Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conditional verb form.
1If I were you, I ............... tolerate this.
Wrong!
After "If I were you," use "would not" to give advice about an unreal situation.
2If she asked more politely, he ............... her.
Wrong!
In a second conditional result clause, "would help" matches the past-form condition.
3If she ............... there, she wouldn’t have been killed.
Wrong!
In a third conditional if-clause, "hadn't gone" refers to an unreal past situation.
4If I ............... about his predicament, I would have helped him.
Wrong!
Before "would have helped," the third conditional needs "had known" in the if-clause.
5If he is late, we ............... to start without him.
Wrong!
In a real future condition, "will have" gives the expected result.
6I ............... in bad trouble last week if she hadn’t helped me.
Wrong!
In a third conditional result clause, "would have been" describes the unreal past result ("last week").
7If I had another $500, I ............... a car.
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence, "could buy" shows an unreal present possibility.
8If you did that, you ............... probably get into trouble.
Wrong!
In a second conditional result clause, "would" matches the unreal condition.
9If you like it, ............... you buy it?
Wrong!
In a first conditional question about a real possibility, use "will".
10If you should happen to finish early, ............... you give me a ring?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For this polite request after a possible future condition, "will" and "would" are both acceptable.
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- If I were you, I would not tolerate this.
- If she asked more politely, he would help her.
- If she hadn’t gone there, she wouldn’t have been killed.
- If I had known about his predicament, I would have helped him.
- If he is late, we will have to start without him.
- I would have been in bad trouble last week if she hadn’t helped me.
- If I had another $500, I could buy a car.
- If you did that, you would probably get into trouble.
- If you like it, will you buy it?
- If you should happen to finish early, will / would you give me a ring?