if clause if clause main clause 1 s v2ed be were 2 s had v3ed 3 s vses v0 a s would have v3ed b s will shall v0 c s would v0 ii practice a choose the best option 1 if you

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If clause Main clause
1. S + V2/ED (be= were)

2. S + had + V3/ED
3. S + VS/es / V0

a. S + would have + V3/ED
b. S + will/ shall + V0
c. S + would + V0

<b>II. PRACTICE:</b>

<b>A. Choose the best option</b>.

1. If you had taken my advice, we _____our way.
A. will not lose B. would not lose
C. will not have lost D. would not have lost

2. Mary said that if she ____ the answer, she would have told me.

A. knows B. knew C. had known D. would have known
3. “ ___ you give me some money, I’ll help you”. The man said.

A. Unless B. Or C. If D. Otherwise

4. ____ the address, I would have gone there.

A. If I knew B. If did I know C. If had I known D. Had I known
5. Daisy said if she ___ me she would not buy that house.

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

6. ____ if I take a map.

A. I will get lost B. I will not get lost
C. I would get lost D. I would not get lost
7. I ____ a study trip abroad if my parents ____ me.
A. take / support B. will take / support
C. must take / support D. should take / support
8. If you took more exercise, you ____ better.

A. would feel B. feels C. will feel D. are feeling
9. If she asks for money, I ____ her.

A. will give B. gave C. would give D. would have
10. If they had recognized her, they ____ to her.

A. will speak B. will have spoken
C. would speak D. would have spoken

11. She told me that she wouldn’t have enjoyed the party if I ____there.
A. am not B. was not C. were not D. had not been

12. If you ___ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
A. listen B. will listen C. had listened D. listened

13. If I ___ you, I would make a decision.

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

14. We ____ the game if we’d had a few more minutes.

A. might have won B. won C. had won D. will win
15. I ___ William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get alongwith each other.
A. hadn’t brought B. didn’t bring

C. wouldn’t have brought D. won’t bring

16. If the question were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it.

A B C D

17. If I were you, I didn’t buy that old building.

A B C D

18. He will join the club if we had time.
A B C D

19. If he had prepared for the interview, he would have get the job yesterday.

A B C D

20. If the World War didn’t happened, millions of people wouldn’t have died
A B C

wrongfully.
D

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1. He didn’t prepare for the interview, so he didn’t get the job.

If………
2. We came home early because we ran out of money.

If……….
3. I can’t look the word up because I don’t have a dictionary.

If………
4. Ann always overeats at lunch because he never eats breakfast.

If………
5. The house didn’t burn down because the fire brigade came immediately.

If……….
6. Nick can’t find the way because he hasn’t got a map.

……….
7. My father didn’t earn much money , so life wasn’t easy for us.

………
8. Daniel really wanted to buy the book, but he didn’t have enough money.

If………
9. There isn’t any truth in her allegations, so I won’t resign.

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