Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1............... more carefully, she would not be facing a lawsuit now.
Wrong!
Had she read is the correct inverted third conditional form linked to a present result.
2If the negotiations had not collapsed last year, the company would ............... expanding into Asia now.
Wrong!
Would be is needed for a mixed conditional with a past condition and a present result.
3............... his advice seriously, we might have avoided the whole crisis.
Wrong!
Had we taken is the correct inverted third conditional form for a past unreal situation.
4If I were in your position, I ............... the offer without asking for clarification first.
Wrong!
Wouldn't accept fits a second conditional giving advice about a hypothetical present situation.
5............... the sudden power cut, the presentation would have gone smoothly.
Wrong!
But for means without and is used to express a condition in formal English.
6If she ............... more assertive, her colleagues wouldn't keep interrupting her in meetings.
Wrong!
Were is the standard formal form in an unreal present conditional with all subjects.
7............... the weather had improved by noon, the expedition would still have been cancelled because of the permit issue.
Wrong!
Even if shows that the result would have remained the same despite the condition.
8If you had told me the data were unreliable, I ............... them in the report.
Wrong!
Wouldn't have included is the correct third conditional result for an unreal past condition.
9............... any further delays, we should still meet the publication deadline.
Wrong!
Barring means unless there is and can introduce a formal conditional exception.
10If the medication had worked as expected, he ............... in pain now.
Wrong!
Wouldn't be is needed for a mixed conditional with a past cause and a present consequence.
11............... to reveal the source, the journalist could face legal action.
Wrong!
Were she is the correct inverted form for a hypothetical condition.
12If it ............... for your reminder, I would have completely forgotten the appointment.
Wrong!
Hadn't been is the correct form in the fixed expression if it hadn't been for.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Had she read more carefully, she would not be facing a lawsuit now.
- If the negotiations had not collapsed last year, the company would be expanding into Asia now.
- Had we taken his advice seriously, we might have avoided the whole crisis.
- If I were in your position, I wouldn’t accept the offer without asking for clarification first.
- But for the sudden power cut, the presentation would have gone smoothly.
- If she were more assertive, her colleagues wouldn’t keep interrupting her in meetings.
- Even if the weather had improved by noon, the expedition would still have been cancelled because of the permit issue.
- If you had told me the data were unreliable, I wouldn’t have included them in the report.
- Barring any further delays, we should still meet the publication deadline.
- If the medication had worked as expected, he wouldn’t be in pain now.
- Were she to reveal the source, the journalist could face legal action.
- If it hadn’t been for your reminder, I would have completely forgotten the appointment.
