This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Moods > Past Unreal Conditional – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Unreal Conditional Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If they had acted swiftly to contain the oil spill, they ..... prevented much of the environmental damage. A) Could have. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 2. If I had felt better last night ..... A) I will go to the movies with you. B) I would have gone to the movies with you. C) I had gone to the movies with you. D) I go to the movies with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would have gone to the movies with you. 3. If she had studied, she ..... (pass) the exam. A) Would passed. B) Passed. C) Had passed. D) Would have passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have passed. 4. If she had studied harder, what grade would she have received? A) The same grade she received. B) A lower grade than she received. C) A higher grade than she received. D) No grade at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A higher grade than she received. 5. If they had taken better precautions, ..... they have avoided the problems they later encountered? A) Must. B) Could. C) May. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 6. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence: "If he had taken the bus, he ..... "? A) Would arrive on time. B) Will arrive on time. C) Arrived on time. D) Would have arrived on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have arrived on time. 7. Last week I failed the exam because I didn't understand anything. A) If I had understood everything, I would have passed the exam. B) If I understood everything, I would pass the exam. C) If I understand everything, I would pass the exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I had understood everything, I would have passed the exam. 8. If I ..... so tired, I would have joined you last night. A) Wasn't. B) Wouldn't be. C) Am not. D) Hadn't been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't been. 9. Identify the correctly inverted past unreal conditional: A) Had I known she was coming, I would have stayed longer. B) Had known I she was coming, I would have stayed longer. C) If I had known she was coming, I would have stayed longer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I known she was coming, I would have stayed longer. 10. The damage from the oil spill wouldn't have been so bad if there ..... a hurricane a few days later. A) Wasn't. B) Hadn't been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been. 11. If she had gone to art school, she ..... (become) a painter. A) Would have became. B) Had become. C) Would have become. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have become. 12. Which sentence correctly uses the inverted form? A) If I had seen the warning, I would have avoided the mistake. B) Had I seen the warning, I would have avoided the mistake. C) Had seen I the warning, I would have avoided the mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had I seen the warning, I would have avoided the mistake. 13. I ..... (pass) my exams if I ..... (study) two days ago. A) Will have passed / had study. B) Would pass / studied. C) Will pass / study. D) Would have passed / had studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have passed / had studied. 14. What if you had been born in U.S.A?If I ..... in USA, I ..... taller and more attractive A) Were/would be. B) Had been born/would be. C) Were been born/would have been. D) Had born/would have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been born/would be. 15. Choose the correct form:She ..... better faster if she had listened to her feelings sooner. A) Might have felt. B) Would feel. C) Feels. D) Might feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have felt. 16. Choose the correct sentence.You didn't bring your umbrella, and now you're wet. A) You should have brought your umbrella. B) You should bring your umbrella. C) You ought to bring your umbrella. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should have brought your umbrella. 17. If she ..... about the Pictopia camera watch, she ..... use it on her trip. A) Knew/ would. B) Would know/ will. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knew/ would. 18. We use ..... or ..... + have and a past participle in the main clause. A) Could. B) Could / would. C) Will / can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could / would. 19. If she had embarrassed me in front of all my friends, A) Would have hated her forever!. B) Would have hate her forever!. C) Would hated her forever!. D) Have hated her forever!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have hated her forever!. 20. If Norman Cousins hadn't believed in a mind-body interaction, Laughter Therapy would not have been effective for him. A) Laughter Therapy was effective for him. B) Laughter Therapy wasn't effective for him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughter Therapy was effective for him. 21. If the company had been honest about the spill, the clean-up effort ..... by now. A) Would start. B) Would've started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would've started. 22. If you had told me that you were having problems, A) I would have helped. B) I would help. C) I would have help. D) I would helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would have helped. 23. We ..... lost if you had asked for directions. A) Wouldn't have got. B) Wouldn't have had. C) Hadn't got. D) Wouldn't get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't have got. 24. If he ..... the opportunity, he could have gone. A) Had had. B) Has. C) Had. D) Has had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had. 25. Identify the sentence that correctly inverts the past unreal conditional: A) Had we not been so busy, we could have shopped around. B) If we hadn't been so busy, we could have shopped around. C) We could have shopped around, had not we been so busy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had we not been so busy, we could have shopped around. 26. If Mariana ..... about that, she ..... you. Unfortunately, nobody notified her about the decision. A) Knew/would tell. B) Had known/would have told. C) Knew/would have told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had known/would have told. 27. Sergio is not sure if he had gone to India or Japan for vacation. He says: A) If I had had money, I might have gone to India or Japan for vacation. B) If I had had money, I would have gone to India or Japan for vacation. C) If I had had money, I could have gone to India or Japan for vacation. D) If I have had money, I might have gone to India or Japan for vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I had had money, I might have gone to India or Japan for vacation. 28. ..... me, I ..... you. A) If you have asked; would have helped. B) If you would have asked; would have helped. C) If you had asked; would have helped. D) If you asked; would help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If you had asked; would have helped. 29. If he had finished his work on time ..... A) We would have been able to play another round of golf yesterday. B) We would have be able to play another round of golf yesterday. C) We would been able to play another round of golf yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We would have been able to play another round of golf yesterday. 30. We would never have met if you ..... us to each other at that party. A) Hasn't introduced. B) Wouldn't had introduced. C) Hadn't interoduce. D) Had introduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't interoduce. 31. That oil spill wouldn't ..... if the company had followed all the safety regulations. A) Happen. B) Have happened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have happened. 32. This is the formula for the PAST UNREAL CONDITIONAL:IF +PAST PERFECT+WOULD HAVE+VERB PAST PARTICIPLE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 33. Choose the correct sentence that expresses remorse.Tom spent all his money. Now he's broke. A) Tom wishes he didn't spend his money. B) Tom wishes he had spent his money. C) Tom wishes he hadn't spent his money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom wishes he hadn't spent his money. 34. ..... started the project if you had known it was due on Monday? A) Would you. B) Would have you. C) Would you have. D) Had you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would you have. 35. Is this sentence written correctly in the past unreal conditional? You wouldn't have had an accident if you hadn't been so tired. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 36. "If they had left earlier, they would not have missed the train." This sentence implies: A) A) They left early and missed the train. B) B) They left late and missed the train. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) They left late and missed the train. 37. Choose the correct verb forms for the past unreal conditional sentence:If I (have) more time, I (visit) my grandparents last weekend. A) If I had more time, I would have visited my grandparents last weekend. B) If I have more time, I visited my grandparents last weekend. C) If I had more time, I visited my grandparents last weekend. D) If I have more time, I will visit my grandparents last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I had more time, I would have visited my grandparents last weekend. 38. If you (have) ..... enough money, I (backpack) ..... around Europe. A) Had, would backpack. B) Have, will backpack. C) Have, would backpack. D) Had, will backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had, would backpack. 39. How do you express regret using past unreal conditionals? A) If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam. B) If I study harder, I will pass the exam. C) If I study harder, I would have passed the exam. D) If I had studied, I would pass the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam. 40. If you had left the office earlier, you ..... the accident. A) Saw. B) Would have seen. C) Would see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have seen. 41. If he ..... the instructions, he would have completed the task correctly. A) Had followed. B) Followed. C) Would have followed. D) Has followed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had followed. 42. I would have believed you ..... A) If you would lie to me before. B) If you hadn't lied to me before. C) If you lied to me before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you hadn't lied to me before. 43. She was tired last night. She didn't go to the party. A) If she hadn't been tired, she would've gone to the party. B) If she is tired, she will not go to the party. C) If she wasn't tired, she will go to the party. D) If she were tired, she will stay home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she hadn't been tired, she would've gone to the party. 44. If I had known ten years ago what I know now, ..... A) I would have made a different choice. B) I could had made a different choice. C) I could maken a different choice. D) I would make a different choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would have made a different choice. 45. How do you structure a past unreal conditional sentence? A) If + past perfect, would have + past participle. B) If + past continuous, would be + present participle. C) If + present perfect, will have + past participle. D) If + simple past, would + base form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If + past perfect, would have + past participle. 46. I might not have had as many opportunities if ..... A) We have studied English. B) I had been studying English. C) I have studied english. D) I hadn't studied English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I hadn't studied English. 47. What time frame does the third conditional refer to? A) Any time frame. B) The present. C) The future. D) The past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The past. 48. ..... the map, we ..... lost. A) If we had used; would not have gotten. B) If we would have used; would not have gotten. C) If we used; would not get. D) If we have used; would not have gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If we had used; would not have gotten. 49. If they had left earlier, would they have caught the train? A) They caught a different train. B) No, they missed the train. C) They would have arrived too late. D) Yes, they would have caught the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, they would have caught the train. 50. Which one of these sentences properly expresses regret about losing your temper yesterday? A) If only I have not lost my temper!. B) If only I had lost my temper!. C) I wish I had not lost my temper. D) I wish I wouldn't lose my temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wish I had not lost my temper. 51. If he ..... the presentation more effectively, the audience ..... his ideas more positively. A) Had delivered-would have perceived. B) Delivered-will perceive. C) Delivering-would have perceived. D) Was delivering-would perceive. E) Delivers-would perceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had delivered-would have perceived. 52. Past Participle of drive A) Drove. B) Drived. C) Driven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driven. 53. ..... the concert, they ..... the music. A) If they had attended; would have enjoyed. B) If they attended; would enjoy. C) If they would have attended; would have enjoyed. D) If they have attended; would have enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If they had attended; would have enjoyed. 54. Form a past unreal conditional sentence using the words provided:If he (study) harder, he (pass) the test. A) If he had studied harder, he would have passed the test. B) If he studies harder, he will pass the test. C) If he had study harder, he would pass the test. D) If he would study harder, he will pass the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If he had studied harder, he would have passed the test. 55. What is the correct form:'If I had known, I would have gone' or 'If I knew, I would go'? A) If I had known, I would go. B) If I know, I will go. C) If I had known, I would have gone. D) If I knew, I would have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I had known, I would have gone. 56. If you knew the mall would be this busy, why ..... a different time? A) Hadn't you suggested. B) Didn't you suggest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't you suggest. 57. Leslie works a lot. She doesn't have time for her children. A) If she didn't work a lot, she would have time for her children. B) If she hadn't work a lot, she would have had time for her children. C) If she doesn't work a lot, she would have had time for her children. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she didn't work a lot, she would have time for her children. 58. Would you have gotten vaccinated if you ..... known you would get so sick? A) Have. B) Hadn't. C) Has. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 59. She forgot to study for the exam. A) If only she had studied. B) If only she studies. C) If only she would study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If only she had studied. 60. The music wasn't very good. I didn't enjoy the party. A) If the music had been good, I would have enjoyed the party. B) If the music is good, I will enjoy the party. C) If the music is bad, I will go home. D) If the music were better, I would enjoy the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the music had been good, I would have enjoyed the party. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesPast Unreal Conditional Quiz 1Past Unreal Conditional Quiz 3Past Unreal Conditional Quiz 4Advanced Conditionals QuizConditional And Subjunctive Mood QuizConditional Mood QuizConditional Sentences QuizConditionals With If Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books