Orange Level Quiz #8 – The Past Conditional (ANSWERS) |
Part A. Directions: There are two verbs provided for each sentence to make the past conditional. Fill in the blanks. (10 points) Example: If he had known about the sale, he would have gone to it. (know / go) 1. If I had seen them, I would have asked them to sit with us. (see / ask) 2. If I had had your phone number, I would have called you. (have / call) 3. She would have gotten wet if she had forgotten her umbrella. (get / forget) 4. It would have been a better party if Tom had been there. (be / be) 5. If it hadn’t been so cold that day, we would have eaten outside. (be–negative / eat) Part B. Directions: There are two verbs provided for each sentence to make the past conditional. Both verbs are negative. (10 points) 1. Our teacher wouldn’t have given us a test if she hadn’t prepared us for it. (give / prepare) 2. If the car hadn’t started, Bob wouldn’t have gone to work today, but the car was okay. (start / go) 3. If he hadn’t eaten all that food, he wouldn’t have gotten sick. (eat / get) 4. I wouldn’t have graduated from college if I hadn’t worked really hard. (graduate / work) 5. If you hadn’t stayed out so late, you wouldn’t have gotten in trouble. ( stay / get) Part C. There are two verbs provided for each sentence to make the past conditional. One of the verbs is the verb “do.” Fill in the blanks in each sentence. (10 points) 1. If I had done better on the test, I would have gotten a better grade. (do / get) 2. If they had known it was going to rain, they would have done their work outside earlier. (know / do) 3. Tia would have gotten to work on time if she hadn’t missed the bus. (get / miss–negative) 4. We would have offered to do the dishes if you hadn’t done them already. (offer / do–negative) 5. If she had done her homework, she would have understood the lesson. (do / understand)
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