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KEY Passive
KEY Passive
KEY Passive
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Subjunctive of the verbs shown in
brackets. For example:
They insisted that she _____ at once. (to come)
They insisted that she come at once.
2. Complete each of the following sentences with the Past Perfect Subjunctive
of the verb shown in brackets. For example:
They wished they ___ not ____. (to come)
They wished they had not come.
3. Complete each of the following sentences with the Simple Past Subjunctive
of the verb shown in brackets. For example:
He wished he ____ able to do it. (to be)
He wished he were able to do it.
4. Complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the Simple
conjugation with would. For example:
They wished the sun ___________. (to shine)
They wished the sun would shine.
6. For each of the following sentences, rewrite the subordinate clause, using
the form in which the word if is omitted. For example:
If I were in your position, I would pay close attention.
Were I in your position, I would pay close attention.
7. Complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the Simple
conjugation with would. For example:
We __________ if we were ready. (to come)
We would come if we were ready.
If they saw us, they _____ not _________ us. (to recognize)
If they saw us, they would not recognize us.
_____ you not ____ glad if you were rich? (to be)
Would you not be glad if you were rich?
8. Complete the following sentences, using the indicated verbs in the Perfect
conjugation with would. For example:
If it had rained, I ________________ at home. (to stay)
If it had rained, I would have stayed at home.
_____ she not __________ if she had seen us? (to wave)
Would she not have waved if she had seen us?
1. If he were here now he _______ not ___________ to help us. (to hesitate)
2. I ___________________ the book last week if I had known you wanted it.
(to finish)
3. ______ you ______________ to him last night if you had seen him? (to
speak)
4. If they were old enough, they __________________ the contest next week.
(to enter)
5. ______ she not ____________ a vacation now if she had more time? (to
take)
6. If he had sent a message, we ______________________ it two days ago.
(to receive)
7. I ____________________ it if you came with me now. (to appreciate)
8. ______ she not ________ grateful if we offered to help her tomorrow? (to
be)
9. ______ he _____________ yesterday if he had entered the race? (to win)
10. _______ they not __________________ more books last month if they
had noticed the stock was low? (to order)
11. _______ she not ___________ us now if she knew where we lived? (to
visit)
12. _______ you _________________ cucumbers yesterday if they had been
on sale? (to buy)
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10. For each of the following sentences, complete the subordinate clause with
the Simple Past Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets. For example:
If he ____ in town, he would call us. (to be)
If he were in town, he would call us.
If he ___ not ____ his work, he would find another job. (to like)
If he did not like his work, he would find another job.
11. For each of the following sentences, complete the subordinate clause with
the Past Perfect Subjunctive of the verb shown in brackets. For example:
If I __________ him to do it, he would have obeyed me. (to order)
If I had ordered him to do it, he would have obeyed me.
Had it not ______ yesterday, we would have raked the leaves. (to snow)
Had it not snowed yesterday, we would have raked the leaves.
1. I would not have got lost if I ______________ the map. (to study)
2. _______ he _________ at home, we would have visited him. (to be)
3. We would have invited him if we ________________ he would come. (to
think)
4. He would have applied for the job if he _______________ the
advertisement. (to see)
5. We would not have ordered tea, ______ we __________ how late it was. (to
know)
6. ______ it not __________, they would have held the party in the park. (to
rain)
7. We would have agreed with you if we _________________ what you
meant. (to understand)
8. If you _____________ salt on the steps, they would not have been so
slippery. (to put)
9. ______ he ___________ to us, we would have known when to expect him.
(to write)
10. If he ________________ to take the course, he would have had to work
hard. (to choose)
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___ he ______ here last week, we would have met him. (to stay)
Had he stayed here last week, we would have met him.
14. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the
Imperative form of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:
____ the door. (to open)
Open the door.
Answers to Exercise 1:
1. be 2. open 3. leave 4. accompany 5. fly 6. be 7. take 8. be 9. remain 10. find
11. learn 12. complete
Answers to Exercise 2:
1. had, lost 2. had, forgotten 3. had shown 4. had given 5. had snowed 6. had,
opened 7. had heard 8. had known
Answers to Exercise 3:
1. were 2. were 3. knew 4. wanted 5. felt 6. were 7. were 8. found
Answers to Exercise 4:
1. would make 2. would help 3. would come 4. would hurry 5. would open 6.
would wait 7. would write 8. would join
Answers to Exercise 5:
1. were 2. had been 3. would come 4. had left 5. would come 6. had arrived 7.
would visit 8. were 9. had helped 10. were 11. would win 12. had made 13.
were 14. were 15. would telephone
Answers to Exercise 6:
1. Were he here, he would lend us his car. 2. Had I remembered their address,
I would have sent them a card. 3. Were we not waiting for a telephone call, we
would go downtown. 4. Had they recognized her, they would have spoken to
her. 5. Had I been intending to go shopping, I would have let you know. 6.
Had you seen the movie, you would have liked it. 7. Were it not snowing, we
would go out. 8. Had he been shoveling the walk, we would have seen him.
Answers to Exercise 7:
1. would, stop 2. would, be 3. Would, let 4. would, want 5. would change 6.
Would, order 7. Would, agree 8. would, drive
Answers to Exercise 8:
1. would, have begun 2. would, have drunk 3. would, have missed 4. would,
have returned 5. would, have left 6. would have found 7. would, have gone 8.
would have lain
Answers to Exercise 9:
1. would, hesitate 2. would have finished 3. Would, have spoken 4. would
enter 5. Would, take 6. would have received 7. would appreciate 8. Would, be
9. Would, have won 10. Would, have ordered 11. Would, visit 12. Would, have
bought