1I ............... come if I have time.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a real future result after an if-clause in the present simple.
2............... you like some tea?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
3I promise I ............... quit smoking.
Wrong!
Use "will" when making a promise about the future.
4"There's the doorbell." "I ............... go."
Wrong!
Use "will" for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
5I didn't expect that I ............... fail the test.
Wrong!
Use "would" for the future seen from a past point of view after "didn't expect."
6If I knew that you were in trouble, I ............... help you.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the main clause of an unreal present condition.
7I hope I ............... get the job.
Wrong!
Use "will" after "hope" to talk about a future result.
8I ............... wake up early if there was a good reason to.
Wrong!
Use "would" for an unreal or imagined condition with "if there was."
9Do you think she ............... come if you invited her?
Wrong!
Use "would" because "if you invited her" describes an imagined situation.
10I don't know whether I ............... have time tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will" to talk about an uncertain future fact with "tomorrow."
11I ............... call you when dinner is ready.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a future action that will happen when another future event is complete.
12Who do you think ............... win the race tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "will" for a direct prediction about a future result.
Answers
- I will come if I have time.
- Would you like some tea?
- I promise I will quit smoking.
- “There’s the doorbell.” “I will go.”
- I didn’t expect that I would fail the test.
- If I knew that you were in trouble, I would help you.
- I hope I will get the job.
- I would wake up early if there was a good reason to.
- Do you think she would come if you invited her?
- I don’t know whether I will have time tomorrow.
- I will call you when dinner is ready.
- Who do you think will win the race tomorrow?
