GRAMMAR: Third Conditional – Умовні речення ІІІ типу

We use the third conditional:

• to talk about possible situations in the past which didn't happen:

If you had followed my advice, you would have earned a lot of money. (but you didn’t) – Якби ви дотримались моє поради, ви б заробили багато грошей. (проте ви не дотримались)

We can " mix" clauses from second and third conditional sentences (Mixed conditional) if we want to connect a possible past event with the present or future:

If you had followed my advice (but you didn't in the past), you would be rich. (but you aren't now) – Якби ви дотримались моєї поради (в минулому, але ви не дотримались), ви б (зараз) були багаті.

Ex.1. Choose the most suitable tense form:

1 Why didn't you phone me? If you phoned / had phoned me, I would have reserved / had reserved a room for you. 2 If you organized / had organized your conference last month, I was able/would have been able to take part in it. 3 If he lent / had lent me the money, I would pay / would have paid him back last week. 4 If you had been there at that moment, what would you do / would you have done? 5 Why didn't you say that you were short of money? If I knew / had known, I would lend / would have lent you some. 6 She was so impatient. If she had been / were more patient, she would received / would have received everything she needed. 7 If I didn't lose / hadn’t lost my key, I wouldn't have / wouldn’t have had to wait outside in the rain. 8 If the traffic hadn't been / were not so heavy, we would arrive / would hive arrived on time. 9 If I weren't / hadn’t been promoted then, I would leave / would have left the company. 10 If I hadn't saved / didn’t save enough money, I wouldn't buy / wouldn't have bought this house. 11 If he didn't gamble / hadn’t gambled so much, he wouldn't lose / wouldn't have lost all his money. 12 If I knew / had known yesterday that you were coming, I would meet / would have met you at the airport. 13 You wouldn't get / wouldn’t have got into trouble last time if you followed / had followed my advice. 14 He never would buy / would have bought shares in that company if you didn't recommend / hadn't recommended him to do it.

Ex.2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:

1 If I had sold my shares then, I …………… (make) a lot of money. 2 If you hadn't taken so many risks, you …………… (lose) so much. 3 If I had bought that lottery ticket, I …………… (win) one million. 4 It's a pity you missed the conference. If you …………… (come), you …………… (meet) American scientists working in this branch of economy. 5 If the company hadn't raised its funds, it …………… (go) bankrupt. 6 If we hadn't issued bonds, we …………… (not raise) finance. 7 If I had known this great news, I …………… (tell) you. 8 If I had sold my car a couple of years before, I …………… (get) more money. 9 If I …………… (not make) profit on my shares, I would have never bought this house. 10 If he had invested on the stock market, he …………… (live) from the income. 11 If you contacted a stockbroker, he …………… (give) you some very good advice. 12 If I were you, I …………… (invest) on the stock exchange. 13 If he …………… (work) alone, he would never have finished this work. 14 If he had known all the facts, he …………… (help) us last Monday.

Ex.3. Finish these sentences using a mixed conditional:

1 If I had won the money,.........................................

2 If I had been better at English,.........................................

3 If I had only known about this earlier,.........................................

4 If he had consulted the stockbroker in time,.........................................

5 If he were an honest man,.........................................

6 If I knew her better,.........................................

7 If he had been more friendly,.........................................

8 If I had asked his permission,.........................................

9 If you had established a company of your own,.........................................

10 If she had arranged for free food available to all employees, …………………………………..

11 If we had signed an agreement,.........................................

12 If the new investment plan had been completed,.........................................

13 If our market share were much bigger than our competitors’,.........................................

14 If the company employees were not given the opportunity to travel abroad,.........................................

Ex.4. Translate into English:

1 На вашому місці я би не хвилювався; вона знає, які акції купувати. 2 Якби ви працювали сумлінніше, ви б давно завершили роботу над цим проектом. 3 Якби я знав про цей контракт, я б переклав його ще на минулому тижні. 4 Якби ви проглянули старі фінансові звіти, ви б знайшли цікавий матеріал для вашої доповіді. 5 Я б звільнив його, якби не знав, що він добре виконує свою роботу. 6 Якби я продав свої акції півроку тому, я б заробив багато грошей. 7 Будь я на вашому місці, я б негайно купив гарантовані цінні папери. 8 Якщо компанія опинилася би у важкому фінансовому становищі, ми б втратили все наше майно. 9 Якщо б я знав про вашу пропозицію раніше, я б не погодився на цю роботу. 10 Якщо б ви все зробили своєчасно, то цей вигідний для нашої фірми контракт був би вже підписаний. 11 Якби смаки споживачів не змінювались, торгівля б не розвивалася. 12 Якби на рекламу не витрачалося стільки грошей, то ми б відкрили нову технологічну лінію.