Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the following sentences correct?
1. I had been happier if I had married Alice instead of Frank.That is incorrect. Correct is: I would have been happier if I had married Alice instead of Frank.
2. What would you have done if the clown arrived late?That is incorrect. Correct is: What would you have done if the clown had arrived late?
3. Would you went with him if you had known he was drinking?That is incorrect. Correct is: Would you have gone with him if you had known he was drinking?
4. If you didn't get so angry, we would have listened to you.That is incorrect. Correct is: If you hadn&039;t got / hadn&039;t gotton so angry, we would have listened to you.
5. What would you have done with your life if you wasn't a fireman?That is incorrect. Correct is: What would you have done with your life if you hadn&039;t been a fireman?
6. If Superman hadn't arrived just in time, we all died for sure!That is incorrect. Correct is: If Superman hadn&039;t arrived just in time, we all would have died for sure!
7. We could have gone out if the rain stops sooner.That is incorrect. Correct is: We could have gone out if the rain had stopped sooner.
8. If I had had enough money, I would pay the bills.That is incorrect. Correct is: If I had had enough money, I would have paid the bills.
9. Those weasels would have been easier to catch if you use glue.That is incorrect. Correct is: Those weasels would have been easier to catch if you had used glue.
10. If you didn't tease those dogs, they wouldn't have chased you all the way home.That is incorrect. Correct is: If you hadn&039;t teased those dogs, they wouldn&039;t have chased you all the way home.