Your taskChoose the correct answer for each question.0 / 15 selectedYour score0 / 150%Keep practising! Review the explanations below and try again.1If you ___ fresh pasta too long, it becomes mushy and loses its texture.If you ___ fresh pasta too long, it becomes mushy and loses its texture.had cookedwill cookcookwould cookCorrect answer: cook2___ the negotiations go smoothly, the deal will be signed before the weekend.___ the negotiations go smoothly, the deal will be signed before the weekend.IfEven ifUnlessWereCorrect answer: If3If you don't book your train tickets soon, there ___ no seats left for the morning service.If you don't book your train tickets soon, there ___ no seats left for the morning service.would bewereare beingwill beCorrect answer: will be4The event ___ cancelled unless at least 50 people register by Thursday.The event ___ cancelled unless at least 50 people register by Thursday.would bewill behad beenwasCorrect answer: will be5If solar panels ___ cheaper to install, far more households would use them.If solar panels ___ cheaper to install, far more households would use them.werearehad beenwill beCorrect answer: were6Marco wouldn't apply for the promotion unless he ___ he had a real chance of getting it.Marco wouldn't apply for the promotion unless he ___ he had a real chance of getting it.thinksthoughthad thoughtwould thinkCorrect answer: thought7If the engineers ___ the structural fault in time, the bridge collapse would have been prevented.If the engineers ___ the structural fault in time, the bridge collapse would have been prevented.detectedhad been detectinghad detectedwould have detectedCorrect answer: had detected8She wouldn't have spent so much on repairs ___ she taken the car for a service six months earlier.She wouldn't have spent so much on repairs ___ she taken the car for a service six months earlier.hadhasifwereCorrect answer: had9If the company ___ stricter data protocols, the breach would never have occurred.If the company ___ stricter data protocols, the breach would never have occurred.followsfollowedwould have followedhad followedCorrect answer: had followed10___ I known about the roadworks, I would have taken a completely different route.___ I known about the roadworks, I would have taken a completely different route.IfShouldHadWereCorrect answer: Had11If Yumi hadn't dropped out of medical school, she ___ a doctor now.If Yumi hadn't dropped out of medical school, she ___ a doctor now.had beenwould bewould have beenwill beCorrect answer: would be12If Rafael ___ more patient with his team, they would have completed the project weeks ago.If Rafael ___ more patient with his team, they would have completed the project weeks ago.werehad beeniswould beCorrect answer: were13The charity campaign would have raised far more money if there ___ a stronger social media strategy from the outset.The charity campaign would have raised far more money if there ___ a stronger social media strategy from the outset.iswould have beenwashad beenCorrect answer: had been14I wish I ___ the warning signs earlier — I would have handled the whole situation very differently.I wish I ___ the warning signs earlier — I would have handled the whole situation very differently.recognizerecognizedhad recognizedwould have recognizedCorrect answer: had recognized15Provided that all stakeholders ___ the revised proposal, construction will begin before the end of the quarter.Provided that all stakeholders ___ the revised proposal, construction will begin before the end of the quarter.would approveapprovehad approvedapprovedCorrect answer: approveCheck AnswersPlease select an answer for at least one question first.Found an error in this exercise? Let us know.