Check your knowledge of Subjunctives and Conditionals

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• Conditionals of Three Types
• Subjunctive II, Wish Sentences
• Subjunctive Mood

Do the test Subjunctives and Conditionals

1. I felt sorry for Jane. If anybody ____ such a thing to me, I ____ hurt.
   • would say, felt
   • said, would feel
   • had said, would feel
   • will say, will feel
2. The orders are that three of you ____ here, the rest ____ to the city center.
   • to stay, will go
   • should stay, should go
   • would stay, would go
   • stay, to go
3. He ____ differently, if he ____ an answer two days ago.
   • will act, was given
   • would act, were given
   • would have acted, would have been given
   • would have acted, had been given
4. Who was the first to suggest ____ the research, I cannot well remember.
   • him to do
   • that he do
   • that he shall do
   • that he would do
5. “I wish I ____ your health and vitality. I ____ a new life for myself,“ she said with a smile.

1. • had, would make
   • would have, made
   • have, will have made
   • was having, would have made

6. Don’t help my son, please. I ____ rather he ____ supper himself. He is an excellent cook.

1. 1. would, will cook
   2. had, cooks
   3. would, cooked
   4. had, had cooked

7. He wished he ____ her the money. She never returned it.

1. • had lent
   • hadn’t lent
   • did not lend
   • lent

8. If I ____ you, I ____ him. It’s high time you ____ his advice.

1. • were, would contact, would take
   • had been, would have contacted, would have taken
   • am, will contact, will take
   • were, would contact, took

9. He behaves as if nothing ____. But he forgets it is very important that he ____ a chance of going there.

1. • has happened, will take
   • had happened, take
   • was happened, should take
   • happened, takes

10. If she ____ half an hour earlier, she ____ to see him before the departure. He was eager to say good-bye to her.

1. • came, would be able
   • would come, was able
   • would have come, would have been able
   • had come, would have been able

11. It is desirable that she ____ at the conference. Our director demands that everybody ____ at 3 o’clock.

1. • were present, comes
   • will be present, will come
   • be present, come
   • would be present, would come

12. You were not attentive. If you ____ so nervous, you ____ much better and ____ so many mistakes.

1. • had not been, would have spoken, wouldn’t have made
   • were not, would speak, wouldn’t make
   • wouldn’t have been, had spoken, hadn’t made
   • wouldn’t be, spoke, didn’t make

13. ____ his letter, his life ____. I wish he ____ anything.

1. • Would the newspaper not print, wouldn’t have ruined, had written
   • Had the newspaper not printed, wouldn’t have ruined, hadn’t written
   • Had the newspaper not have printed, wouldn’t ruin, wrote
   • If the newspaper should not have printed, hadn’t ruin, hadn’t written

14. He speaks to me as though he ____ something on his mind. It’s time he ____ and ____ everything to us.

1. • had had, had come, had explained
   • had, came, explained
   • has, will come, will explain
   • had, should come, should explain

15. ____ to the hustle and bustle of the city life, my annoyance ____.

1. • If I would return, would be over
   • Should I return, would be over
   • Would I return, would have been over
   • If I had returned, has been over

16. Some simple vending machines require that the exact amount of money for a particular item ____.

1. • will insert
   • should insert
   • be inserted
   • would be inserted

17. ____ themselves at Victoria or Vancouver they ____ themselves a large amount of money.

1. • Had the miners outfitted, would have saved
   • Should the miners have outfitted, would have saved
   • If the miners outfitted, would have saved
   • If the miners had outfitted, should save

18. Parliament ordered that the customs office ____ the taxes more efficiently.

1. • would collect
   • collects
   • collect
   • had collected

I hope you didn’t have any problems to do this test Subjunctives and Conditionals.