Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Whenever the alarm ............... off, the security lights come on automatically.
Wrong!
Use the present simple in both clauses for a general result, so the correct answer is "goes".
2If the figures are accurate, we ............... the proposal at tomorrow's meeting.
Wrong!
For a real future possibility, use the first conditional with "will approve" in the main clause.
3If I ............... more time this week, I would rewrite the introduction completely.
Wrong!
For an unreal present situation, use the past simple in the if-clause, so the correct answer is "had".
4If we had left earlier, we ............... the last train.
Wrong!
For an unreal past result, use "would have caught" with the past perfect condition.
5If she had accepted the offer, she ............... .
Wrong!
A past condition with a present result takes the mixed conditional, so the correct answer is "would be living abroad now".
6Had ............... about the strike, we would have booked a hotel near the station.
Wrong!
After inverted "Had", use the subject plus past participle; the correct answer is "we known".
7We will miss the deadline ............... the supplier sends the final report today.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean 'if not', matching the warning that the deadline will be missed without the report.
8The board will support the plan only ............... the budget includes staff training.
Wrong!
Use "provided that" to introduce a necessary condition for support.
9You may borrow the van for the weekend ............... you return it with a full tank.
Wrong!
Use "as long as" to mean 'provided that' when permission depends on a condition.
10Take a jacket ............... the temperature drops during the evening.
Wrong!
Use "in case" for a precaution taken because something might happen later.
11If only I ............... when you warned me about the hidden costs.
Wrong!
For a regret about a past action, use the past perfect after "If only", so the answer is "had listened".
12If they had access to the database, they ............... finish the audit by Friday.
Wrong!
In a second conditional about an unreal present situation, use "could" for possible ability or result.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Whenever the alarm goes off, the security lights come on automatically.
- If the figures are accurate, we will approve the proposal at tomorrow’s meeting.
- If I had more time this week, I would rewrite the introduction completely.
- If we had left earlier, we would have caught the last train.
- If she had accepted the offer, she would be living abroad now.
- Had we known about the strike, we would have booked a hotel near the station.
- We will miss the deadline unless the supplier sends the final report today.
- The board will support the plan only provided that the budget includes staff training.
- You may borrow the van for the weekend as long as you return it with a full tank.
- Take a jacket in case the temperature drops during the evening.
- If only I had listened when you warned me about the hidden costs.
- If they had access to the database, they could finish the audit by Friday.
