CONDITIONALS
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I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. If you press that button what _____?
A. would happen B. would have happened C. will happen D. happen
2. I ____ one of my special desserts for dinner if you like.
A. make B. will make C. am going to make D. am making
3. The car ________ if somebody takes it there.
A. will be repaired B. would be repaired C. will been repaired D. is repair
4. The room ______ if it is not empty.
A. couldn’t be repainted B. cannot be repainted C. could be repainted D. can be repainted
5. If you ______ Mary by chance, please give her my phone number
A. met B. meet C. could meet D. will meet
6. If you put salt in water, it ______.
A. dissolves B. would dissolve C. could dissolve D. dissolved
7. Unless it rains soon, a lot of plants ______ .
A. die B. will die C. won’t die D. would die
8. If I ________ an Angel, I would try to make happy all the children.
A. am B. have been C. were D. had been
9. If she _____ the truth, she’d never want to see you again
A. would know B. knows C. will know D. knew
10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.
A. climbed B. could climb C. is climbing D. climb
11. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.
A. was / answered B. were/ would answer
C. were / would have answered D. had been / would have answered
12. You would study Italian if it _____ here.
A. was teaching B. were taught C. would be taught D. is taught
13. I would have visited you before if there _____ a lot of people in your house.
A. hadn't B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wasn't
14. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.
A. would have been / hadn't lied B. would be / didn't lie
C. will be / don't lie D. would be / hadn't lied
15. John would take a great risk now if he _____ his money in that business last year.
A. would invest B. invested C. had invested D. invests
16. Carol was late for work this morning. But for the traffic jam, she ____ half an hour earlier.
A. could come B. could have come C. had come D. can have come
17. If I were a better conversationalist, _____ to parties more often?
A. I would be invited B. I would have been invited
C. would I be invited D. would I have been invited
18. Should she have some more money, she ______ a better car.
A. would buy B. will buy C. buys D. bought
19. Had you been more careful, such typing mistakes _____ avoided.
A. can have been B.would be C. might have been D. should be
20. Don’t worry ____ home late tonight
A. when I’ll be B. if I’ll be C. unless I’ll be D. if I’m
14. I don’t like that house. I would hate__________ there.
A. live B. living C. lived D. to have lived
15. I caught her---------- my diary.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read
16. They spent two months------------- their house.
A. renew B. renewed C. renewing D. to renew
17. It takes three hours----------- to Paris.
A. getting B. get C. got D. to get
18. I enjoy__________ to the park on summer evenings.
A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go
19. I don’t enjoy ----------- at by other people.
A. to laugh B. to be laughed
C. being laughed D. laughing
20. Did you come here ………….car or on foot?
A. on B. by C. in D. into
21. Sometimes I’d like__________ to play the piano.
A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. to have learned
22. The country air is fresh. .................., it is not polluted.
A. However B. Moreover C. Whenever D. Beside
23. ................ she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her.
A. Since B. Although C. If D. As
24. He never goes to bed .................... he finishes his homework.
A. unless B. when C. while D. if
14. I don’t like that house. I would hate__________ there.
A. live B. living C. lived D. to have lived
15. I caught her---------- my diary.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read
16. They spent two months------------- their house.
A. renew B. renewed C. renewing D. to renew
17. It takes three hours----------- to Paris.
A. getting B. get C. got D. to get
18. I enjoy__________ to the park on summer evenings.
A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go
19. I don’t enjoy ----------- at by other people.
A. to laugh B. to be laughed C. being laughed D. laughing
20. Did you come here ………….car or on foot?
A. on B. by C. in D. into
21. Sometimes I’d like__________ to play the piano.
A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. to have learned
22. The country air is fresh. .................., it is not polluted.
A. However B. Moreover C. Whenever D. Beside
23. ................ she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her.
A. Since B. Although C. If D. As
24. He never goes to bed .................... he finishes his homework.
A. unless B. when C. while D. if