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PAST UNREAL CONDITIONALS WORKSHEET
1. Before the video activity, discuss with a partner how a relationship between parents

and children might be broken.
2. Watch the video and complete the sentences with what happened in real. Use the verbs in the
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The father didn’t understand his son. √
The father didn’t _____________ to his son’s opinions.
He didn’t ___________ to him in an appropriate way.
He didn’t _______________ to his songs.
He didn’t ______________ him he was sorry.
He didn’t _________ time to tell his son that he loved him.
They didn’t have a good relationship. √
His son _______________ the house
The father’s car ___________ into the truck.
The father ___________ distracted on the highway.

3. Write past unreal conditional sentences based on the facts. Look at the example:
 If the father had understood his son, they would have had a good relationship.
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Think of five things you did/didn’t do or happened/didn’t happen to you in the past.
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By Martha A. Cruz


PAST UNREAL CONDITIONALS WORKSHEET

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Now, think of how things would have been different.
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Write your own past unreal conditional sentences.
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Share them with a partner.
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By Martha A. Cruz