Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1If the company followed the quality guidelines, they ............... not land in trouble.
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In a second conditional sentence, use "would" in the result clause.
2The telephone ............... while I was having a bath.
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Use the past simple "rang" for a completed past action that interrupted another past action.
3Since its conception in the early 1970s, the internet ............... in popularity.
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Use the present perfect "has grown" with "since" to show change from the past until now.
4If she had acted more responsibly, everything ............... all right.
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In a third conditional sentence, use "would have been" for the imagined past result.
5Thousands of people ............... see the art exhibition before it closes on Friday.
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Use "will" for a future prediction based on the present schedule.
6Captain James Cook ............... by Hawaiian islanders in 1779 while he was on a visit to Alaska.
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Use the past passive "was killed" because Captain James Cook received the action.
7By the time I got my marks, I ............... really hard for the exam.
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Use the past perfect "had worked" for an action completed before another past time.
8The teacher started asking questions as soon as she ............... the lesson.
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Use the past simple "finished" after "as soon as" when both actions happened in the past.
9Everyone ............... that she would return safely.
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Use the past simple "hoped" before "would" in this past-time sentence.
10The boy confessed that he ............... the money.
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Use the past perfect "had taken" for the action that happened before the confession.
Answers
- If the company followed the quality guidelines, they would not land in trouble.
- The telephone rang while I was having a bath.
- Since its conception in the early 1970s, the internet has grown in popularity.
- If she had acted more responsibly, everything would have been all right.
- Thousands of people will see the art exhibition before it closes on Friday.
- Captain James Cook was killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779 while he was on a visit to Alaska.
- By the time I got my marks, I had worked really hard for the exam.
- The teacher started asking questions as soon as she finished the lesson.
- Everyone hoped that she would return safely.
- The boy confessed that he had taken the money.
