Instructions. Taking into consideration the real situation, write a sentence in past unreal about the hypothetical situation. Example: John missed the bus. He was late for work. If John hadn’t missed the bus, he wouldn’t have been late for work. or John wouldn’t have been late to work if he hadn’t missed the bus.
I didn’t read the instructions carefully, so I made a mistake. If ________________________________________
It was raining very hard. I couldn’t go to the store. (very > so) I ____________________________________________
John didn’t have his camera with him, so he couldn’t take a picture. If _______________________________________
Martha was very busy. She didn’t write to her parents. Martha _______________________________________
I lost the race. I felt very disappointed. I ________________________________
Mark’s wallet was stolen. He had to call the police. If _____________________________________
Mrs. Brown had to work last Friday. She couldn’t attend the meeting. Mrs. Brown _____________________________________________
Mr. Wilson was sick yesterday. He didn’t go to work. If __________________________________
Margie didn’t like the blouse, so she didn’t buy it. If __________________________________
You didn’t call your girlfriend yesterday. She was upset. Your girlfriend __________________________________