Mixed conditional forms exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate mixed conditional form. Choose your answers from the given options.

1. If you had arrived on time, this …………………

will not happen

would not happen

would not have happened

Correct! Wrong!

2. If I were you, I ………………… a solicitor.

will hire

would hire

would have hired

Correct! Wrong!

3. If I won the jackpot, I ………………. a yacht.

will buy

would buy

would have bought

Correct! Wrong!

4. If he should happen to be late, we ……………….. without him.

will go

would go

could go

Correct! Wrong!

5. If they win this match, they ……………….. it to the semifinals.

will make

would make

would have made

Correct! Wrong!

6. But for your help, I ……………….. to do it.

will not manage

would not manage

would not have managed

Correct! Wrong!

7. If I tell you a secret, ……………. you keep it to yourself?

will

would

could

Correct! Wrong!

8. If you take this medicine, you …………………. better in a few days.

will be

would be

would have been

Correct! Wrong!

9. If I were you, I …………………

will be celebrating

would be celebrating

would have been celebrating

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. If you had arrived on time, this would not have happened.

2. If I were you, I would hire a solicitor.

3. If I won the jackpot, I would buy a yacht.

4. If he should happen to be late, we will go without him.

5. If they win this match, they will make it to the semifinals.

6. But for your help, I would not have managed to do it.

7. If I tell you a secret, will you keep it to yourself?

8. If you take this medicine, you will be better in a few days.

9. If I were you, I would be celebrating.