water the plants yesterday.
If it
(rain) yesterday, I
(water / not) the plants.
- It didn't rain yesterday. So I am watering the plants now.
If it
(rain) yesterday, I
(water / not) the plants now.
- I went to bed late last night. So I am still tired now.
If I
(go) to bed earlier yesterday, I
(feel / not) so tired now.
- I went to bed late last Tuesday. So I was very tired the following day.
If I
(go) to bed earlier that Tuesday, I
(feel / not) that tired the following day.
- After a night out, I want to drive home now. I haven't drunk any alcohol.
If I
(drink) alcohol, I
(drive / not) .
- After a night out last weekend, I drove home. I hadn't drunk any alcohol.
If I
(drink) alcohol, I
(drive / not) .
- We won the match last week. So when we came home, we looked really happy.
We
(look / not) that happy if we
(win / not) the match.
- We've just won a match. So we look really happy now.
We
(look / not) that happy if we
(win / not) the match.
- My daughter is blamed for having done something. She tells me now that she didn't do it. I believe her.
She
(tell) me if she
(do) it.
- Last year, my daughter was blamed for having done something. She told me that she hadn't done it. I believed her.
She
(tell) me if she
(do) it.
