Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1If I were you, I ............... pay $200 for that coat.
Wrong!
For an unreal present situation with "If I were you," use "wouldn't".
2If you ............... red and green, you get yellow.
Wrong!
For a general fact in the zero conditional, use the present simple "mix".
3If I had known about the consequences, I ............... it.
Wrong!
For an unreal past result in the third conditional, use "would never have done".
4Unless you get enough rest, you ............... ill.
Wrong!
For a likely future result in a first conditional sentence, use "will fall".
5............... I known, I would have helped.
Wrong!
In an inverted third conditional with a past participle, use "Had".
6Unless you ............... gambling, you will face many problems.
Wrong!
After "unless" in a first conditional sentence, use the present simple "quit".
7If I knew her name, I ............... you.
Wrong!
For an unreal present result in the second conditional, use "would tell".
8If she knew you, why ............... she say hi?
Wrong!
For a real past question, use "didn't" with the base verb.
9............... your help, I would have been in real trouble.
Wrong!
In this conditional sentence, "But for" means "without".
10I ............... retire if I won the lottery.
Wrong!
For an unreal or unlikely result in the second conditional, use "would".
11How ............... you react if you were in my position?
Wrong!
For a hypothetical question with an unreal condition, use "would".
12You will catch a cold if you ............... out without a coat.
Wrong!
In the if-clause of a first conditional sentence, use the present simple "go".
Answers
- If I were you, I wouldn’t pay $200 for that coat.
- If you mix red and green, you get yellow.
- If I had known about the consequences, I would never have done it.
- Unless you get enough rest, you will fall ill.
- Had I known, I would have helped.
- Unless you quit gambling, you will face many problems.
- If I knew her name, I would tell you.
- If she knew you, why didn’t she say hi?
- But for your help, I would have been in real trouble.
- I would retire if I won the lottery.
- How would you react if you were in my position?
- You will catch a cold if you go out without a coat.
