Complete the following sentences using an appropriate mixed conditional form. Choose your answers from the given options.
1If you had arrived on time, this ............... .
Wrong!
In a third conditional result, use "would not have happened" for an unreal past consequence.
2If I were you, I ............... a solicitor.
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence giving advice, use "would hire" after "If I were you."
3If I won the jackpot, I ............... a yacht.
Wrong!
For an unlikely or imaginary present situation, use "would buy" in the result clause.
4If he should happen to be late, we ............... without him.
Wrong!
With a real future possibility introduced by "should happen to," use "will go" in the result clause.
5If they win this match, they ............... it to the semifinals.
Wrong!
In a first conditional sentence about a real future possibility, use "will make."
6But for your help, I ............... to do it.
Wrong!
"Would not have managed" shows an unreal past result without the help.
7If I tell you a secret, ............... you keep it to yourself?
Wrong!
In a first conditional question about a real future possibility, use "will."
8If you take this medicine, you ............... better in a few days.
Wrong!
In a first conditional sentence about a likely result, use "will be."
9If I were you, I ............... .
Wrong!
After "If I were you," use "would celebrate" to give advice about the present situation.
Done.
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Answers
- If you had arrived on time, this would not have happened .
- If I were you, I would hire a solicitor.
- If I won the jackpot, I would buy a yacht.
- If he should happen to be late, we will go without him.
- If they win this match, they will make it to the semifinals.
- But for your help, I would not have managed to do it.
- If I tell you a secret, will you keep it to yourself?
- If you take this medicine, you will be better in a few days.
- If I were you, I would celebrate .
