All_Conditional_Forms
All_Conditional_Forms
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate conditional form.
1. I __________ have a better job if I ___________ harder at university. I was really lazy and missed many
opportunities. (would/study)
3. They __________ the championship if they ___________ better. They got the second place. (win/play)
4. If I __________ enough money, I __________ on safari to Kenya. However, my bank account is empty!
(have/go)
5. I love to travel! When I __________ enough money, I __________ abroad. I do it almost every year. (have/go)
6. I really wanted to go on safari to Kenya with my friends, but I couldn't afford to go. If I __________ enough
money, I __________ with them. (have/go)
7. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I __________, I __________ you a vanilla birthday
cake. (know/make)
8. Stop asking me what Amanda bought you for Christmas. Even if I __________ what she bought you, I
__________ you. (know/tell)
9. Nobody here speaks English. Too bad Gloria isn't here. If she __________ with us, she __________ act as our
interpreter. (be/can)
10. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my company is sending me to New
York to attend a trade show. I __________ your wedding if I __________ a choice in the matter.
(never/miss/have)
12. If he __________ for his children, he __________ them more often. He sees them once a month. (care/visit)
13. If you __________ the map, we __________ lost. I had never gotten lost before! (check/be)
15. If Jerry __________ to pick up that quarter, he ____________ the street when the bus ran the red light. He
might have been killed. (stop/cross)
17. They _________ their own house if they __________ money when they could. They wasted it all!
(have/save)
19. I __________ as soon as the babysitter __________. I need to be there at 6 o’clock. (leave/arrive)
20. If you __________ the plane, you __________ dead now. Fortunately, you got to the airport late. (catch/be)
ANSWER KEY
1. I would have a better job if I had studied harder at university. I was really lazy and missed many opportunities.
2. If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
3. They would have won the championship if they had played better. They got the second place.
4. If I had enough money, I would go on safari to Kenya. However, my bank account is empty!
5. I love to travel! When I have enough money, I go abroad. I do it almost every year.
6. I really wanted to go on safari to Kenya with my friends, but I couldn't afford to go. If I had had enough money,
I would have gone with them.
7. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I had known, I would have made you a vanilla
birthday cake.
8. Stop asking me what Amanda bought you for Christmas. Even if I knew what she bought you, I wouldn’t tell
you.
9. Nobody here speaks English. Too bad Gloria isn't here. If she was/were with us, she could act as our
interpreter.
10. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my company is sending me to New
York to attend a trade show. I would never miss your wedding if I had a choice in the matter.
11. She will miss the bus if she doesn’t leave soon.
12. If he cared for his children, he would visit them more often. He sees them only once a month.
13. If you had checked the map, we wouldn’t be lost. I had never gotten lost before!
14. If it is sunny tomorrow, we will go on a picnic. (be/go)
15. If Jerry hadn’t stopped to pick up that quarter, he would have crossed the street when the bus ran the red
light. He might have been killed.
16. If you freeze water, it turns to ice.
17. They would have their own house if they had saved money when they could. They wasted it all!
18. If it rains, the streets get wet.
19. I will leave as soon as the babysitter arrives. I need to be there at 6 o’clock. (leave/arrive)
20. If you had caught the plane, you would be dead now. Fortunately, you got to the airport late. (catch/be)