Fill in the blanks with will or would.
1I ............... quit if I lose the bet.
Wrong!
Use "will" for the result in a real future condition with if + present simple.
2............... you mind moving a bit?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request "Would you mind...?"
3I promise I ............... not tell lies again.
Wrong!
Use "will" when making a promise about the future.
4If you work with real sincerity, you ............... be promoted.
Wrong!
Use "will" for the result in a real future condition with if + present simple.
5When he was in college, he ............... wake up early in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "would" to describe a repeated habit in the past.
6If I knew you were in Chicago, I ............... come and meet you.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the result clause of an unreal present condition.
7I hope I ............... pass the test.
Wrong!
Use "will" after hope when talking about a future result.
8Tomorrow, I ............... wake up early unless there is a good reason to.
Wrong!
Use "won't" for a real future refusal or negative decision.
9I don’t think they ............... come.
Wrong!
Use "will" to express a prediction about the future.
10"I ............... go," she said.
Wrong!
Use "will" when the speaker announces a decision directly.
11I ............... find a job after I complete my studies.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a future plan or expectation after the present time clause.
12He said that he ............... contest the verdict.
Wrong!
Use "would" as the past form of will in reported speech.
Answers
- I will quit if I lose the bet.
- Would you mind moving a bit?
- I promise I will not tell lies again.
- If you work with real sincerity, you will be promoted.
- When he was in college, he would wake up early in the morning.
- If I knew you were in Chicago, I would come and meet you.
- I hope I will pass the test.
- Tomorrow, I won’t wake up early unless there is a good reason to.
- I don’t think they will come.
- “I will go,” she said.
- I will find a job after I complete my studies.
- He said that he would contest the verdict.
