BIG REVISION QUIZ 2.B

If I ............... a lot of money, I would buy a big house.

• had

• have

• have had

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences (Kdybych...) we use PAST SIMPLE after IF.

If I could fly, I .............. to Hawai.

• would fly

• flew

• will fly

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use WOULD + VERB (infinitive) in the MAIN CLAUSE.

If I ........... a millionaire, I'd rule the world.

• was

• were

• would be

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use PAST SIMPLE after IF. We can use WAS or WERE after I, he, she, and it here.

What ............. if you lost your wallet?

• would you do

• will you do

• did you do

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use WOULD in the MAIN CLAUSE.

If I ......... you, I wouldn't go to that party.

• were

• was

• would be

Answer explanation

We always use only WERE in the phrase IF I WERE YOU.

You would get better marks if you ......... more time studying.

• spent

• spend

• spended

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use PAST SIMPLE after IF. The past simple form of SPEND is SPENT (irregular verb).

If we ......... friends, I would be angry with you.

• weren't

• didn't be

• wasn't

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use PAST SIMPLE after IF. The past simple negative of the verb BE after WE is weren't.

If we won the lottery, we ............ around the world.

• would travel

• could travel

• travelled

Answer explanation

In second conditional sentences, we use WOULD (or other conditional modal verbs, such as COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD) in the MAIN CLAUSE.

I tried to call Laure this afternoon but there was no answer. She ..... out.

• had gone

• went

• had went

Answer explanation

We use PAST PERFECT

(HAD + VERB 3rd/-ed)

to talk about actions that happened before a moment in the past. She had gone out = it happened before I called so she wasn't there when I called.

When I came home, I was really hungry so I .......... dinner.

• had

• had had

• have had

Answer explanation

We use PAST SIMPLE (I had dinner) to talk about actions that happened one after another in the correct chronological order: I came home, then I had dinner.