Conditionals and Wish Clauses Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 1
Question 1 |
We ____ more on outgoings and souvenirs if we ____ a cheaper hotel.
A | will be spending / chose |
B | were to spend / might choose |
C | are spending / would have chosen |
D | have spent / have chosen |
E | could have spent / had chosen |
Question 2 |
If you ____ me for suggestions before you left, I ____ you some nice restaurants around here.
A | are asking / can recommend |
B | could have asked / were to recommend |
C | asked / had been recommending |
D | had asked / would have recommended |
E | would ask / have been recommending |
Question 3 |
I wish everybody ____ the same language all over the world. Then we ____ so hard to learn English now.
A | would speak / won’t study |
B | speaks / weren’t studying |
C | could speak / aren’t studying |
D | has been spoken / don’t study |
E | spoke / wouldn’t be studying |
Question 4 |
I’m sure we ____ on better terms with the manager if she ____ us so disrespectfully all the time.
A | would be / didn’t treat |
B | have been / weren’t treating |
C | were / hadn’t been treating |
D | will have been / isn’t treating |
E | can be / hadn’t treated |
Question 5 |
If the classroom ____ with an overhead projector, it ____ lessons more interesting.
A | had equipped / could have made |
B | were equipped / would make |
C | had been equipped / will have made |
D | won’t be equipped / might make |
E | equipped / should make |
Question 6 |
If the TEM motorway ____, the traffic in Istanbul _____ to a standstill.
A | wasn’t building / should have come |
B | isn’t going to be built / would have come |
C | hadn’t been built / would have come |
D | won’t be built / has come |
E | doesn’t build / would come |
Question 7 |
Jim is having difficulty doing his maths assignments, and he wishes he ____ to the instructions of his teacher more carefully.
A | was listening |
B | should listen |
C | would listen |
D | had listened |
E | has been listening |
Question 8 |
If anyone ____ with a five thousand lira note, please hold it up to the light to check if it ____ a forgery.
A | pays / is |
B | is paid / wasn’t |
C | has paid / can’t be |
D | paid / wouldn’t be |
E | will pay / won’t be |
Question 9 |
We keep a spare set of car keys in case we ____ the originals.
A | have lost |
B | will lose |
C | should lose |
D | lost |
E | are losing |
Question 10 |
Many people believe that football stadiums ____ safer places for families to go if strict measures ____ to solve the problem of football hooliganism.
A | had been / would be taken |
B | were to be / are taken |
C | have been / could have been taken |
D | should be / will be taken |
E | would be / were taken |
Question 11 |
If nature reserves ____ to protect the turtles, undoubtedly they ____ rarer today.
A | weren’t establishing / could have been |
B | hadn’t been established / would be |
C | aren’t established / have been |
D | won’t be established / might be |
E | haven’t been established / are |
Question 12 |
Why are you buying so many books all the time? If you ____ a library, you ____ money by borrowing them.
A | were joining / saved |
B | joined / would be able to save |
C | have joined / could have saved |
D | could join / have saved |
E | had joined / were able to save |
Question 13 |
You ____ your manager if you think that you ____ by that supplier.
A | have informed / have been overcharging |
B | would rather inform / overcharged |
C | had better inform / are being overcharged |
D | will be informing / were overcharging |
E | are informing / were overcharged |
Question 14 |
Because of the swearing it contains, this film ____ on national television if it had been released twenty years ago.
A | wasn’t shown |
B | couldn’t be showing |
C | hadn’t been shown |
D | wouldn’t have been shown |
E | didn’t use to show |
Question 15 |
I wish I ____ with you longer, but unfortunately, I have a lecture at four o’clock.
A | could stay |
B | would stay |
C | will stay |
D | can stay |
E | have stayed |
Question 16 |
I do wish Mr Swan ____ so aggressive in discussions. Every time we have a meeting, he tries to pick an argument with someone.
A | isn’t |
B | couldn’t be |
C | might not be |
D | weren’t |
E | hasn’t been |
Question 17 |
I wish international communications like the ‘internet’ ____ more frequently to aid environmental and health projects instead of for promoting big business.
A | are used |
B | have been used |
C | were used |
D | will be using |
E | could have used |
Question 18 |
If we ____ baby sitters, we ____ out more often, but we prefer to leave our children in the care of our parents, whom we don’t want to bother too often.
A | have trusted / had gone |
B | trust / would have gone |
C | can trust / might have gone |
D | had trusted / will go |
E | trusted / could go |
Question 19 |
If Florence Nightingale ____ alive today, I’m sure she ____ impressed with the current standard of nursing care in the majority of the world.
A | were / would be |
B | was / could have been |
C | is / will be |
D | has been / might be |
E | could be / was |
Question 20 |
Measures to combat global warming ____ if all countries ____ on a solution together.
A | will fail / don’t work |
B | will be failing / didn’t work |
C | must fail / hadn’t worked |
D | would be failing / haven’t worked |
E | had failed / couldn’t worked |
Question 21 |
The weather was beautiful as I left home, so I didn’t think of bringing my umbrella. I wish I ____ the weather forecast, so I ____ that it was going to rain.
A | was watching / should know |
B | could watch / had known |
C | had watched / would have known |
D | watched / knew |
E | watch / will have known |
Question 22 |
I wish you ____ to repair the boiler yourself. You have made the problem worse actually.
A | hadn’t attempted |
B | couldn’t attempt |
C | won’t attempt |
D | haven’t attempted |
E | didn’t attempt |
Question 23 |
I wish we ____ enough money to buy a camper van. Then we ____ to go on holiday more often.
A | have / can afford |
B | had / could afford |
C | would have / might afford |
D | were having / should afford |
E | can have / were to afford |
Question 24 |
I’ve been sitting here all morning wishing my son ____ to tell me that he has arrived in Germany safely.
A | will have telephoned |
B | has telephoned |
C | telephones |
D | telephoned |
E | would telephone |
Question 25 |
I think John wishes he ____ in the Lake District, but unfortunately, there are very few employment opportunities there.
A | is staying |
B | has stayed |
C | ought to stay |
D | could stay |
E | had been staying |
Question 26 |
I ____ Susan at her new office sometime next week if I can find some free time.
A | should have visited |
B | would like to visit |
C | have visited |
D | could have visited |
E | must be visiting |
Question 27 |
Despite the problems he had with the manager, he ____ to stay with them if he ____ that they were giving all employees a fifty per cent pay rise.
A | could decide / would have known |
B | has decided / will know |
C | might have decided / had known |
D | had decided / could have known |
E | will decide / has known |
Question 28 |
Were it not such a distance from the road, this ____ an ideal location for a picnic.
A | is |
B | has bee |
C | has been |
D | would be |
E | should be |
Question 29 |
Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I ____ that the project was a good one.
A | must have agreed |
B | would have agreed |
C | will have to agree |
D | ought to agree |
E | had to agree |
Question 30 |
We ____ very busy in the office recently; otherwise, I ____ to see your baby earlier.
A | were / was coming |
B | have been / would have come |
C | will be / might come |
D | had been / will have come |
E | are / would be coming |
Question 31 |
Marcus _____ over to help you with the project over the weekend, but he will be taking his mother to hospital for some tests.
A | is coming |
B | will come |
C | has come |
D | would come |
E | may come |
Question 32 |
She ____, but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.
A | has drowned |
B | ought to drown |
C | might drown |
D | could have drowned |
E | will have drowned |
Question 33 |
Kelly is very nervous about his examinations. Especially as he knows that his parents ____ very disappointed if he ____ them.
A | are / is failing |
B | are going to be / had failed |
C | have been / will fail |
D | were / would fail |
E | will be / fails |
Question 34 |
He ______ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.
A | shouldn’t be expected |
B | needn’t have expected |
C | can’t have expected |
D | wouldn’t be expected |
E | weren’t expecting |
Question 35 |
I don’t believe the white of Pamukkale will be spoilt ____ the number of new hotels is restricted.
A | as long as |
B | as if |
C | in case |
D | unless |
E | even if |
Question 36 |
____ they offer him a partnership will the young architect stay with this firm.
A | Even if |
B | Unless |
C | Only if |
D | In case |
E | Providing |
Question 37 |
We should be able to hire a car on the island, ________ you remember to take your driving licence.
A | or else |
B | unless |
C | as if |
D | in case |
E | provided |
Question 38 |
You shouldn’t open the oven while a sponge cake is baking; ________, it will sink in the middle.
A | in case |
B | otherwise |
C | providing |
D | even if |
E | as though |
Question 39 |
You might get better results ____ you take your photographs with an automatic camera.
A | even if |
B | whether |
C | if |
D | as if |
E | in case |
Question 40 |
We wouldn’t finish our assignment ____ we stayed up all night.
A | as if |
B | as long as |
C | even if |
D | in case |
E | provided |
Question 41 |
____ you are interested in taking lessons, I can give you their telephone number.
A | As if |
B | Only if |
C | Even ifEven if |
D | If |
E | As long as |
Question 42 |
So many people were killed in the fire ________ the stadium didn’t have enough emergency exits.
A | if |
B | so long as |
C | in case |
D | unless |
E | because |
Question 43 |
I’m afraid we won’t be able to come to your baby’s christening ________ we can find a baby-sitter. Our regular babysitter is on holiday.
A | unless |
B | as if |
C | even if |
D | in case |
E | only if |
Question 44 |
She described her new house ________ it were a palace.
A | even if |
B | in case |
C | as if |
D | because |
E | whether |
Question 45 |
She hasn’t had much time to socialise ____ she took a part-time job besides her school studies.
A | when |
B | since |
C | even if |
D | if |
E | unless |
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