If I possessed a law degree, I ________ that high-profile case last year.A) would takeB) tookC) will takeD) would have taken
Provided that functions exactly like if . Since the main clause uses the future tense ( will start ), this operates as a First Conditional , requiring the Simple Present ( arrives ). 14. Correct Answer: C (had worked) conditional sentences exercises multiple choice exclusive
**5. B) would have avoided
put / boils (Zero conditional: scientific fact. Both verbs in present simple.) 2. A) were / would accept (Second conditional: "If I were" is the standard subjunctive for advice.) 3. A) will be / doesn't catch (First conditional: real possibility for the future.) 4. A) wouldn't have lost / had given (Third conditional: past hypothetical. The referee did not give it, so they lost.) 5. B) had / would have bought (Mixed conditional: Present condition [If I had money now] + Past result [I would have bought a house last year]. This is tricky!) 6. B) weren't / would have gone (Mixed: Present state [If he weren't afraid] + Past action [would have gone to Japan].) 7. B) had gone / wouldn't be (Mixed: Past action [going to bed earlier] + Present result [not tired now].) 8. D) spoke / would have got (Mixed: General present ability [If I spoke French] + Specific past opportunity [would have got the job].) 9. C) Had I known (Third conditional inversion. "Had I known" = "If I had known.") 10. B) Had he not been (Negative inversion in past. "Had he not been" = "If he had not been.") 11. A) Had she accepted (Mixed inversion: Past condition [Had she accepted] affects present situation [would be working now].) 12. A) Should there be no (First conditional inversion with "should" for future possibility. "Should there be" = "If there should be.") 13. C) would have finished (Implied third conditional. The "if" clause is implied: "...if you hadn't wasted time.") 14. B) would never have completed ("But for" means "Without." This triggers a third conditional result.) 15. B) stopped (Structure: "It is (high) time + past simple" to express urgency about the present/future.) 16. A) win / would do (Second conditional using "Supposing" instead of "If.") 17. C) had studied (Wish about the past. Regret requires past perfect.) 18. C) has seen (Realistic simile. She looks pale because she actually saw a ghost. But here, it implies a recent past action affecting present state. Some purists say "saw," but C is modern standard.) 19. A) had had (Past regret. "If only" + past perfect.) 20. B) have (Subjunctive mood. After verbs like 'require/demand/recommend', use the base verb (have).) 21. A) arrives ("Whether...or not" uses present simple for future time clauses.) 22. A) will make (First conditional implied. "I wouldn't normally...but I will..." shows an exception.) 23. A) is / will take ("Provided that" acts exactly like "if" for first conditional.) 24. C) be finished (Subjunctive/passive. "It is imperative that + base verb.") 25. B) would have finished / would be talking (Complex mixed conditional. Past condition [computer working] -> Past result [finish report last night] & Present result [talk to boss now].) If I possessed a law degree, I ________
| Zero Conditional . This is another scientific fact requiring the Present Simple tense in both clauses. Correct Answer: C (had worked) **5
| Second Conditional . "Supposing" introduces a hypothetical situation. The result clause uses "would you be", which signals that the past tense "offered" must be used in the condition.