Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
Should you ............... any issues with the software, let me know before the client demo.
Wrong!
Use should + subject + base verb to express a possible future situation.
If the board ............... to reject the proposal, we would have to rethink the entire strategy.
Wrong!
Use were to + base verb for a hypothetical future decision.
Had it not been for her quick apology, the meeting ............... derailed completely.
Wrong!
This third conditional needs would have + past participle.
But for the last-minute grant, the research team ............... down the project.
Wrong!
But for means without, so use would have + past participle for a past unreal result.
If you ............... to disclose that information, you could face disciplinary action.
Wrong!
Use were to + base verb to describe a hypothetical action with a warning.
If I ............... you, I would push back on that deadline instead of agreeing immediately.
Wrong!
The fixed form is If I were you for advice about an unreal situation.
If it ............... for the traffic, we would have arrived on time for the keynote.
Wrong!
Use hadn’t been for to explain a past reason in a third conditional.
If you ............... have told me you were uncomfortable, I would have changed the plan.
Wrong!
Use could have to express a missed possibility in the past.
If he ............... to be more diplomatic, the negotiation might still be alive.
Wrong!
Use had been to describe an unreal past condition affecting the present.
If you ............... to sign today, we can still reserve the discounted rate for you.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use happen to to mean by chance, or should to mean if it turns out that.
If I ............... to guess, I'd say the delay is down to customs.
Wrong!
Use were to to show a tentative guess under a condition.
We need the signed contract by Friday. ............... we will have to offer the slot to another supplier.
Wrong!
Use otherwise to show the consequence if the condition is not met.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Should you run into any issues with the software, let me know before the client demo.
- If the board were to reject the proposal, we would have to rethink the entire strategy.
- Had it not been for her quick apology, the meeting would have derailed completely.
- But for the last-minute grant, the research team would have shut down the project.
- If you were to disclose that information, you could face disciplinary action.
- If I were you, I would push back on that deadline instead of agreeing immediately.
- If it hadn't been for the traffic, we would have arrived on time for the keynote.
- If you could have told me you were uncomfortable, I would have changed the plan.
- If he had been to be more diplomatic, the negotiation might still be alive.
- If you happen to sign today, we can still reserve the discounted rate for you.
If you should to sign today, we can still reserve the discounted rate for you. - If I were to guess, I'd say the delay is down to customs.
- We need the signed contract by Friday. Otherwise we will have to offer the slot to another supplier.
