Third Conditional Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

June 3, 2025 / By Azizul Hakim / Quizzes

This Third Conditional Quiz helps students strengthen their understanding of third conditional sentences. It covers key grammar rules, sentence structure, verb usage, and common errors in a clear and engaging format. Each of the 20 questions includes four answer choices to encourage critical thinking. Additionally, the quiz highlights the purpose of third conditional sentences—expressing unreal past situations and their possible results.

What is a third conditional sentence used for?

Talking about future plans

Describing something happening now

Talking about past situations that didn’t happen

Giving general facts

What is the correct structure of a third conditional sentence?

If + past perfect, would have + past participle

If + present continuous, will be + base verb

If + past simple, would + base verb

If + present simple, will + base verb

Choose the correct third conditional sentence:

If I had studied hard, I would have passed the test.

If I study, I pass.

If I studied hard, I would pass the test.

If I study hard, I will pass the test.

What verb tense do we use after “if” in a third conditional sentence?

Past perfect

Future perfect

Present perfect

Past simple

Which sentence is in the third conditional?

If he goes to school, he will learn.

If he goes, he learns.

If he had gone to school, he would have learned.

If he went to school, he would learn.

Complete the sentence: “If we had left earlier, ____ the train.”

we caught

we catch

we would have caught

we will catch

Why do we use third conditional sentences?

To make future promises

To describe present facts

To express wishes for now

To talk about imaginary past situations

Which word usually starts a third conditional sentence?

When

But

Then

What’s the past perfect form of “go”?

went

goes

gone

had gone

10.

Which sentence is NOT in third conditional form?

If he had helped me, I would have finished.

If I had seen you, I would have waved.

If she had called, I would have answered.

If you help me, I finish early.

11.

Choose the correct sentence:

If they had worked hard, they would have won.

If they have worked hard, they would win.

If they work hard, they had won.

If they would have worked hard, they had won.

12.

Fill in the blank: “If I ____ my homework, the teacher wouldn’t have been angry.”

had done

would do

did

13.

Identify the result clause in this sentence: “If she had taken the job, she would have moved to Canada.”

To Canada

If she had taken the job

She would have moved to Canada

She had taken the job

14.

Which helping verb is common in third conditional results?

would have

does

will

15.

Find the mistake in this sentence: “If he would have told me, I would have helped him.”

told

have helped

would have told

helped

16.

Which is the correct version of this sentence?

If they had studied, they had passed.

If they have studied, they pass.

If they studied, they passed.

If they had studied, they would have passed.

17.

Choose the best sentence for a missed opportunity:

If I had eaten breakfast, I wouldn’t have been hungry.

If I eat breakfast, I will be full.

If I eat breakfast, I am full.

If I ate breakfast, I would be full.

18.

What makes a third conditional sentence different from a second conditional one?

Third talks about the present

Third is about real situations

Third uses present continuous

Third uses past perfect and is about the past

19.

Choose the correct form: “If she ____ (not forget) her keys, she ____ (not be) locked out.”

didn't forget / wouldn't be

hasn’t forgotten / wouldn’t be

wasn’t forgetting / hasn’t been

hadn't forgotten / wouldn't have been

20.

What does this sentence mean: “If we had listened, we would have known the answer”?

We didn't listen and didn’t know

We listened and got it right

We listen now and know the answer

We will listen next time

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Azizul Hakim

Azizul Hakim is the founder & CEO of englishfinders.com. He is a passionate writer, English instructor, and content creator. He has completed his graduation and post-graduation in English language and literature.

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