Question

Insert the correct form of the verb given
Sometimes both types 2 and 3 are possible.
1 If James …………………………………taller, he…………………..
………………….basketball. (be , play)
2 Unless Barbara …………….…..….a lot, she ……………….…….
to speak English fluently.(exercise, not learn)
3 The pilot ……………………………….if there…….…………………...
an emergency (not land, not be).
4 The thief ………………………………………….if a policeman
………………………….(escape, not stop)
5 If you …………..……….this paper into that drawer,
nobody……………………..it (put, touch)

Answer 1

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1. If James were taller, he would play basketball. (II)

If James had been taller, he would have played football. (III)

2 Unless Barbara had studied a lot, she wouldn`t have learnt to speak English fluently.

3 The pilot wouldn`t have landed if there hadn`t been an emergency .

4 The thief would have escaped if a policeman hadn`t stopped him.

5 If you put this paper into that drawer,nobody would touch it. (II)

If you had put this paper into that drawer, nobody would have touched it.(III)