Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A,B,C or D)
1) If that hat costs much , I ……………a small one .
A . would have bought B.will buy C.bought D.would buy.
2) If you …………more carefully ,you wouldn’t have had so many accidents.
A. drive B.drove C.had driven D.driven
3) If I spoke English , my job …………………a lot easier.
A.was B.were C.will be D.would be
4. If he …………….to London yesterday, he ………….his old friend
A.went / would meet B.go / would meet
C.had gone / would have met D.went / would have met
5.I will lend them some money If they …………….me .
A.ask B.will ask C.asked D.had asked
6.If we had known who he was , we …………….him to speak at our meeting .
A.would have invited B.have invited C.will invite D.would invite
7.My dog will bark if it …………….any strange sound.
A.hear B.hears C.heard D.had heard.
8.If I ………….enough money ,I will buy a house.
A.had B had had C.will have D.have
9.If you …………..away , I will send for a policeman.
A.not go B.don’t go C.hadn’t gone D.didn’t go
10. If I ………in your place , I would accept Mr Anderson’s invitation .
A.were B.am C.be D.was
11.What ………..we do if they don’t come tomorrow?
A.would B.will C.did D.had
12.If I …………….you, I would tell the truth.
A.is B.am C.were D.was
13.If I had enough time now , I ………..to my parents.
A.would write B.write C.will write D.wrote
14.It’s too bad Helen isn’t here .If she ………..here , she ……..what to do.
A.is / will know B.was / knows
C.were / would know D.are / would have known
15.If she ………….late again , she will lose her job.
A.come B.came C comes D.had come
16.I will let you know if I ………..out what’s happening .
A.find B.finds C.found D.had found
17.If we …………….in a town , life would be better .
A.live B.lived C.would live D.had lived
18.I’m sure he wouln’t mind if we ……………early .
A.arrive B.arriving C.arrived D.had arrived
19 .If I won the lottery , I …….you half the money .
A.gave B.had given C.will give D.would give
20.It ………..be a pity if she married Fred.
A.will B.would C.can D.may
21.If I’m free on Saturday , I …………..to the mountains.
A.to go B.could go C.went D.can go
22.we …………….you if we have time .
A.will phone B.would phone C.phoned D.had phoned
23.If I ………….you ,I would help them .
A.am B will be C.were D.had been
24.I could have understood him if he ……………more slowly.
A.speaks B.spoke C.had spoken D.would speak
25.If I had known that you were in hospital, I ……………..you.
A.will visit B.would have visited C.visit D.don’t visit
26.I wouldn’t have believed it if I ………………it with my own eyes.
A.had seen B.saw C.hadn’t seen D.didn’t see
27.What would you have done if the lift ………..struck between two floors at that time.
A.had got B.got C.gets D.getting
28.If I …………that the traffic lights were red, I …………………..
A.had realized / would have stopped B. had realized / wouldn’t have stopped
C.realized / would stop C.realize / will not stop
29. If we have some eggs ,I ……………you a cake .
A.made B.makes C.will make D.would make
30.If you …………so busy , I would have shown you how to play .
A.hadn’t been B.weren’t C.aren’t D.wouldn’t be .
1. If that hat costs much, I a small one.
A. would have bought B. will buy
C. bought D. would buy
2. If you more carefully, you would not have had so many accident.
A. drive B. drove C. had driven D. has driven
3. “Tom more races if the trained hard.” The man said.
A. would win B. wins C. would have won D. would be winning
4. If I spoke English, my job a lot easier.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
5. “If you feel like a chat, .” David said to me.
A. phone to me tonight B. will you phone me tonight
C. phoned me tonight D. phone me tonight
6. I will lend them some money if they me.
A. ask B. will ask C. asked D. had asked
7. If we had known who he was, we him to speak at our meeting.
A. would have invited B. have invited
C. will invite D. would invite
8. “If you too much junk food, you would be a lot fitter.” Mother said.
A. ate B. didn’t eat C. didn’t ate D. had eaten
9. If I enough money. I would buy a house.
A. had B. had had C. will have D. have
1. If that hat costs much, I a small one.
A. would have bought B. will buy
C. bought D. would buy
2. If you more carefully, you would not have had so many accident.
A. drive B. drove C. had driven D. has driven
3. “Tom more races if the trained hard.” The man said.
A. would win B. wins C. would have won D. would be winning
4. If I spoke English, my job a lot easier.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
5. “If you feel like a chat, .” David said to me.
A. phone to me tonight B. will you phone me tonight
C. phoned me tonight D. phone me tonight
6. I will lend them some money if they me.
A. ask B. will ask C. asked D. had asked
7. If we had known who he was, we him to speak at our meeting.
A. would have invited B. have invited
C. will invite D. would invite
8. “If you too much junk food, you would be a lot fitter.” Mother said.
A. ate B. didn’t eat C. didn’t ate D. had eaten
9. If I enough money. I would buy a house.
A. had B. had had C. will have D. have