9B Here comes the bride. GRAMMAR third conditional and other uses of the past perfect. a Circle the correct form.

9B Here comes the bride GRAMMAR third conditional and other uses of the past perfect a Circle the correct form. 1 We hadn't been / wouldn't have been late if we had gone / would have gone by taxi. 2 I had seen / would have seen you if I had waited / would have waited another five minutes. 3 If Rick had used / would have used his satnav, he hadn't got / wouldn't have got lost. 4 If I had known / would have known it was going to be cold, I had worn / would have worn a coat. 5 You hadn't lost / wouldn't have lost your mobile phone if you had looked after / would have looked after it. 6 Lily hadn't bought / wouldn't have bought the dress if it hadn't been / wouldn't have been in the sale. 7 We had gone / would have gone to their wedding if they had invited / would have invited us. 8 If you hadn't left / wouldn't have left the door open, the cat hadn't got out / wouldn't have got out. b Complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in brackets. 1 Rob was exhausted because he ________ a busy day. (have) 2 It took me a while to find my car because I couldn't remember where I ________ it. (park) 3 My mother told us she ________ well the night before. (not sleep) 4 The children said they ________ hungry, so I made them some pasta. (be) 5 I'd have said 'hello' if I ________ you. (see) 6 One of my aunts asked the bride if she ________ her own dress. (make) 7 I'd tell my friend if I ________ her boyfriend. (not like) 8 The guests said they ________ the meal at the reception. (not enjoy) 9 Jasmine was excited because her sister ________ her to be a bridesmaid. (ask) 10 We wouldn't have come if we ________ you were ill. (know) c Complete the text with the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. Don't forget the rings... Last year, my best friend ¹ asked (ask) me to be the best man at his wedding. I hate weddings, so if he ² hadn't been (not be) my best friend, I would never have agreed! The week before the wedding, my friend took me for a meal and ³ ________ (tell) me what I would have to do on the day. He ⁴ ________ (give) me strict instructions not to forget the wedding rings. On the morning of the wedding, I ⁵ ________ (wake up) late because my alarm ⁶ ________ (not go off). If I ⁷ ________ (not go) to bed so late the night before, I might have remembered to set it! My girlfriend arrived to pick me up before I ⁸ ________ (finish) getting dressed. She ⁹ ________ (wait) in the kitchen while I put on my suit, then we ¹⁰ ________ (drive) together to the town hall. My friend asked me if I ¹¹ ________ (remember) the rings almost as soon as he ¹² ________ (see) me. In my rush to get ready, I ¹³ ________ (forget) about them completely. It would have been a disaster if my girlfriend ¹⁴ ________ (not bring) them. She ¹⁵ ________ (see) them on the kitchen table, and she ¹⁶ ________ (put) them safely in her handbag. I don't know who was more relieved, my friend or me!

d Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1 'Nobody spoke to me at the wedding,' my mother said. My mother told me that nobody had spoken to her at the wedding. 2 It stopped raining, then the bride arrived at the church. When the bride arrived at the church, it ________. 3 We didn't miss the wedding because we took a taxi. If we ________, we would have missed the wedding. 4 'What time did you get home?' my friend asked. My friend asked me ________ home. 5 They didn't get married in the castle because it was too expensive. They ________ in the castle if it hadn't been so expensive. 6 'I didn't have time to call you yesterday,' Lisa said to her parents. Lisa told her parents that ________ to call them the day before. 7 The venue wasn't very big, so they didn't invite more people. They ________ if the venue had been bigger. 8 I met the bride's mother at the engagement party, so I recognized her at the wedding. I recognized the bride's mother at the wedding because ________ at the engagement party. 3 VOCABULARY weddings a Complete the crossword. [Кроссворд: по горизонтали 1 вписано BRIDESMAID.] ACROSS → 1 a woman or girl who helps a woman at her wedding 3 a party to celebrate a wedding 4 a man who helps and supports the man who is getting married 6 having a husband or wife 7 having agreed to marry someone 10 two people who are together because they are in a relationship DOWN ↓ 2 a written request to attend a wedding 4 a woman on or just before her wedding day 5 a small boy who helps or follows a woman at her wedding 8 a man on or just before his wedding day 9 people who are invited to a wedding