Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1............... any further delays, please contact the client immediately.
Wrong!
Use "Should there be" for a formal possible future condition.
2............... more careful, she might not have made such a costly error.
Wrong!
Use "Had she been" for an unreal past condition.
3............... the offer, we would have expanded into Asia much sooner.
Wrong!
Use "Had we accepted" for a past condition that did not happen.
4............... any questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt.
Wrong!
Use "Should you have" for a polite possible future condition.
5............... in your position, I would decline the invitation politely.
Wrong!
Use "Were I" for a hypothetical present situation.
6............... the warning signs, they could have avoided the accident.
Wrong!
Use "Had they noticed" for an unreal past condition.
7............... unavailable tomorrow, the deputy will lead the meeting instead.
Wrong!
Use "Should the director be" for a formal possible future condition.
8............... inaccurate, the entire report would need revising.
Wrong!
Use "Were the data" for a hypothetical present state.
9............... earlier, we would already be at the station by now.
Wrong!
Use "Had we left" for an unreal past condition with a present result.
10............... to the proposal, a vote will be held at once.
Wrong!
Use "Should any member object" for a formal possible future condition.
11............... better prepared last month, they would be handling the crisis more effectively now.
Wrong!
Use "Had the staff been" for an unreal past condition (last month) with a present result.
12............... to resign unexpectedly, the board would need an emergency meeting.
Wrong!
Use "Were the CEO" before "to" and an infinitive for a hypothetical future situation.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Should there be any further delays, please contact the client immediately.
- Had she been more careful, she might not have made such a costly error.
- Had we accepted the offer, we would have expanded into Asia much sooner.
- Should you have any questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt.
- Were I in your position, I would decline the invitation politely.
- Had they noticed the warning signs, they could have avoided the accident.
- Should the director be unavailable tomorrow, the deputy will lead the meeting instead.
- Were the data inaccurate, the entire report would need revising.
- Had we left earlier, we would already be at the station by now.
- Should any member object to the proposal, a vote will be held at once.
- Had the staff been better prepared last month, they would be handling the crisis more effectively now.
- Were the CEO to resign unexpectedly, the board would need an emergency meeting.