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Read the following passage and Fill in the right tense. (10 marks: 1 mark/each)

I (1)____________ (walk down) the street when I saw this man I thought I knew. I probably (2)

____________ (not recognize) him if he (3) ____________ (not smile) at me, but I would know

that smile anywhere. Chris! I (4) ____________ (not see) him since I left college. It is funny.

We used to go out together at college, and I thought he was quite serious about me, but he never

(5) ____________ (say) anything. I sometimes wonder what I (6) ____________ (say) if he (7)

_____________ (ask) me to marry him. I would probably have said yes, and then things (8)

____________ (be) so different for both of us. Anyway, what’s past is past. We said goodbye

and (9) ____________ (promise) to keep in touch, but I don’t suppose we (10) ____________

(see) each other again.

TASK 3: Read about conditional tenses (If clauses) and you complete the following activity:

Complete the text below with the appropriate CONDITIONAL FORM using the words in

parentheses. / 10 Marks

After I graduated from university, I applied for a marketing position with a prominent bank with

branches all over the world. I didn't get the job because they wanted someone who spoke Spanish

fluently. I (could, take) (1).............................................Spanish in high school, but I didn't. I took

an acting class instead. If I (take) (2).............................................Spanish, I (get)

(3).............................................the job. Just imagine, if I had actually gotten the job, I (move)

(4).............................................to Spain. My entire life (could, go) (5) ........................................in

a totally different direction. If I had accepted the job and moved to Spain, I (might, meet)

(6).............................................a Spanish woman and (get) (7)..........................married. If that had

actually happened, I probably (stay) (8)........................... ..................in Spain. We (might, have)

(9).............................................children. Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to

Spain. I got a boring job and I live alone. If I had just taken Spanish, my life (be)

(10)........................................ much more interesting.​

Sagot :

Answer:

  1. was walking down
  2. wouldn´t have recognized
  3. had not smiled
  4. hadn´t seen
  5. said
  6. would have said
  7. had asked
  8. would have been
  9. we promised
  10. would see

Task 3

  1. Could have taken
  2. had taken
  3. would have gotten
  4. would have moved
  5. could have gone
  6. might have met
  7. got
  8. would have stayed
  9. We might have had
  10. would be

Explanation:

Conditional forms are applied to visualize situations in specific circumstances. The first conditional refers to true experiences that constantly happen, the second conditional to imagined events, and the third conditional for imaginary past events.