- If I were you, I ______ that coat. It's much too expensive.
a. won't buy
b. don't buy
c. wouldn't buy
d. didn't buy
- If I could speak Spanish, I ______ next year studying in Mexico.
a. will spend
b. had spent
c. would have spent
d. would spend
- It would have been a much more serious accident ______ fast at the time.
a. was she driving
b. she had driven
c. had she been driving
d. if she drove
- ‘Can I borrow your car this evening?’ ‘Sure, but Nora's using it right now. If she ______ it back in time. You're welcome to borrow it.’
a. brought
b. would ring
c. will bring
d. brings
- If energy ______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
a. is
b. will be
c. would be
d. were
- We ______ the game if we'd had a few more minutes.
a. could have won
b. won
c. had won
d. will win
- I ______ William with me if I had known you and he didn't get along with each other.
a. hadn't brought
b. didn't bring
c. wouldn't have brought
d. won't bring
- The lecturer last night didn't know what he was talking about, but if Dr. Mason ______ I would have listened carefully.
a. lectured
b. had been lecturing
c. was lecturing
d. would lecture
- If you ______ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.
a. listened
b. will listen
c. had listened
d. listen
- _______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
a. If I am
b. Should I
c. Was I
d. Were I
- If I _______ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
a. have
b. would have
c. had had
d. should have
- I _______ you sooner had someone told me you were in hospital.
a. would have visited
b. visited
c. had visited
d. visit
- _______ more help, I could call my neighbor.
a. Needed
b. Should I need
c. I have needed
d. I should need
- _______ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
a. If I know
b. If I would know
c. Did I know
d. Had I known
- Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people _______ the same language?
a. speak
b. will speak
c. spoke
d. had spoken
- If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, _______ this incident again.
a. I don't mention
b. I will never mention
c. I never mention
d. will I never mention
- I didn't know you were asleep. Otherwise, I _______ so much noise when I came in.
a. didn't make
b. wouldn't have made
c. won't made
d. don't make
- Unless you _______ all of my questions, I can't do anything to help you.
a. answered
b. answer
c. would answer
d. are answering
- Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _______ it.
a. would never have believed
b. don't believe
c. hadn't believed
d. can't believe
- If Jake _______ to go on the trip, would you have gone?
a. doesn't agree
b. didn't agree
c. hadn't agreed
d. wouldn't agree
- If you _______, I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn't want to bother you.
a. had studied
b. studied
c. hadn't been studying
d. didn't study
- If I weren't working for an accounting firm, I _______ in a bank.
a. work
b. will work
c. have worked
d. would be working
- 'Here's my phone number.' 'Thanks. I'll give you a call if I _______ some help tomorrow.'
a. will need
b. need
c. would need
d. needed
- _______ you, I'd think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If I had been
b. Were I
c. Should I be
d. If I am
- 'Was Pam seriously injured in the accident?' 'She broke her arm. It _______ much worse if she hadn't been wearing her seat belt.'
a. will be
b. would have been
c. was
d. were
- If my candidate had won the election, I _______ happy now.
a. am
b. would be
c. was
d. can be
- Page 12 of the manual that came with the appliance says, "_______ any problem with the merchandise, contact your local dealer."
a. Do you have
b. Had you
c. Should you have
d. You have
- 'Why didn't Bill get the promotion he was expecting?' 'He may not be qualified. If he were, he _______ that promotion last year.'
a. would have been given
b. was given
c. would be given
d. had been given
- Hurry! We've got to leave the house immediately. Otherwise, _______ the opening ceremony.
a. we'd miss
b. we'd have missed
c. we miss
d. we're going to miss
- If everyone _______, how would we control air traffic? Surely, we'd all be crashed into each other.
a. can fly
b. will fly
c. flies
d. could fly
- If you _______ him tomorrow, _______ him my message.
a. will see ... give
b. should see ... give
c. see ... you'll give
d. saw ... could you give
- _______ a serious crime, what exactly should you do?
a. Unless you witness
b. If only you witness
c. If you were to witness
d. Even if you witness
- In case you _______ a car, _______ me to drive?
a. bought ... will you teach
b. bought ... would you teach
c. will buy ... will you teach
d. buy ... will you teach
- _______, this project would not have been possible.
a. But for their help
b. Unless their help
c. With their help
d. In the event of their help
- If Chris _______ to the hospital, he _______ alive today.
a. went ... wouldn't be
b. hadn't gone ... wouldn't be
c. wouldn't go ... was
d. hadn't gone ... wouldn't have been
- In the event that you should fail the first writing assignment for this class, I _______ you one more week to revise.
a. would give
b. will give
c. will have given
d. give
- I will accept the job ________ me a good salary.
a. provided that they will offer
b. if they will offer
c. unless they offer
d. provided that they offer
- ________, the meeting will not be postponed.
a. Unless it snows
b. If it will snow
c. Whether it snows or not
d. Even if it snow or not
- ________, I wouldn't have been able to move this table.
a. If Jack had helped
b. Without Jack's help
c. In case of Jack's help
d. Unless Jack helped
- ________ you were waiting outside, I would have invited you to come in.
a. I had known
b. If I knew
c. Should I known
d. Had I known
- ________ positively, we couldn't have continued with the project.
a. Had you contributed
b. Should you had contributed
c. Unless you contributed
d. If you hadn't contributed
- Only if it rains continuously for three hours ________ the baseball game.
a. the officials will cancel
b. will cancel the officials
c. will the officials cancel
d. the officials cancel
- If Tom really ________ ambitious, he ________ a decent job years ago.
a. was ... would have found
b. had been ... would find
c. were ... would find
d. had been ... would have found
- If the earth ________ a Moon, there ________ any tides.
a. doesn't have ... aren't
b. doesn't have ... won't be
c. didn't have ... wouldn't be
d. hadn't had ... wouldn't have been
- We've installed an alarm link with the local police station ________.
a. but for burglary
b. without burglary
c. Only if burglary
d. in case of burglary
- We would appeal ________ to go against us.
a. the decision was
b. were the decision
c. was the decision
d. unless the decision was
- ________ your full attention on driving, will you lower your chances of having an accident.
a. Unless you put
b. If you put
c. Only if you put
d. Provived that you put
- If Flight 4590 had not been overloaded, it ________ with only three engines.
a. had taken off
b. could have taken off
c. would have taken off
d. would take off
- _______ about the meeting, he would have participated.
a. If Jake was informed
c. Had Jake been informed
b. Were Jake informed
d. Jake had been informed
- _______ turned off, write down the number of my office phone.
a. In case my phone is
c. Should my phone be
b. Unless my phone is
d. Even if my phone is