Grammar
Part 1 - Conditionals
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
1
If the company .......... (to invest) in cybersecurity earlier, it .......... (not / to face) this breach now.
invested / wouldn't face
would invest / wouldn't be facing
had invested / wouldn't be facing
had invested / wouldn't have faced
2
.......... you need any further documentation, please let me know by Wednesday.
Should
Unless
Were
Had
3
If it .......... (not / to be) for her meticulous notes, we .......... (to lose) track of the negotiations entirely.
wasn't / would have lost
hadn't been / would have lost
weren't / would lose
hadn't been / would lose
4
Even if the committee .......... (to approve) the proposal, it .......... (still / to require) external funding.
approves / will still require
had approved / would still require
would approve / will still require
approved / would still require
5
Were the findings .......... (to replicate) independently, the theory .......... (to gain) far wider acceptance.
replicated / will gain
to have replicated / would have gained
to replicate / would gain
to be replicated / would gain
6
I wish I .......... (to raise) the issue during the meeting; it might have prevented the misunderstanding.
would raise
have raised
had raised
raised
7
You can take the day off, .......... you finish the report before close of business.
unless
as if
even though
provided that
8
Had the regulator .......... (to intervene) sooner, the firm .......... (to avoid) a public scandal.
intervened / might avoid
intervened / might have avoided
intervene / might avoid
had intervened / might have avoided
9
If only the new software .......... (to be) more intuitive, we wouldn't need so much training.
were
would be
had been
is
10
But for the unexpected court injunction, the merger .......... (to go through) last month.
would go through
went through
would have gone through
will have gone through
Instructions
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
Exercise Details
Author
Avidan Hadad
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"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Conditionals'"
Created on:
Mar 24, 2026
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