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Last week, you lost your passport at the airport and couldn't board the plane to go on holiday.
Complete this sentence:
If I hadn't lost my passport, _________________.
Correct answers:
If I hadn't lost my passport, I would have been able to board the plane and go on holidays.
or
If I hadn't lost my passport, I would have boarded the plane and gone on holidays.
Last week, you didn't make an appointment with the dentist and later you had a terrible toothache.
Complete this sentence:
If I had made an appointment with the dentist, _________________________________.
Correct answers:
If I had made an appointment with the dentist, I wouldn't have had a terrible toothache.
or
If I had made an appointment with the dentist, he would have treated my terrible toothache.
Last week, you had a fight in a bar and got a black eye.
Complete this sentence:
I wouldn't have gotten a black eye if________________________.
I wouldn't have gotten a black eye If I hadn't had a fight.
Last week, you injured your neck in a car accident because you weren't wearing a seatbelt.
Complete this sentence:
If I had worn a seatbelt, _______________________
If I had worn a seatbelt, I wouldn't have injured my neck in a car accident.
Last week, you found $200 on the street and bought a new mobile phone because yours was very old.
Complete this sentence:
If I hadn't found $200 on the street, _________________________________________
Correct answers:
If I hadn't found $200 on the street, I wouldn't have bought a new mobile phone.
or
If I hadn't found $200 on the street, I wouldn't have been able to buy a new mobile phone.
Last week, you were invited to a party, but you didn't want to go. Later, your friends persuaded you to go. At the party, you met your favourite actor.
Complete this sentence:
I wouldn't have met my favourite actor if_________________________________
Correct answers:
I wouldn't have met my favourite actor if I hadn't been to the party.
or
I wouldn't have met my favourite actor if I hadn't gone to the party.
Last week, you quickly paid the bill and left the restaurant. Later, you discovered the restaurant had overcharged you.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
If / read / more carefully / wouldn't have / overcharge
Correct answers:
If I had read the bill more carefully, I wouldn't have been overcharged.
or
If I had read the bill more carefully, they wouldn't have overcharged me.
Last week you parked your car on the high street but you didn't see the "no parking" sign and received a parking fine.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
If / seen / "no parking" sign / wouldn't / received / a parking fine
Correct answers:
If I had seen the "no parking" sign, I wouldn't have received a parking fine.
or
If I had seen the "no parking" sign, I wouldn't have got a parking fine.
Last week you fell asleep in class and got detention.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
I / wouldn't / gotten / if / I / fallen / asleep / class
I wouldn't have gotten detention if I hadn't fallen asleep in class.
Last week, you became very sick because you didn't take an umbrella with you when it was raining outside.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
If / taken / umbrella / become / very sick
If I had taken an umbrella (with me), I wouldn't have become very sick
Last week, you took a taxi from the airport to the city centre. You found out later that the bus was a lot quicker and cheaper.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
If / taken / bus / city centre / would / saved / money / and / arrived / more quickly
If I had taken the bus to the city centre, I would have saved money and arrived more quickly.
Last week, you ate some undercooked chicken and had food poisoning.
Use the prompts to say the conditional completely:
wouldn't / had / food poisoning / if / eaten / undercooked
I wouldn't have had food poisoning If I hadn't eaten some undercooked chicken.
Last week in the company meeting you had a very good idea for a new product and got promoted.
Say the conditional completely:
Correct answers:
If I hadn't had a good idea for a new product, I wouldn't have gotten promoted.
or
If I hadn't had a good idea for a new product, I wouldn't have been promoted.
Last week, you forgot to water your plants and they died.
Say the conditional completely:
If hadn't forgotten to water my plants, they wouldn't have died.
Last week, you went camping but you didn't remember to take insect repellent, so you were bitten by the mosquitoes.
Say the conditional completely:
Correct answers:
If I had remembered to take my insect repellent, I wouldn't have been bitten by the mosquitoes.
or
If I had taken my insect repellent, the mosquitoes wouldn't have bitten me.