Past Conditionals With Had and Would Have

Begin with Name the Mood of Each Verb, since its chart defines every mood. Follow with the subjunctive and conditional sheets, then use Edit a Letter for Verb Mood Errors as a review.

Fill in had and would have forms in past conditionals, from a penalty kick to the Mars Climate Orbiter. A past contrary-to-fact conditional imagines a different past: if she had left earlier, she would have caught the train. The if clause uses had, and the result clause uses would have. The directions on the page read: Fill in each blank with the verb in parentheses. Use had plus a past participle in the if clause and would have plus a past participle in the other clause. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade verbs, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

Indicative states a fact or opinion, imperative gives a command and interrogative asks a question. Conditional tells what would happen, and subjunctive expresses a wish, demand or unreal idea. Name the Mood of Each Verb lists a code and an example for each.

Use were in the subjunctive for wishes and conditions that are not true, as in if I were a new camper. Use was for real past facts, as in the budget was always balanced. Indicative or Subjunctive? Choose the Verb mixes both kinds.

Use had plus a past participle in the if clause and would have plus a past participle in the other clause. If the goalkeeper had dived to her left, she would have stopped the penalty kick.