If I had known, I ___ have helped.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: would
Completed sentence: If I had known, I would have helped. The third conditional imagines a different past: if + had + past participle, would have + past participle. Could have and might have indicate ability or possibility. The actual past cannot be changed; the construction explores alternatives.
If she had ___ earlier, she would have caught it.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: left
Completed sentence: If she had left earlier, she would have caught it. The third conditional imagines a different past: if + had + past participle, would have + past participle. Could have and might have indicate ability or possibility. The actual past cannot be changed; the construction explores alternatives.
We would have won if we ___ practiced more.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: had
Completed sentence: We would have won if we had practiced more. The third conditional imagines a different past: if + had + past participle, would have + past participle. Could have and might have indicate ability or possibility. The actual past cannot be changed; the construction explores alternatives.
He might have passed if he had ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: studied
Completed sentence: He might have passed if he had studied. The third conditional imagines a different past: if + had + past participle, would have + past participle. Could have and might have indicate ability or possibility. The actual past cannot be changed; the construction explores alternatives.
Choose the correct past hypothetical.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: If I'd seen you, I'd have waved.
Correct choice: If I'd seen you, I'd have waved. The third conditional imagines a different past: if + had + past participle, would have + past participle. Could have and might have indicate ability or possibility. The actual past cannot be changed; the construction explores alternatives.