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Tudor Conditionals – Type 3

Practise third conditional sentences using events from Tudor history. Then write your own Tudor "What if?" paragraph.

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Ex A – GrammarRewrite Tudor events as Type 3 conditional sentences
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Ex B – WritingWrite your own "What if?" paragraph about Tudor history
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Exercise A

Type 3 Conditionals – Tudor History

Rewrite each pair of sentences as a Type 3 conditional. Use the structure: If + past perfect, … would have + past participle.

Grammar reminder 💡

Type 3 = imaginary past: something that did NOT happen.

Structure: If + subject + had + past participle, subject + would have + past participle.

Example: "Drake did not give up. He sailed around the world."
→ "If Drake had given up, he would not have sailed around the world."

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Henry VIII did not have a son. He married six times.
Hint: "If Henry VIII had had a son, he would not have..."
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Francis Drake was brave. He became a famous explorer.
Hint: "If Drake had not been brave, he would not have..."
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The Spanish Armada failed. England was not invaded.
Hint: "If the Armada had not failed, England would have been..."
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Elizabeth I never married. She had no children to take the throne.
Hint: "If Elizabeth I had married, she would have had..."
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Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church. He was able to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
Hint: "If Henry VIII had not broken with the Church, he would not have been able to..."
Exercise B

Writing – What If?

Choose one event from Tudor history and write a "What if?" paragraph (60–100 words). Use at least three Type 3 conditional sentences.

Choose your event and plan your paragraph

Some ideas: What if Henry VIII had stayed Catholic? · What if the Armada had won? · What if Drake had not sailed around the world? · What if Elizabeth I had married?

Your paragraph should include: 3+ Type 3 conditionals · a brief explanation of what really happened · your opinion of how history would have been different.

Your "What if?" paragraph (60–100 words)
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