0 CONDITIONAL

CONDITIONALS
used to talk about general truths
and general habits
1. If I had listened to you, I ………wouldn’t have got……………. (not get) into trouble.
If you add one and one, you get two.
2. Unless she ……finds………. (find) a job, she’ll be forced to live with her parents.
3. I ………would ask……………. (ask) her out if I were you.
I CONDITIONAL 4. He ……would have gone…………… (go) bungee jumping if he weren’t afraid of
used to talk about possible or
likely things to happen in the heights. But he didn’t dare.
future 5. We’ll go hiking if the weather …………is……… (be) good.
If your parents find out about your
lies, you will be grounded for weeks. 6. If she feels depressed, she …… eats…………… (eat) lots of comfort food.
7. I would make a lasagne if I …………was/ were………. (be) a good cook.
Unless (=if not) you help me, I won’t
manage to do it on time. Unfortunately, all my culinary attempts fail.
8. If I were rich, I …………would have bought……. (buy) that designer dress which I
saw yesterday.
II CONDITIONAL
used to talk about impossible 9. Sheila ………will get………. (get) promoted if our boss approves of her project.
things in the present or unlikely 10. If the weather is nice, he ………will ride………….. (ride) a bike to work. He believes it
things to happen in the future
helps him keep fit.
If I won the lottery, I would buy a
luxury yacht. 11. If she ……………………………….. (marry) Jeff, she would have moved to Canada.
12. I ………………………………. (have) a beautiful suntan if I lived in California.
13. If Melanie ………………………… (shout) at her employees, they are scared.
III CONDITIONAL
used to speculate about things 14. …………….. you …………………. (say) yes if he proposes to you?
which refer to the past 15. We would spend every summer in the mountains if we ……………………… (have) a
If I hadn’t been notoriously late, my
boss wouldn’t have fired me. summer house there.
16. If we ………………………………… (check) the direction, we wouldn’t have got lost.
17. If you hadn’t drunk so much wine yesterday, you ………………………………. (not have)
MIXED CONDITIONALS
used to refer to different times in a hangover now.
two parts of a conditional 18. If Mark ……………………………… (not drop) out of University, he wouldn’t have set up
sentence
his business then. But he took a risk and he’s a successful man now.
If I were you, I wouldn’t have quit
the job. 19. If I hadn’t dyed my hair green, nobody ……………………………….. (laugh) at me now.

If I hadn’t crashed the car, my 20. If there ……………………… (be) anything I can do, please do not hesitate to call me.
parents wouldn’t be mad with me 21. If we ………………………………… (have) a bit more time, we wouldn’t have missed our
now.
train.
22. Unless you pass the exams with flying colours, you ……………………………… (not be)
admitted to University.
23. If you ………………………………… (not lie) to me, we would still be best friends.
24. If she …………………………………… (not stick) to a diet, she puts on weight.
25. If he asks me for money, I ……………………………… (not give) him any.
 SUBJUNCTIVE

Exercise 1: Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.

1. We wish we_______ a large house but we can’t afford it now.

A. have B. had C. can have D. will have

2. My friend won’t lend me his car. I wish_______.

A. he lent me his car B. he didn’t lend me his car

C. he would lend me his car D. he will lend me his car.

3. My mother is not free today . I wish_______.

A. my mother is free today B. my mother won’t be busy today

C. my mother would be free today D. my mother were free today

4. I’m sorry I haven’t got any money on me. I wish_______

A. I have got no money on me B. I have some money on me

C. I had some money on me D. I had got no money on me

5. I’m fraid our team will lose the game today. I wish _______.

A. Our team won the game today B. our team would win the game today

C. our team didn’t lose the game today D. our team had won the game today

6. My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish_______.

A. my friends took part in the game B. my friends had taken part in the game

C. my friends would take part in the game D. my friends did take part in the game

7. It wasn’t fine yesterday. I wish_______.

A. it was fine yesterday B. it would fine yesterday

C. it will fine yesterday D. it had been fine yesterday

8. I wish I _______more time now to help you with your lesson

A. have B. had would have C. had D. had had

9. I wish I_______psychology when I was a college student.

A. had studied B. would study C. has studied D. studied

10. I wish someone _______to help me with that work tomorrow.

A. offer B. offered C. would offer D. had offered

11. If only I _______play the guitar as well as you!

12. When I saw Tom, he looked _______he had been ill.

A. so B. such as C. the same D. as if

13. I wish I_______my letter of application earlier.

A. wrote B. had written C. could write D. should write

14. If only he _______me a chance , I could have told him the truth.

A. gave B. has given C. could give D. had given

15. I wish you _______so much noise. I’m trying to work.

A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t

16. If only he _______ us the true in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.

A. had told B. has told C. would have told D. should have told

17. Mrs White always talks to her baby as though he _______an adult.

A is B. were C. had been D. will be.

18. When he came out of the room, he looked_______ he had seen a ghost.

A. as B. as though C. when D. if

19. It’s time we all ____________now

A. leave B. to teave C. left D. have left

20. He acts as if he ________English perfectly.

A. know B. knew C. have known D. had known

21. It’s high time you __________a haircut.

A. have B. had C. to have D. had had

22. I’d rather you _________me now.

A. paid B. pay C. paying D. have paid

23. She acted as though she____________him before.

A. knew B know C. had known D. has known

24. He was wet as if he _________for hours

A. swim B. swam C. had swum D. has swum

25. Jack spends his money as if he ___________a lot of money.

A. has B. had C. had had D. has had

A. be B.were C. is D. being

27. She talks too much but I wish she______

A. didn't B. doesn't C. won't D. wouldn't

28. They will drink wine but I wish they______

A. didn't B. don't C. won't D. wouldn't

29. I wish she______ so many mistakes

A. didn't make B. hadn't made C. wouldn't make D. did make

30. My wife wishes she______ the guitar now

A. could play B. can play C. could have played D. plays

Exercise 2: Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.

1. Tom looked tired as though he __________very hard.

A. has worked B. worked C. work D. had worked

2. It’s time __________a car.

A. buy B. bought C. to buy D. buying

3. Henry talks with his dog as if it _________him.

A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. had understood.

4. She sings as if she ________ a singer.

A. was B. is C. had been D. has been

5. I feel as if my head ________fire now.

A. was B. is C. had been D. has been

6. It’s time you _________the house.

A. paint B. painted C. painting D. paints

7. Mary dresses as if she _______ a queen.

A. is B. be C.were D. had been

8. It’s time we ________the bus.

A. catch B. to catch C. catching D. caught

9. She acted as if she_______ big amount of money.

A. had B. has C. have D. had had

A. explain B. explained C. explaining D. explains

11. He spends his money as though he ________ a millionaire.

A. were B. is C. be D. has been

12. It’s high time we _________home.

A. went B. go C. going D. to go

13. He talked about Paris as if he ____________there before

A.be B. been C. has been D. had been

14. It’s about time we__________.

A. left B. leave C. leaving D. had left

15. It’s high time they __________ this road.

A. mend B. mending C. mended D. to mend

17. Tom acts as if he __________my boss.

A. had been B. have been C be D. were

18. He talked as if he __________ all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it.

A. has done B. have done C did D.had done

19. Barbara looked at me as though she ___________me before.

A. has never met B. have never met C had never met D.never met

20. If it _________, we would have gone swimming.

A. didn’t rained B. haven’t rained C hadn’t rain D.hadn’t rained

21. It’s high time you_____________in bed

A. staying B. should stay C stayed D. B and C are right

22. She behaved as though she _________ crazy

A. has been B. had been C. be D. B and C are right

23. He treats us as if we__________ all idiots

A. has been B. have been C. be D.were

24. I wish I ______ to retake my exams.

A. do not have B. will not have C. am about D. did not have

25. The spacemen felt as if he ______ in a paradise.

26. He behaved as though he __________to the USA.

A. has been B. had been C. were D. was

27. I wish the more effective teaching method______ used.

A. is B. was C. were D. has been

28. She wishes she ______ a fairy now.

A. was B. were C. is D. had been

29. She spent money as if she always______ plenty of it.

A. have B. had C. had had D. has

30. Mr Nam ate as if he ________anything for days

A. didn’t eat B. haven’t eaten C. hadn’t eaten D. not ate

Exercise 7: Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.

1. Yesterday he missed the lesson. He wishes he______ it.

A. didn't miss B. hadn't miss C. hasn't missed D. hadn't missed

2. This poor old man wishes he_____

A. wasn't born B. has never been born

C. had never been born D. would never be born

3. I am not a teacher of English, but if I _____a teacher, then I _____ set up a language centre.

A. am/ can B. were/ can C. was/ could D. were/could

4. It's high time we_____ these mice.

A. killed B. kill C. had killed D. has killed

5. I wish this English course_____ the whole year.

A. will last B. may last C. lasted D. last

6. He was not a dutiful son. I wish he_____

A. was B. were C. has been D. had been

7. It is cold now. The homeless child wishes he_____ in a cosy family

A. has been B. will be C. were D. is

8. I wish my wife_____ better now.

A. would be B. was C. be D. were

A. entered B. had entered C. would enter D. has been entering

10. I am not a interpreter, but I certainly wish I _____

A. shall be B. was C. were D. am

11. I wish you_____ quiet a moment, I can't hear what_____

A. would keep/ the compere is saying B. kept/ the compere said

C. will keep/ the compere saying D. had kept / had the compere said

12. It was a lovely day; we wish we_____ at Long Hai beach.

A. have been B. were C. are D. had been

13. I wish I _____ David Beckham.

A. am B. is C. was D. were

14. I wish you_____ here yesterday.

A. were B. had been C. to be D. were

15. I wish the rain_____ soon.

A. stop B. stops C. stopped D. would stop

16. I wish I _____how to control the tsunami.

A. know B. knew C. to know D. to have known

17. It’s time we __________ back home

A. came B. coming C. come D. had come

18. The child ate as though he _______ hungry for days.

A. had been B. has been C. was D. were

19. He looked as though he ________ bath for months.

A. hasn’t taken B. haven’t taken C. didn’t take D. hadn’t taken

20. It’s time we _______ to work.

A. start B. starting C. to start D. started

21. She walks as if she_______ a wooden leg.

A. has B. have C. had D. have had

22. He ate his dinner as if he _______ for a week.

23. I wish you_______ him my phone number.

A. won’t give B. can’t give C. didn’t give D. not give

24. I wish I ________my work last night.

A. finish B. had finished C. finished D. would finished

25. Yesterday I didn’t go there. I wish I ______there.

A. went B. have gone C. go D. had gone

26. They don’t have a car. They wish they ______a car.

A. have B. to have C. had D. having