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Past Unreal (Untrue) Conditionals
Type the correct verb form for each IF-CLAUSE.
When you are done, click on the Check Answers button to check your answers.
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1.
If the weather (to be)
nice, we would have gone swimming.
Was the weather nice today? yes or no?
Did we go swimming? yes or no?
2.
My family would have gone to the zoo if the weather (to be)
nice yesterday.
Was the weather nice yesterday? yes or no?
Did my family go to the zoo yesterday? yes or no?
3.
If I (to buy)
a lottery ticket, I could have won the lottery.
Did I buy a lottery ticket? yes or no?
Could I have won the lottery? yes or no?
4.
My brother would have driven to school if he (to have)
gas in his car.
Did my brother have gas in his car? yes or no?
Did he drive to school? yes or no?
5.
My mom would have baked a cake if she (to have)
enough flour and sugar.
Did she have enough flour and sugar? yes or no?
Would she have baked a cake? yes or no?
NEGATIVES: (USE CONTRACTIONS)
6.
My brother couldn't have driven to school if he (not get)
his car fixed.
Did he get his car fixed? yes or no?
Did he drive to school? yes or no?
7.
If it (not snow)
last night, we couldn't have gone skiing today.
Did it snow last night? yes or no?
Did we go skiing today? yes or no?
8.
My dad couldn't have washed his car if today (not be)
Saturday.
Was today Saturday? yes or no?
Did my dad wash his car today? yes or no?
9.
If we (not had)
to go to work, we could have slept all day.
Did we go to work today? yes or no?
Did we sleep all day? yes or no?
10.
We wouldn't have learned anything if we (not do)
our homework.
Did we do our homework? yes or no?
Did we learn? yes or no?
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1) If the weather HAD BEEN nice, we would have gone swimming. No, No
2) My family would have gone to the zoo if the weather HAD BEEN nice yesterday. No, No
3) If I HAD BOUGHT a lottery ticket, I could have won the lottery. No, Yes
4) My brother would have driven to school if he HAD HAD gas in his car. No, No
5) My mom would have baked a cake if she HAD HAD enough flour and sugar. No, Yes
6) My brother couldn't have driven to school if he HADN'T GOTTEN his car fixed. Yes, Yes
7) If it HADN'T SNOWED last night, we couldn't have gone skiing today. Yes, Yes
8) My dad couldn't wash his car if it HADN'T BEEN Saturday. Yes, Yes
9) If we HADN'T HAD to go to work, we could have slept all day. Yes, No
10) We couldn't have learned anything if we HADN'T DONE our homework. Yes, Yes
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