Subjunctives & Conditionals Test 

1.    I felt sorry for Jane. If anybody_____ such a thing to

me, I ___ hurt.

A would say, felt

B said, would feel

C had said, would feel

D will say, will feel

2.    The orders are that three of you__ here, the rest

___ to the city centre.

A will stay, will go B should stay, should go C would stay, would go D stay, to go

.      He___ differently, if he____ an answer two days ago

A will act, was given

B would act, were given

C would have acted, would have been given

D would have acted, had been given

4.    Who was the first to suggest____ the research, I can­
not well remember.

A him to do                    C that he will do

B that he do                  D that he would do

5.    "I wish I___ your health and vitality. I______ a new

life for myself," she said with a smile.

A had, would make

B would have, made

C have, will have made

D was having, would have made

6.    Don't help my son, please. I ____  rather he ____

supper himself. He is an excellent cook.

A would, will cook        C would, cooked
B had, cooks                 D had, had cooked

7.    He wished he ___  her the money. She never re­
turned it.

A had lent                      C did not lend

B hadn't lent                  D lent

8.    If I___ you, I_____ him. It's high time you___ his

advice.

A were, would contact, would take

B had been, would have contacted, would have taken

C am, will contact, will take

D were, would contact, took

9.    He behaves as if nothing____ . But he forgets it is very

important that he____ a chance of going there.

A has happened, will take B had happened, take C was happened, should take D happened, takes

10.  If she ___ half an hour earlier, she ___ to see him

before the departure. He was eager to say good-bye to her.

A came, would be able

B would come, was able

C would have come, would have been able

D had come, would have been able

11.  It is desirable that she___ at the conference. Our

director demands that everybody____ at 3 o'clock.

A is present, comes

B will be present, will come

C be present, come

D would be present, would come

12.  You were not attentive. If you_ so nervous, you

___ much better and_____ so many mistakes

A had not been, would have spoken, wouldn't have

made

B were not, would speak, wouldn't make C wouldn't have been, had spoken, hadn't made D wouldn't be, spoke, didn't make

13.____ his letter, his life_____ . I wish he___ anything.

A Would the newspaper not print, wouldn't have ru­ined, had written

B Had the newspaper not printed, wouldn't have ru­ined, hadn't written

C Had the newspaper not have printed, wouldn't ruin,

wrote D If the newspaper should not have printed, hadn't

ruin, hadn't written

14. He speaks to me as though he_____ something on his

mind. It's time he__ and____ everything to us.

A had had, had come, had explained

B had, came, explained

C has, will come, will explain

D had, should come, should explain

15. to the hustle and bustle of the city life, my annoy­
ance ___ .

A If I would return, would be over B Should I return, would be over C Would I return, would have been over D If I had returned, had been over

16. Some simple vending machines require that the exact
amount of money for a particular item______ .

A will insert                      C be inserted

B should insert                 D will be inserted

17.____ themselves at Victoria or Vancouver they___

themselves a large amount of money.

A Had the miners outfitted, would have saved B Should the miners have outfitted, would have saved C If the miners outfitted, would have saved D If the miners had outfitted, should save

18. Inspector Strickland, like myself, was suffering from
a severe attack of bronchitis, which threatened to be­
come chronic if it____ immediately relieved,

A were not                       C had been

B would not be                D would not have been

19.  Parliament ordered that the customs office the

taxes more efficiently.

A would collect                C collect

B collects                          D collected

20. National parks request that visitors____ wild animals.

A not feed                        C would not feed

B did not feed                  D do not feed