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Second conditional exercise

March 14th, 2012 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.

1. If you helped me with the housework, I …………………….. happy. (would be / will be / would have been)

2. If she ……………………. a car and an apartment, she would be perfectly happy. (has / had / have)

3. If you …………………… harder, you would pass your exam. (work / worked / had worked)

4. If he ………………….. a bit faster, he could win. (runs / ran / had run)

5. If they ……………………. the patient to hospital in time, his life would be saved. (take / took / had taken)

6. If I knew the answer, I ……………………… you. (will tell / would tell / would have told)

7. If you ……………………. finished your homework before 6 o’clock, you could go out and play. (finish / finished / had finished)

8. If I …………………….. the mayor, I would demolish all illegal structures. (become / became / had become)

Answers

1. If you helped me with the housework, I would be happy.

2. If she had a car and an apartment, she would be perfectly happy.

3. If you worked harder, you would pass your exam.

4. If he ran a bit faster, he could win.

5. If they took the patient to hospital in time, his life would be saved.

6. If I knew the answer, I would tell you.

7. If you finished your homework before 6 o’clock, you could go out and play.

8. If I became the mayor, I would demolish all illegal structures.