Subjunctive past perfect

♠ An Unlucky day ♠

When Anna left home, the weather was dry When Anna left home, the weather was dry. Aunt Sarah told her to take an umbrella, but she didn't listen. It was hot in the shopping center, so she took off her coat.

Then she saw her friend Beth Then she saw her friend Beth. Anna and Beth went to have a burger together and Beth borrowed Anna's last five pounds.

When Anna was leaving the shopping center, she remembered that she had left her coat in the restaurant.

She hurried back to get it, but it wasn't there She hurried back to get it, but it wasn't there. Her bus ticket was in the coat pocket.

So Anna had to walk home. It was quite a long way and it started to rain. Poor Anna - no coat, no umbrella, no bus ticket, no money.

When she got home, she was cold and wet  When she got home, she was cold and wet. She became ill and to spend the next day -her birth day- in bed. She couldn't have her birthday party.

<Practice together>

(climb ladder / break his leg)

ex) If he ladder, he his leg. had not climbed would not have broken

(drive carefully / avoid accident)

1) If he carefully, he accident. had driven would have avoided

(John run faster / win the race)

2) If John faster, he the race. had run could have won

(fall over / break plates)

3) If she over, she plates. had not fallen would not have broken

(play with knife / cut finger)

4) If he with knife, he finger. had not played would not have cut

(leave cupboard open / hit head)

5) If he cupboard open, he head. had not left would not have hit

(headache / take aspirin)

6) If she headache, she aspirin. had not have would not have taken

(eat so much / be fat)

7) If he So much, he fat. had not eaten would not have been

(Card 1) Digital camera (what they bought) Hand blender (what they had given up) a. take a lot of pictures b. enjoy pictures in my homepage a. cook food easier b. enjoy time to rest instead of cooking

If we had bought a hand blender, * Wife (complain) – If we had bought a hand blender, we food easier.  (cook) would have cooked

If we had not bought a digital camera, * Husband (defend) - If we had not bought a digital camera, we                      a lot of pictures.   (take) would not have taken

If we had bought a hand blender, Wife (complain) – If we had bought a hand blender, we                    time to rest instead of cooking. (enjoy) would have enjoyed

If we had not bought a digital camera, * Husband (defend) – If we had not bought a digital camera, we                           pictures in my homepage.  (enjoy) would not have enjoyed

(Card 2) Magazine (what they bought) CD (what they had given up) a. develop reading skills b. get a lot of information a. develop musical ability. b. enjoy listening together at the same time

we musical ability. (develop) * Wife (complain) – If we had bought a CD, we musical ability.   (develop) would have developed

If we had not bought a magazine, we reading skills. (develop) * Husband (defend) – If we had not bought a magazine, we                          reading skills. (develop) would not have developed

we listening together at the same time.(enjoy) * Wife (complain) – If we had bought a CD, we                 listening together at the same time.(enjoy) would have enjoyed

If we had not bought a magazine, we a lot of information. (get) * Husband (defend) – If we had not bought a magazine,  we                    a lot of information.  (get) would not have got

<Match the parts of the sentences.>

If I hadn’t missed the bus, ( ) 2.If she hadn’t felt ill this morning, ( ) 3.If the food hadn’t been awful,( ) 4.If he had passed his exams, ( ) 5.If the salary had been good, ( ) 6.If it hadn't been my birthday, ( ) E C F A D B