CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

A. Choose the correct answer.

1 What would you say if you ______ would be able to

Bill Clinton?
will be able to
meet

met 7 If I see him, I ______ him.

tell
would meet
told
will meet
would tell
2 What would you do if you ______
your job? will tell
lose
8 If I ______ the Prime Minister, I'd
lost reduce taxes.
am
would lose
was
will lose
would be
3 If I ______ smoking, I would save
$5000 a year. will be
stop
9 If I saw her again, I ______ to her.
stopped don't speak
would stop didn't speak
will stop wouldn't speak

4 If I ______ smoking, I'll improve my won't speak

health.
stop 10 If I hear from her, I ______ you know.
let (present)
stopped
let (past)
would stop
would let
will stop
will let
5 If I ______ you, I'd speak to him
about it. 11 If we build it, it ______ 200 new jobs .
am create

were created

would be will create

will be would create

6 If I ______ get back to London in 12 If I was offered the job and the
time, I'll definitely come salary was OK, I ______ it.
can take

could took
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would take would lose

will take
17 If it rains this evening, I ______ out.
don't go
13 If we lose the contract, there ______
be redundancies. didn't go
have to won't go
had to wouldn't go
will have to
18 If I catch the 10 o'clock flight, I
would have to ______ there at 12.
am
14 I'd be very unhappy if we ______ to
London. was
move will be
moved would be
will move
19 If we gave you 10%, we ______ any
would move money on it.
don't make
15 If we gave John another chance, he
______ the same mistakes again. didn't make
make won't make
made wouldn't make
will make
20 If you needed a hand, I ______ come
would make and help you out.
can
16 If we accepted their terms, we
______ millions. could
lose will be able to
lost would be able to
will lose
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B. Choose the correct answer.

Michael is a banker and he enjoys his work very much. However, if he __________ back to
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college next year he __________ a teacher so he could help children more.
goes ... will become

went ... would become

had gone ... would have become

2 Harry is a serious criminal. If he _________ one more crime he _________ to jail.

commits ... will be sent

committed ... would be sent

had committed ... would have been sent

There is a lot of evidence against your client. If she __________ to the crime I _________
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sure that her sentence is lenient.
admits ... will make

admitted ... would make

had admitted ... would have made

4 I am sure she didn't do it, so if my client __________ to the crime she __________ lying.
admits ... will be

admitted ... would be

had admitted ... would have been

5 It is her decisions, so I __________ her if she __________ to accept your offer.

will ask ... wants

would ask ... wanted

would have asked ... had wanted

6 If the police _______ the murder weapon she __________ put in prison last year.
find ... will be

found ... would be

had found ... would have been

7 If they __________ to arrest until last month she __________ the country.
wait ... will leave

waited ... would leave

had waited ... would have left

8 When the jury __________ into the courtroom they __________ straight at the accused.
comes ... will look

came ... would look

had come ... would have looked

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I believe that mankind is generally honest. Most people __________ the truth if they
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__________ to do so.
will tell ... swear

would tell ... swore

would have told ... had sworn

I know it's not likely, but if she __________ her plea to guilty she __________ less than five
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years in prison.
changes ... will get

changed ... would get

had changed ... would have gotten