Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1The accident would not have happened if the driver ............... careful.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect in the if-clause of a third conditional, so the correct answer is "had been".
2If I had been hungry, I ............... something.
Wrong!
Use "would have eaten" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
3If he had asked more politely, I ............... him my car.
Wrong!
Use "would have lent" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
4I wish I ............... out of college.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect after "I wish" to express regret about the past, so the correct answer is "hadn't dropped".
5I wish I ............... rude to him.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect after "I wish" to express regret about the past, so the correct answer is "hadn't been".
6If I had known that he would be there, I ............... to that party.
Wrong!
Use "would not have gone" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
7If he had been looking where he was going, he ............... the door.
Wrong!
Use "would not have hit" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
8If she ............... us, why didn't she say hi?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "saw" and "had seen" can refer naturally to her seeing us before the later question about saying hi.
9If she ............... so arrogant, I would marry her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In a second conditional, both "wasn't" and "weren't" are acceptable with "she" in informal or standard hypothetical English.
10If the weather had been better, we ............... the trip more.
Wrong!
Use "would have enjoyed" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
11If you had paid attention in class, you ............... much better grades.
Wrong!
Use "would have achieved" for the imagined past result in a third conditional.
12If I ............... so tired, I would not have gone to bed early.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect in the if-clause of a third conditional, so the correct answer is "hadn't been".
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- The accident would not have happened if the driver had been careful.
- If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- If he had asked more politely, I would have lent him my car.
- I wish I hadn’t dropped out of college.
- I wish I hadn’t been rude to him.
- If I had known that he would be there, I would not have gone to that party.
- If he had been looking where he was going, he would not have hit the door.
- If she saw / had seen us, why didn’t she say hi?
- If she wasn’t / weren’t so arrogant, I would marry her.
- If the weather had been better, we would have enjoyed the trip more.
- If you had paid attention in class, you would have achieved much better grades.
- If I hadn’t been so tired, I would not have gone to bed early.