Inverted Conditionals: Multiple Choice

Check when each part of the sentence happens and whether it is real or imaginary, then choose the answer that completes it. The forms follow the same order as the gaps. Your first choice counts.

1. Check-out at our hotel is at 11 a.m. _____ a later check-out, our front desk _____ happy to arrange it.

2. Your new washing machine comes with a two-year guarantee. _____ wrong with it in that time, we _____ it free of charge.

3. Your job interview is tomorrow, and you still haven't decided what to wear. _____ you, I _____ the dark blue suit.

4. The tickets for last Friday's concert sold out in ten minutes, and we missed out. _____ online earlier, we _____ some.

5. Our best player is unlikely to leave the club, but _____ to a rival team next season, the fans _____ furious.

6. A lifeguard pulled the boy out of the water just in time last summer. _____ for her quick reaction, he _____.

7. Mia turned down a job in Rome two years ago, and she still works for a bank in Leeds. _____ that offer, she _____ in Italy now.

8. Tom is only 1.60 metres tall, so he can't reach the top shelf in his kitchen. _____ taller, he _____ it without a stepladder.

9. The editors didn't read last month's report carefully, and it went out full of mistakes. _____ it properly, they _____ the errors.

10. I'll be in a meeting all afternoon. _____ while I'm out, _____ a message?

11. Ali signed a phone contract last year without reading the small print. _____ it, he _____ about the extra charges at the time.

12. From an airline's website: _____ by more than three hours, you _____ a free meal voucher at the information desk.

13. Grandma is in hospital, so she can't be at the wedding today. _____ here, she _____ the first one on the dance floor.

14. Firefighters reached the burning warehouse within minutes last night. _____ any later, the whole building _____ down.

15. We drove for an hour to the museum today, only to find that it was closed. _____ at its website first, we _____ a wasted journey.

16. The school trip to the coast is on Friday. _____ heavy rain that day, the trip _____ until the following week.

17. Daniel is extremely shy, so he said nothing at yesterday's meeting, even though he had some great ideas. _____ so shy, he _____ them yesterday.

18. Our village library stays open only because volunteers run it. _____ them, it _____ its doors.

19. Experts say a major earthquake in this region is very unlikely. But _____, most of the city's old buildings _____.

20. From our gym's terms and conditions: _____ to cancel your membership, you _____ to give us one month's notice.