Question

Complete the sentences.

if-clauses, mixed

1. If I ___________(have) a compass, I would give it to you.

2. If he hadn’t been ill, he __________(run) the marathon.

3. If you go to Ireland, you ____________(need) a raincoat.

4. We ___________(miss) the train if we had got up earlier.

5. If we lived in the country, the kids __________(play) outside all day long.

6. If they had not eaten that much, they wouldn’t have _____(get) a stomach ache.

7. I will not be able to write you if you do not___________ (give) me your address.

8. If I were you, I ___________(dismiss) him right away.

9. If I were you, I ___________not (do)this.

10.If I had known, I ______________(help) him.

11.Millions of people ____________(die) if they don’t receive aid soon.

12.If he applied in time, he __________ (get) the job.
13.If the boss_________(arrive)now, we will be in trouble.

14.If I liked it, I ___________ (buy) it.

15.If she ____________(be) late, we will leave without her.

16.If you see her, __________ you __________(ask) her to get in touch with me?

17.If he _________ (come) late, we will have to start without him.


Test your understanding of if-clauses with this grammar exercise.

1. If I have enough time, I ………………….. a cake.

a) will make b) would make c) would have made

2. If you …………………. too much, you will get fat.

a) eat b) ate c) had eaten

3. If I knew the answer, I …………………. you.

a) will tell b) would tell c) would have told

4. If I ………………………… the answer, I would have told you.

a) know b) knew c) had known

5. If they invited me, I …………………..

a) will go b) would go c) would have gone

6. If she hadn’t helped me, I ………………………… in bad trouble.

a) will be b) would be c) would have been

7. If you asked me nicely, I …………………. you a drink.

a) may get b) might get c) might have gotten

8. If I ………… rich, I would make generous donations to charities.

a) am b) were c) had been

9. If I win this race, my mom ……………………. quite happy.

a) will be b) would be c) would have been

10. If you had run a bit faster, you ………………………..

a) will win b) would win c) would have won​

Answer 1

Answer:

had, was running, will be needed, had missed, will play,

Answer 2

Complete the sentences

• 1. If I had a compass, I would give it to you.

• 2. If he hadn’t been ill, he could run the marathon.

• 3. If you go to Ireland, you will need a raincoat.

• 4. We would not have missed the train if we had got up earlier.

• 5. If we lived in the country, the kids could play outside all day long.

• 6. If they had not eaten that much, they wouldn’t have got a stomach ache.

• 7. I will not be able to write you if you do not give me your address.

• 8. If I were you, I would have dismissed him right away.

• 9. If I were you, I would not have done this.

• 10. If I had known, I could help him.

• 11. Millions of people will die if they don’t receive aid soon.

• 12. If he applied in time, he would have got the job.

• 13. If the boss arrives now, we will be in trouble.

• 14. If I liked it, I would have bought it.

• 15. If she is late, we will leave without her.

• 16. If you see her, could/ would you ask her to get in touch with me?

• 17. If he comes late, we will have to start without him.

Testing understanding

• 1. If I have enough time, I a) will mak a cake.

• 2. If you a) eat too much, you will get fat.

• 3. If I knew the answer, I c) would have told you.

• 4. If I b) knew the answer, I would have told you.

• 5. If they invited me, I c) would have gone.

• 6. If she hadn’t helped me, I c) would have been in bad trouble.

• 7. If you asked me nicely, I c) might have gotten you a drink.

• 8. If I b) were rich, I would make generous donations to charities.

• 9. If I win this race, my mom a) will be quite happy.

• 10. If you had run a bit faster, you c) would have won.