
They told me that if I had called them immediately, then maybe they could have caught the thief.If I had known he was a thief, I wouldn’t have talked to him.Listen carefully for the “if” statements and try to write the missing words below. In the future I’m going to be more careful.Ī) Your teacher is going to read you a story. If I had paid more attention, then this wouldn’t have happened. I was angry at the thief, but I was angry at myself too. They told me that if I had called them immediately, then maybe they could have caught the thief. When they arrived, they wrote down my information, but they said that probably my purse was gone forever. I ran for about fifteen minutes, but I couldn’t find him. If I had known he was a thief, I wouldn’t have talked to him. A few minutes later, I realized my purse was missing! The man had stolen it.

I told him and he said thank you and goodbye. One day last week, I was waiting at the bus station when a man came over and asked me directions to the bank. Direct your students to fill in the blanks in the “ if” statements in part A.


3rd conditional guided discovery and music video lesson Download Teacher Directions 3rd Conditional Guided Discovery:ĭictate the following story to your students.
