Fill in the blanks with suitable conditional verb forms.

1. If you ————— to learn a musical instrument, you have to practise.

a) want
b) wanted
c) would want
d) have wanted

2. If you  ———– maths at school, you would find commerce difficult to understand.

a) learned
b) didn’t learn
c) doesn’t learn
d) won’t learn

3. If that was John, why ————— he stop and say hello?

a) do
b) did
c) don’t
d) didn’t

4. If I —————- enough time tomorrow, I will come and see you.

a) get
b) will get
c) had got
d) have got

5. If I ———— her name, I would tell you.

a) know
b) knew
c) have known
d) had known

6. If I married you, we both ———– be happy.

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

7. oil ————- if you pour it on water.

a) float
b) floats
c) would float
d) floated

8. She would have come if you ————– her.

a) would invite
b) had invited
c) invited
d) invite

9. If he —————– well, he would have passed the examination.

a) studied
b) study
c) had studied
d) has studied

10. If you asked him neatly, he ————– you.

a) would have helped
b) will have helped
c) would help
d) will help

Answers

1. want
2. didn’t learn
3. didn’t
4. get
5. knew
6. would
7. floats
8. had invited
9. had studied
10. would help