Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conditional verb form.
1. If it weren’t for his help, I ............................. alive today.
2. ............................. for his help, I would not be alive today.
3. If it .............................. for his wife’s money, he would never become an entrepreneur.
4. ............................ for his wife’s money, he would never become rich.
5. If they were my children, I .............................. them party all night.
6. ............................ they my children, I would not let them party all night.
7. If I ............................ his true intentions, I would not have rented out my house to him.
8. If I ............................... the trip, I would have died in the accident.
9. ............................ I realized what he was up to, I would not have let him stay with me.
10. If I ........................... that you needed money, I would lend you some.
11. If I ............................... that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
12. ................................ I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
Answers
1. If it weren’t for his help, I would not be alive today.
2. But for his help, I would not be alive today.
3. If it weren’t for his wife’s money, he would never become an entrepreneur.
4. But for his wife’s money, he would never become rich.
5. If they were my children, I would not let them party all night.
6. Were they my children, I would not let them party all night.
7. If I had known his true intentions, I would not have rented out my house to him.
8. If I had not cancelled the trip, I would have died in the accident.
9. Had I realized what he was up to, I would not have let him stay with me.
10. If I knew that you needed money, I would lend you some.
11. If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
12. Had I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.