Fill in the blanks.
1If our team ..............., we will be thrilled.
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Use "wins" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
2............... I received the message, I would have started at once.
Wrong!
Use "Had" to begin an inverted third conditional clause meaning "if I had".
3I go there almost ...............
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Use "every day" when you mean "each day".
4I ............... my grandparents.
Wrong!
Use "often visit" because an adverb of frequency usually comes before the main verb.
5Please open the windows if you ............... smoke in here.
Wrong!
Use "must" when someone insists on doing something.
6I ought ............... some time to help my daughter with her homework.
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Use "to find" because "ought" is followed by "to" and the base verb.
7If you don't want to go, you ...............
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Use "needn't" to say that something is not necessary.
8You needn't ............... me up.
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Use "have woken" after "needn't" to refer to an unnecessary past action.
9If I were you, I ............... tolerate this insult.
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Use "would not" in the main clause of this second conditional sentence.
10You ............... pay me back before I take legal action.
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Use "had better" to give strong advice or a warning.
11You had better ............... him.
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Use "not disturb" because "had better" is followed by the base verb, with "not" before it in negatives.
12I would rather ...............
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Use "not go" because "would rather" is followed by the base verb, with "not" before it in negatives.
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- If our team wins, we will be thrilled.
- Had I received the message, I would have started at once.
- I go there almost every day.
- I often visit my grandparents.
- Please open the windows if you must smoke in here.
- I ought to find some time to help my daughter with her homework.
- If you don’t want to go, you needn’t.
- You needn’t have woken me up.
- If I were you, I would not tolerate this insult.
- You had better pay me back before I take legal action.
- You had better not disturb him.
- I would rather not go.