Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conditional verb form.
1If it weren’t for his help, I ............... alive today.
Wrong!
Use "would not be" for the present result of an unreal present condition.
2............... for his help, I would not be alive today.
Wrong!
Use "But" to mean "if it were not" in this formal conditional structure.
3If it ............... for his wife’s money, he would never become an entrepreneur.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "wasn't" and "weren't" are acceptable in this unreal present condition.
4............... for his wife’s money, he would never become rich.
Wrong!
Use "But" to mean "if it were not" before a noun phrase.
5If they were my children, I ............... them party all night.
Wrong!
Use "would not let" for the imagined present result of an unreal present condition.
6............... they my children, I would not let them party all night.
Wrong!
Use "Were" for formal inversion instead of "if they were".
7If I ............... his true intentions, I would not have rented out my house to him.
Wrong!
Use "had known" for an unreal past condition with a past result.
8If I ............... the trip, I would have died in the accident.
Wrong!
Use "had not cancelled" for an unreal past condition with a past result.
9............... I realized what he was up to, I would not have let him stay with me.
Wrong!
Use "Had" for formal inversion instead of "if I had".
10If I ............... that you needed money, I would lend you some.
Wrong!
Use "knew" for an unreal present condition with a present result.
11If I ............... that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
Wrong!
Use "had known" for an unreal past condition with a past result.
12............... I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
Wrong!
Use "Had" for formal inversion instead of "if I had".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- If it weren’t for his help, I would not be alive today.
- But for his help, I would not be alive today.
- If it wasn’t / weren’t for his wife’s money, he would never become an entrepreneur.
- But for his wife’s money, he would never become rich.
- If they were my children, I would not let them party all night.
- Were they my children, I would not let them party all night.
- If I had known his true intentions, I would not have rented out my house to him.
- If I had not cancelled the trip, I would have died in the accident.
- Had I realized what he was up to, I would not have let him stay with me.
- If I knew that you needed money, I would lend you some.
- If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
- Had I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.