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Conditional Tenses - Exercise 19

Directions: In the blank below each sentence, write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. You may add auxiliary verbs. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page to check your answers.

1. If the suit had fit me, I (wear) it today.



2. If he understood the directions, he (be) here now.



3. John (sleep) more if he had more free time.



4. If Irene rings the bell tomorrow, you (hear) it.



5. The eggs (break) if the nest fell from the tree.



6. If Jonas Salk had not developed a vaccine, more people (suffer) from polio.



7. The pasta (taste) better if you added salt.



8. If the tourists had had more time, they (visit) the Eiffel Tower.



9. The tree will grow straighter if the gardener (trim) the branches now.



10. If the weather is cold tomorrow, we (stay) iside.



             

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