Conditional sentence

Conditional sentencesExercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. If I .a lot of money now, I ..a new car.

a. have /will buy

b. have / would buy

c. had/ will buy

d. had/ would buy.

2. If I you, I .do that.

a. am/ will

b. were /would

c. were/ will

d. had been/ would.

3. If I were offered the job, I think I . it.

a. take

b. will take

c. would take

d. would have taken.

4. I would be very surprised if he..

a. refuses

b. refused

c. had refused

d. would refuse.

5. Many people would be out of work if that factory..down.

a. closes

b. had closed

c. closed

d. would close.

6. If she sold her car, she much money.

a. gets

b. would get

c. will get

d. would have got.

7. They would be disappointed if we.

a. hadnt comeb. wouldnt comec. dont come

d. didnt come.

8. Would John be angry if I . his bicycle without asking?

a. take

b. took

c. had taken

d. would take.

9. She .terrible upset if I lost this ring.

a. will be

b. would be

c. were

d. had been.

10. If someonein here with a gun, I would be very frightened.

a. would walkb. walks

c. had walked

d. walked.

11. What would happen if you ..to work tomorrow?

a. dont go

b. didnt go

c. wont go

d. wouldnt go.

12. We ll get wet if we .out.

a. go

b. did go

c. went

d. had gone.

13. If I go shopping, I some food.

a. buy

b. will buy

c. would buy

d. would have bought.

14. If I find it, I you.

a. will tell

b. would tell

c. had told

d. told.

15. What would you do if youa million dollars?

a. would winb. win

c. had won

d. won.

16. They d be hurt if I .

a. dont go

b. didnt go

c. hadnt gone

d. wouldnt go.

17. If we took the 6: 30 train, wetoo early.

a. would have arrivedb. arrivedc. will arrived

d. would arrive.

18. If I had known you were in hospital, I to see you.a. will go

b. would go

c. went

d. would have gone.

19. If I ., I would have said hello.

a. had seen

b. see

c. saw

d. would see.

20. I..out if I hadnt been so tired.a. will go

b. went

c. would have gone

d. would go.

21. If I ..a camera, I would have taken some pictures.

a. have

b. had

c. would have

d. had had.

22. You wont pass the examinationyou study more.

a. as long asb. unless

c. if

d. whether.

23. If only I you wanted to invest money in business.

a. had knownb. knew

c. have known

d. know.

24. If I were to leave my country , I disappointed.

a. probably be b. would have been c. will be

d. would be.

25. If he hadnt wasted too much time, he.in his examination.a. would failb. wouldnt failc. wouldnt have failed.d. wont fail.

26. If I had taken that English course, I ..much progress.

a. had madeb. would have madec. made

d. would make.

27. If I were in your place, I .a trip to England.

a. will makeb. had made

c. made.

d. would make.

28. If I .. you , Id save some of your lottery winning.

a. beb. werec. amd. was29. If the car .. larger, we would have bought it.

a. had beenb. have beenc. has beend. been

30. If I had enough money, I abroad to improve my English.

a. will gob. should goc. would god. should have go to

31. If it .. convenient, lets go out for a drink tonight.

a. beb. wasc. wered. is

32. If you . time, please write to me.

a. haveb. have hadc. hadd. has

33. If you had the chance, you go finishing?

a. didb. wouldc. mayd. do

34. Trees wont grow .. there is enough water.

a. if b. whenc. unlessd. as

35. If you . to my advice in the first place, you wouldnt be in this mess right now.

a. listenb. had listenedc. will listend. listened

36. I wish I .. you some money for your rent, but Im broke myself.

a. can lendb. could lendc. would lendd. will lend

37. If someone into the store, smile and say, May I help you?

a. comesb. camec. would comed. could lend

38. If you stay up late the previous night, you . sleepy the next morning. a. feelb. to feelc. feelsd. will feel

39. If Peter ., Sarah will be sad because she wants to meet him very much

a. comesb. do not comec. does not comed. will come

40. If his teeth still .., he will have to go to the dentists again.a. hurtb. hurtsc. to hurtc. will hurt

41. If youTom , tell him I have a message for him.

a. will meetb. would meetc. meetd. met

42. If you too hot during the night , turn down the central heating.

a. will feelb. feltc. feeld. feels.

43. If you with your dictionary, I d like to borrow it.

a. finishb. finishedc. will finishd. are finishing.

44. If I lived nearer the centre , I always late.

a. wouldnt beb. can bec. wont be d. will be.

45. What would Lan do if she ..the Miss world.

a. would beb. werec. will bed. is.

46. If I .her , I would have said hello

a. has seenb. have seenc. sawd. had seen.

47. If she had read the passage more slowly , the candidate.

a. understood.B. would have understood c. will understoodd. would understand.

48. If it, they will not go out.a. rainsb. rainedc. raind. raining.

49. Jame will not complete the work if she is ..rarely enough.

a. tell b. tellingc. tellsd. told.

50. Betty will not go to the party unless John .too.

a. gob. wentc. goingd. goes

51. Miss An does not want to go on the trip if nobody..with her.

a. gob. goesc. wentd. going.

52. If you .to go shopping, please go with your aunt this weekend.

a. wantsb. wantc. wantingd. wanted.53. Mr Smith has to work on weekends if his manager.him to.a. tellb. tellingc. toldd. tells.

54. Unless they her to work hard, she would not.

a. encourageb. encouragec. encouragesd. encouraging.

55. If I .a king, I would give money to the poor .

a. is b. arec. am d. were.

56. If we had left this country , we would have.to Australia.

a. emigratedb. emigratesc. emigrated. emigrating.

57. If I had to the party last night, I her.

a. will have met.b. would meetc. would have metd. will meet.58. Unless the pupils pay attention, the teacher .be angry.

a. would b. mayc. willd. might.

59. Please do not go out if it.

a. rainb. rainsc. rainedd. raining.

60. If you me with this exercise, I will do the same for you one day.a. helpedb. would helpc. helpd. will help.

51. If you listen to music, you cant your study.

a. concentrate onb. interested inc. care aboutd. read about.

61. you study harder, you wont pass the final exam.

a. unlessb. ifc. if notd. without.

62. If the weather.fine, we will go on a picnic.

a. is b. werec. would bed. will be.

63. If he.harder, the results will be better.

a. workedb. worksc. has workedd. will work.

64. If Americans ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general health..better.

a. beb. will bec. is d. would be.

65. If she hadnt overslept, she ..late for the interview.a. wouldnt beb. wouldnt have been c. hadnt beend. would have been

66. Id have told you if I ..the book.a. had seenb. would have seenc. sawd. see.

67. If we had known your new address, we..to see you.

a. cameb. would have comec. would comed. will come.

68. If I found a wallet in the street, I .take it to police.

a. will b. shouldc. wouldd. shall

69. I .that coat if I were you.

a. wouldnt buyb. didnt buyc. dont buy d. wont buy.

70. If you didnt do this , you punished.a. areb. will bec. would bed. should be.

Exercise 2: Identify the one that has a mistake by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c, d.

71. If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on the earth.

A b c d

72. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate.

A b c d

73. If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a fuel crisis.

A b c d

74. If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would play basketball. A b c d

75. If the doctors could find in the remedy, a lot of people would be saved.

A b c d

76. If she bought that house now, she ran out of money.

A b c d

77. What you would do if you could speak French well?

A b c d

78. If I had known he is not at home, I wouldnt have gone all the way to his house.

A b c d

79. If I had known that the road were flooded, I would never have taken that way.

A b c d

80. If I were you, I will go to the dentists and have the tooth checked.

a b c d81. If you hadnt left the car unlocked, it wouldnt have be stolen. a. b. c. d

82. What would happen because I pressed that red button?

a. b. c. d

83. If the weather is fine today, we would go to the beach.

a. b c. d.

84. If you will study harder, you will surely pass the coming exams with good results. a. b. c. d

85. If the weather werent too bad, we would to go swimming.

a. b. c. d

86. If he werent too old, he would apply to the job as a war reporter.

a. b c. d

87.If drivers obeyed the speed limit, fewer accidents occur. a. b. c. d

88. If I would have studied Russian at school, I would have understood him easily.

a. b. c. d89. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match will be postponed.

a. b. c. d.

90. If you will see Mike today, please ask him to phone me. a. b. c. d.

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