Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the following sentences correct?
1. I call you if we need any help.That is incorrect. Correct is: I will call you if we need any help.
2. Can you imagine what happens if I won the lottery?That is incorrect. Correct is: Can you imagine what would happen if I won the lottery?
3. I think that if it rains, I would stay at home.That is incorrect. Correct is: I think that if it rains, I will stay at home.
4. If we caught the noon bus, we arrived too late.That is incorrect. Correct is: If we caught the noon bus, we would arrive too late.
5. If you exercised more, you would be healthier.That is correct.
6. If you don't settle this now, you might have trouble later.That is correct.
7. Would you work for me if I will offer you a job?That is incorrect. Correct is: Would you work for me if I offered you a job?
8. If you practiced more, your English would improve.That is correct.
9. If he were older, I hire him.That is incorrect. Correct is: If he were older, I would hire him.
10. If we working more, we would have more money.That is incorrect. Correct is: If we worked more, we would have more money.