Verbal Ability - Conditionals Online Quiz



Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Conditionals. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Questions and Answers

Q 1 - She would go to the Job Centre if she ... a job.

A - had wanted

B - will want

C - wanted

D - wants

Answer : C

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 2 - If it ... I would stay at home.

A - rains

B - rained

C - has rained

D - had rained

Answer : B

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 3 - Do you think pigs ... if they had wings?

A - will fly

B - would fly

C - wouldn´t have flown

D - flew

Answer : B

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 4 - She ... the computer if it broke down.

A - will repair

B - repairs

C - would repair

D - repaired

Answer : C

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 5 - If you want me to, I ... the shopping.

A - can do

B - would do

C - had done

D - did

Answer : A

Explanation

If the main clause has action word in simple future or present modal (can, must, etc.), the conditional clause will have verb in simple present. And, vice versa.

Q 6 - If I ... you, I wouldn't ask so many questions.

A - was

B - were

C - would

D - am

Answer : B

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 7 - Would you go out more often if you ... so much in the house?

A - don’t have

B - didn’t have to do

C - hadn’t had to do

D - wouldn’t had to do

Answer : B

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 8 - If I went anywhere, it ... New Zealand.

A - would be

B - will be

C - were

D - was

Answer : A

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 9 - If the parents bought the cat, their children ... very happy.

A - will be

B - are

C - would have been

D - would be

Answer : D

Explanation

If the main clause has the action word in past modal, the conditional clause will have verb in simple past. And, vice versa.

Q 10 - They'd have been able to return the bottle if they ... the labels.

A - hadn’t torn off

B - haven’t torn

C - don’t tear off

D - didn’t tear off

Answer : A

Explanation

If the main clause has action word in future perfect, so conditional clause will have verb in past perfect. And, vice versa.

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