10-Minute Challenge

The Missed Train

Complete the Conditional!

Explore the wonderful world of possibilities, consequences and imaginary situations. Complete unfinished sentences in your own way, and see how creative you can be!
You need:
Your imagination (pen and paper optional)

Quick Start

1
Read the unfinished sentences
2
Complete each sentence your way
3
Reveal and compare the suggested answers

Let's Begin!

If I’d left home ten minutes earlier, ...

You missed the train and arrived late. Think about how a different past action might have changed the outcome.

Complete the conditional shown above. Make the ending specific to this situation, rather than choosing a random grammatically possible clause.

  1. Finish it. Complete the regret or counterfactual, then explain what actually happened.
  2. Say it naturally. Read the complete sentence aloud and check that the meaning is clear.
  3. Go further. Add one sentence explaining the situation or consequence.

Extra challenge: Change an important detail in the situation and produce a new conditional that fits.

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