Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1If the updated figures are approved, ............... the finance team can release the report before Friday.
Wrong!
Use "then" to introduce the result that follows if the condition is met.
2............... you register before 5 p.m., you will receive the reduced conference fee.
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"Provided that" means the reduced price depends on that condition being satisfied.
3............... the file is encrypted, the system will reject it automatically.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean “if not”: without encryption, the system will reject the file.
4If demand continues at this rate, the company ............... its customer support team next quarter.
Wrong!
After a real future condition with present simple, use "will expand" for the likely consequence.
5If we miss the renewal deadline, we ............... access to the database for several days.
Wrong!
"Might lose" shows a possible consequence, which matches the cautious cue “could”.
6If the flight is cancelled because of the strike, the airline ............... passengers within seven days.
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Use "will reimburse" because the condition is presented as a real possible future event.
7............... the backup generator keeps running, the laboratory can stay open during the power cut.
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"As long as" means the consequence is true only while the condition is satisfied.
8The software displays a warning ............... the user confirms the action.
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"Unless" means the warning will happen if the user does not confirm the action.
9If the committee had checked the dates earlier, they ............... the scheduling conflict.
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Use "would have avoided" for the imagined past consequence of an unreal past condition.
10If I were in charge of the training budget, attendance ............... compulsory for all managers.
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"Would be" matches the unreal present condition “If I were in charge”.
11............... enough volunteers sign up, the museum will stay open late on Saturday.
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"Only if" introduces a necessary condition: the museum stays open late only on that condition.
12Had the warehouse been inspected properly, the damage ............... discovered before the shipment left.
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Use "would have been" because the condition refers to an unreal past situation and its past consequence.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- If the updated figures are approved, then the finance team can release the report before Friday.
- Provided that you register before 5 p.m., you will receive the reduced conference fee.
- Unless the file is encrypted, the system will reject it automatically.
- If demand continues at this rate, the company will expand its customer support team next quarter.
- If we miss the renewal deadline, we might lose access to the database for several days.
- If the flight is cancelled because of the strike, the airline will reimburse passengers within seven days.
- As long as the backup generator keeps running, the laboratory can stay open during the power cut.
- The software displays a warning unless the user confirms the action.
- If the committee had checked the dates earlier, they would have avoided the scheduling conflict.
- If I were in charge of the training budget, attendance would be compulsory for all managers.
- Only if enough volunteers sign up, the museum will stay open late on Saturday.
- Had the warehouse been inspected properly, the damage would have been discovered before the shipment left.