CORRECT?
I take a photo with Beyoncé if I met her.
INCORRECT
I WOULD take a photo with Beyoncé if I met her.
If he _______________ (grow) taller, he could've become a basketball player.
If he HAD GROWN taller, he could've become a basketball player.
If the weather gets warmer, the ice will melt.
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UNLESS...
Unless the weather gets warmer, the ice won't melt.
If I had known how fun surfing was, I would've begun / would begin / would begun doing it years ago.
If I had known how fun surfing was, I WOULD'VE BEGUN doing it years ago.
he / catch the ball
if / the other player / not throw it so hard.
He would've caught the ball if the other player hadn't thrown it so hard.
You could be a good player if you will practise harder.
INCORRECT
You could be a good player if you PRACTISED harder.
If she _____________ (not take) a pill, she finds it difficult to sleep.
If she DOESN'T TAKE a pill, she finds it difficult to sleep.
She took her trainer's advice and she became a champion.
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If she...
If she han't taken her trainer's advice, she wouldn't have become a champion.
Anne gave me this ring. She'd feel terribly upset if I had lost / lost / would lose it.
Anne gave me this ring. She'd feel terribly upset if I LOST it.
she / get sick
if / she / eat peanuts
because she's allergic.
She gets sick if she eats peanuts because she's allergic.
If you learnt another language, which one would you choose?
CORRECT
It'd be useful for my job if I ____________ (be) good at typing.
It'd be useful for my job if I WAS / WERE good at typing.
I have a lot of work because you don't help me.
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If you...
If you helped me, I wouldn't have so much work.
We would buy that house if it hadn't been / isn't / weren't so small.
We would buy that house if it WEREN'T so small.
if / someone / walk in here with a gun
we / get scared
If someone walked in here with a gun, we'd get scared.
She would've chose another movie if she had been asked.
INCORRECT
She would've CHOSEN another movie if she had been asked.
______________________ (you/show) your project if you'd had the chance?
WOULD YOU HAVE SHOWN your project if you'd had the chance?
The only way of getting the tickets is booking them today.
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If we...
If we buy the tickets today, we will get them. /
If we don't buy the tickets today, we won't get them.
I would've woken George up if he told / has told me / had told me to do so.
I would've woken George up if he HAD TOLD me to do so.
if / we / not go to the party / next week
they / be angry
If we don't go to the party next week, they will be angry. / If we didn't go to the party next week, they would be angry.
He wouldn't have ridden that horse if he'd known it was injured.
CORRECT
What __________________ (Tony/do) if he gets into trouble at school?
What WILL TONY DO if he gets into trouble at school?
You weren't careful and that's why you hurt yourself.
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If you...
If you had been careful, you wouldn't have hurt yourself.
We might have won / had won / could win if we had played better.
We MIGHT HAVE WON if we had played better.
accident / not happen
if / the driver / pay attention
The accident wouldn't've happened if the driver had paid attention.