Ex. 4 Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. If I hadn’t been a teacher, I … (become) a footballer.
2. If we had known what was happening, we … (call) the police.
3. He suggested we … (go) to the theatre tonight.
4. If you … (follow) the instructions, you would have known what to do.
5. It is necessary that they … (apologise) for what they said.
6. If I … (have) arms five metres long, I … (be able) to reach the top of that shelf!
7. Don't worry, you've just got a cold. If you … (take) an aspirin, you … (feel) better.
8. Nothing had changed in the room but it seemed as though somebody … (be) there
9. Whoever he … (be), he seems to be an honest man at least
10. I answered three questions well. If only I … (finish) the whole test!
11. If he … (eat) so much, he … (put) on a lot of weight.
12. If I … (have) enough money, I … (buy) a new car.
13. If you … (make) so much noise, I … (not/be able) to concentrate.
14. She was breathing heavily as if she … (run) a long distance
15. He seemed nervous lest he … (to set) his son a bad axample.
16. I must get in touch with Sue. If only I … (know) her phone number!
17. They stared at each other in silence, and it was as if they … (listen) for distant footsteps
18. If the children … (eat) more breakfast, they wouldn’t have been so hungry.
19. You … (meet) me if you had waited a bit longer.
20. It’s high time you … (stop) being a baby and acted like a grown-up.
21. I fear lest he … (do) something stupid.
22. The teacher demanded that my parents … (come) to school.
23. I recommend that he … (come) early tonight.
24. Then she went over to the captain and leaned over him so that she … (to speak) into his ear.
25. Dinner … (not/be) to talk and relax, unless I … (get) friends around.
became
would call
went
followed
apologize
had\could
take\will feel
was
was
finished
ate\will put
had\would buy
make\can't
ran
sats
know
listening
ate
met
stopped
does
came
came
spoke
wasn't \got