E X E R C I S E S

1. Put the verb into the correct form.

Model: If I had known (know) that you were ill last week, I’d have gone to see you.

1) Tom got to the station in time. If he ___ (miss) the train, he would have been late for his interview.

2) It’s good that Ann reminded me about Tom’s birthday. I ___ (forget) if she hadn’t reminded me.

3) We might not have stayed at this hotel if George ___ (not/recommend) it to us.

4) I’d have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I ___ (have) your address.

5) Rome ___ (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn’t cackled.

6) If he had put out his pipe before putting it in his pocket he ___ (not burn) a hole in his coat.

7) You ___ (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.

8) I ___ (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way.

9) He would have been arrested if he ___ (try) to leave the country.

10) They would have forced their way into the house if I ___ (not call) for help.

11) If you hadn’t been in such a hurry you ___ (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.

12) If I ___ (try) again I think that I would have succeeded.

13) You ___ (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going.

14) She had a headache; otherwise she ___ (come) with us.

15) If you ___ (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.

2. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could have (done) or might have (done) in the main class.

Model: If I had managed (manage) to repair my car earlier, I could have driven (drive) you to London.

1) If I ___ (know) last week that she was ill, I ___ (visit) her.

2) If you ___ (not want) to drive straight home, we ___ (miss) all this traffic.

3) If you ___ (ask) politely, I ___ (help) you.

4) If the weather forecast ___ (be) different, we ___ (stay) at home.

5) We ___ (be) at the airport for hours, if we ___ (not know) that the flight was delayed.

6) I ___ (make) a bad mistake, if I ___ (not read) the instructions.

7) We ___ (have) an accident, if our car ___ (not be) properly serviced.

8) If he ___ (fasten) his seatbelt, he ___ (not be) hurt.

9) She ___ (not hear) the news, if she ___ (not turn on) the radio this morning.

10) If they ___ (could see) us, they ___ (laugh).

11) They ___ (play) better, if they ___ (have) more training.