Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1If you had taken the necessary precautions, none of this ...............
Wrong!
In this third conditional result clause, the correct form is "would have happened".
2If I were you, I ............... that mole examined.
Wrong!
After "If I were you," the correct advice form is "would get".
3If I ............... the lottery, I would spend all my time traveling.
Wrong!
In a second conditional if-clause, the correct past form is "won".
4Had I realized what you intended, I ............... my permission.
Wrong!
With the inverted third conditional "Had I realized," the correct result form is "would not have given".
5If it ............... for your help, I don't know what I would have done.
Wrong!
In the expression "If it hadn't been for," the correct form is "hadn't been".
6Were she my daughter, I ............... her to go out in that short dress.
Wrong!
With the inverted second conditional "Were she my daughter," the correct result form is "would not allow".
Answers
- If you had taken the necessary precautions, none of this would have happened
- If I were you, I would get that mole examined.
- If I won the lottery, I would spend all my time traveling.
- Had I realized what you intended, I would not have given my permission.
- If it hadn’t been for your help, I don’t know what I would have done.
- Were she my daughter, I would not allow her to go out in that short dress.
