1.
________ (you / know) that was John if I hadn’t told you?
Correct Answer
B. Would you have known
Explanation
The correct answer is "Would you have known." This is because the sentence is in the past conditional form, indicating a hypothetical situation. The use of "would" and "have known" suggests that the speaker is questioning whether the person would have known something if they hadn't been told.
2.
I ________ (never / manage) to buy a house if my parents hadn’t helped me financially.
Correct Answer
C. Would never have managed
Explanation
The correct answer is "would never have managed". This is the correct answer because the sentence is in the past conditional tense, indicating a hypothetical situation in the past. The phrase "if my parents hadn't helped me financially" suggests that without their help, the speaker would not have been able to buy a house. In this case, "would never have managed" is the correct verb form to use to express this hypothetical past situation.
3.
You wouldn’t have been so cold if you ________ (wear) a jacket.
Correct Answer
C. Had worn
Explanation
The correct answer is "had worn". This is because the sentence is in the past unreal conditional form, indicating a hypothetical situation in the past. The verb "wear" needs to be in the past participle form to match the auxiliary verb "had" in this form.
4.
He wouldn’t have done so well in life if he ________ (not / go) to college.
Correct Answer
A. Hadn't gone
Explanation
The correct answer is "hadn't gone." This is because the sentence is in the third conditional form, which is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past. In this case, it suggests that the person's success in life is a result of going to college. The correct form for the past perfect tense in the third conditional is "hadn't gone."
5.
We ________ (get) completely lost if a stranger hadn’t shown us the way.
Correct Answer
C. Would have gotten
Explanation
In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a past situation where they were lost. The use of "if" indicates a hypothetical or unreal condition. The correct answer is "would have gotten" because it expresses the unrealized outcome of getting lost if a stranger hadn't shown them the way.
6.
If she had run faster, they might ________ (not / miss) the bus.
Correct Answer
A. Not have missed
Explanation
The correct answer is "not have missed". This is because the sentence is talking about a hypothetical situation in the past. The verb "might" suggests a possibility, and the use of "not have missed" indicates that if she had run faster, it would have prevented them from missing the bus.
7.
He wouldn’t have crashed the car if he ________ (not / answer) his phone.
Correct Answer
A. Hadn't answered
Explanation
The correct answer is "hadn't answered". This is because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action that happened before another past action. In this case, the action of not crashing the car would have occurred if he had not answered his phone. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the verb tense required for the sentence.
8.
She ________ (worry) about you if you hadn’t called to say you were okay.
Correct Answer
B. Would have worried
Explanation
The correct answer is "would have worried." This is because the sentence is in the past unreal conditional form, indicating a hypothetical situation in the past. The use of "would have" followed by the past participle "worried" suggests that the worrying would have occurred if the phone call had not been made.
9.
We could ________ (look after) the children last night if you’d asked.
Correct Answer
A. Have looked after
Explanation
The correct answer is "have looked after." This is because the sentence is in the past conditional tense, indicating that the action of looking after the children did not happen. "Have looked after" is the correct past conditional form of the verb "look after."
10.
He would have resigned if he ________ (not / be) promoted.
Correct Answer
C. Hadn't been promoted
Explanation
The correct answer is "hadn't been promoted." This is because the sentence is in the past unreal condition, indicating a hypothetical situation. The hypothetical phrase "if he hadn't been promoted" suggests that the person did not get promoted, and if he hadn’t been, he would have resigned.