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3. If I had been you/in your position

These expressions are often used to describe actions we would have followed in someone else's positions.

If I had been you I would have married to him

4. Inversion with had in Type III Conditionals

The form Had (he) is a formal variation of if (he) had.

Had the management acted sooner, the strike wouldn't have happened.

E X E R C I S E S

1. Put the verb into the correct form.

Model: If I had known (know) that you were ill last week, I’d have gone to see you.

  1. Tom got to the station in time. If he ___ (miss) the train, he would have been late for his interview.

  2. It’s good that Ann reminded me about Tom’s birthday. I ___ (forget) if she hadn’t reminded me.

  3. We might not have stayed at this hotel if George ___ (not/recommend) it to us.

  4. I’d have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I ___ (have) your address.

  5. Rome ___ (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn’t cackled.

  6. If he had put out his pipe before putting it in his pocket he ___ (not burn) a hole in his coat.

  7. You ___ (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.

  8. I ___ (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way.

  9. He would have been arrested if he ___ (try) to leave the country.

  10. They would have forced their way into the house if I ___ (not call) for help.

  11. If you hadn’t been in such a hurry you ___ (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.

  12. If I ___ (try) again I think that I would have succeeded.

  13. You ___ (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going.

  14. She had a headache; otherwise she ___ (come) with us.

  15. If you ___ (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.

2. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could have (done) or might have (done) in the main class.

Model: If I had managed (manage) to repair my car earlier, I could have driven (drive) you to London.

  1. If I ___ (know) last week that she was ill, I ___ (visit) her.

  2. If you ___ (not want) to drive straight home, we ___ (miss) all this traffic.

  3. If you ___ (ask) politely, I ___ (help) you.

  4. If the weather forecast ___ (be) different, we ___ (stay) at home.

  5. We ___ (be) at the airport for hours, if we ___ (not know) that the flight was delayed.

  6. I ___ (make) a bad mistake, if I ___ (not read) the instructions.

  7. We ___ (have) an accident, if our car ___ (not be) properly serviced.

  8. If he ___ (fasten) his seatbelt, he ___ (not be) hurt.

  9. She ___ (not hear) the news, if she ___ (not turn on) the radio this morning.

  10. If they ___ (could see) us, they ___ (laugh).

  11. They ___ (play) better, if they ___ (have) more training.

3. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Will you lend me your bike?

Ben:

Will you lend me your bike? I have to get to basketball training in 5 minutes.

Nick:

The last time I lent it to you, you got flat tire and didn’t repair it.

Ben:

Well, I (1) ___ (not get) a flat tyre if you (2) ___ (put) enough air in it.

Nick:

That’s not true. You rode straight over some broken glass.

Ben:

Well, I (3) ___ (not ride) over the glass if someone (4) ___ (left) it all over the road. Besides, I (5) ___ (go) round the glass, if a car (6) ___ (not come) from the other direction.

Nick:

Well, you could have stopped.

Ben:

I (7) ___ (stop) if the brakes (8) ___ (not fail).

Nick:

Well, you should have checked the brakes before you started. I (9) ___ (not lend) you my bike if I (10) ___ (know) that the brakes weren’t working.