Then choose the correct words in italics in the explanations. (Help me) If we'd missed that flight, we wouldn't be on the
We are / aren't on the beach now. We missed I didn't miss the flight
2 'If she wanted to see you again, she would have phoned by now.
She has / hasn't phoned. She probably does / doesn't want to see you again
3 'If we'd taken out the warranty, we wouldn't need to pay for these repairs .
we took / didn't take out a warranty so we have to / don't have to pay for these repair
4 "I'd ask for a refund if I were you."
I'm talking about the past / giving advice.
5.We'd get a lot more light if there wasn't a huge tree in our back garden.'
There is / used to be a big tree in our garden.
You'd be able to spend more time with the children if you changed to a part-time los
6.I think you are likely / unlikely to change your job.
If we knew more about computers, we wouldn't have had to call the technical helply
7.We had to / didn't have to call the helpline because we didn't / don't know much
about computers.
8. We'd have a less stressful life if we didn't live so far from the office.'
I'm expressing a regret about a past / present situation.
Explanation: The sentence is in the conditional form, expressing a hypothetical situation. The phrase "If we'd missed that flight" suggests that there was a possibility of missing the flight in the past. The phrase "we wouldn't be on the beach now" indicates the result of not missing the flight. Since the sentence is in the present tense, the correct word to use is "are" to show that the speaker is currently on the beach. The word "missed" is correct because it refers to the past action of potentially missing the flight.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "If we'd missed that flight"
- Identify the result clause: "we wouldn't be on the beach now"
- Determine the correct words in italics: "are" and "missed"
2. "'If she wanted to see you again, she would have phoned by now." - The correct word in italics is "hasn't".
Explanation: The sentence is in the conditional form, suggesting a hypothetical situation. The phrase "If she wanted to see you again" implies that there is a possibility of her wanting to see you. The phrase "she would have phoned by now" indicates the result of her wanting to see you. Since the sentence is in the present tense, the correct word to use is "hasn't" to show that she has not phoned yet.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "If she wanted to see you again"
- Identify the result clause: "she would have phoned by now"
- Determine the correct word in italics: "hasn't"
3. "'If we'd taken out the warranty, we wouldn't need to pay for these repairs." - The correct words in italics are "didn't take" and "don't have to".
Explanation: The sentence is in the conditional form, indicating a hypothetical situation. The phrase "If we'd taken out the warranty" suggests the possibility of taking out the warranty in the past. The phrase "we wouldn't need to pay for these repairs" indicates the result of taking out the warranty. Since the sentence is in the present tense, the correct words to use are "didn't take" to show that the warranty was not taken in the past, and "don't have to" to show that there is no need to pay for the repairs currently.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "If we'd taken out the warranty"
- Identify the result clause: "we wouldn't need to pay for these repairs"
- Determine the correct words in italics: "didn't take" and "don't have to"
4. "I'd ask for a refund if I were you." - The correct words in italics are "talking about the past" and "giving advice".
Explanation: The sentence is in the conditional form, expressing a hypothetical scenario. The phrase "I'd ask for a refund" suggests the possibility of asking for a refund. The phrase "if I were you" indicates the condition of being in the other person's position. The correct words to use in this context are "talking about the past" to indicate the speaker's intention to discuss a past situation, and "giving advice" to show that the speaker is suggesting what the listener should do.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "if I were you"
- Identify the result clause: "I'd ask for a refund"
- Determine the correct words in italics: "talking about the past" and "giving advice"
5. "We'd get a lot more light if there wasn't a huge tree in our back garden." - The correct word in italics is "used to be".
Explanation: The sentence is in the conditional form, presenting a hypothetical situation. The phrase "We'd get a lot more light" suggests the possibility of receiving more light. The phrase "if there wasn't a huge tree in our back garden" indicates the condition of having a big tree in the garden. The correct word to use in this context is "used to be" because it refers to a past situation of having a big tree in the garden.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "if there wasn't a huge tree in our back garden"
- Identify the result clause: "We'd get a lot more light"
- Determine the correct word in italics: "used to be"
6. "I think you are unlikely to change your job." - The correct word in italics is "unlikely".
Explanation: The sentence is a statement expressing the speaker's opinion. The correct word to use in this context is "unlikely" because it indicates the speaker's belief that the person will not change their job.
Step-by-step solution:
- Determine the correct word in italics: "unlikely"
7. "We didn't have to call the helpline because we don't know much about computers." - The correct words in italics are "didn't have to" and "don't know".
Explanation: The sentence is a statement in the past tense. The phrase "We didn't have to call the helpline" suggests that there was no need to call the helpline in the past. The phrase "because we don't know much about computers" indicates the reason why calling the helpline was not necessary. The correct words to use in this context are "didn't have to" to show the absence of the need in the past, and "don't know" to express the current state or knowledge.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the reason for not calling the helpline: "because we don't know much about computers"
- Determine the correct words in italics: "didn't have to" and "don't know"
8. "We'd have a less stressful life if we didn't live so far from the office." - The correct word in italics is "present".
Explanation: The sentence is a statement expressing a hypothetical situation. The phrase "We'd have a less stressful life" suggests the possibility of having a less stressful life. The phrase "if we didn't live so far from the office" indicates the condition of living far from the office. The correct word to use in this context is "present" because the speaker is expressing a regret about the current situation.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the conditional clause: "if we didn't live so far from the office"
- Identify the result clause: "We'd have a less stressful life"
- Determine the correct word in italics: "present"