Question

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.

Answer 1

Ответ:

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