Английский язык 10 класс. Complete the two possible endings (one about the present and the other one about the past) with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a) If Ainura and Ruslan hadn't argued with each other,
1) they would still be (still be) together now.
2) they (not break up).
b) If Adilet hadn't forgotten about his sister's birthday,
1) he (buy) her a present.
2) she
(not be) angry with him now.
c) If Zhyldyz hadn't gone to bed so late yesterday,
1)she (not oversleep).
2) she (not be) sleepy now.
d) If Dastan weren't lazy,
1) he (always do) his homework.
2) he (spend) more time yesterday preparing for the
exam.
e) If Timur had stopped wasting money on stupid things,
1) he (save) up a lot of money. 2) he (have) a lot of money now.
1) they would still be together now.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 3, which refers to a hypothetical situation in the past and its imagined result in the present. In this case, the condition is that Ainura and Ruslan hadn't argued with each other. The result is that they would still be together now. We use the "would + base verb" form to express the result of the hypothetical situation.
2) they wouldn't have broken up.
Explanation: This sentence is also a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that they wouldn't have broken up. Here, we use the negative form of the past perfect "hadn't + past participle" to express that the action of breaking up didn't happen.
b) If Adilet hadn't forgotten about his sister's birthday,
1) he would have bought her a present.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that Adilet would have bought her a present. We use the perfect infinitive "would have + past participle" to express the imagined past action.
2) she wouldn't be angry with him now.
Explanation: This sentence is also a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that she wouldn't be angry with him now. We use the negative form of the present simple "wouldn't + base verb" to express that the action of being angry didn't happen.
c) If Zhyldyz hadn't gone to bed so late yesterday,
1) she wouldn't have overslept.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that she wouldn't have overslept. We use the negative form of the past perfect "hadn't + past participle" to express that the action of oversleeping didn't happen.
2) she wouldn't be sleepy now.
Explanation: This sentence is also a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that she wouldn't be sleepy now. We use the negative form of the present simple "wouldn't + base verb" to express that the action of being sleepy didn't happen.
d) If Dastan weren't lazy,
1) he would always do his homework.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 2, which refers to a hypothetical situation in the present and its imagined result. In this case, the condition is that Dastan weren't lazy (which is contrary to reality). The result is that he would always do his homework. We use the simple present tense to express the result of the hypothetical situation.
2) he would have spent more time yesterday preparing for the exam.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that he would have spent more time yesterday preparing for the exam. We use the perfect infinitive "would have + past participle" to express the imagined past action.
e) If Timur had stopped wasting money on stupid things,
1) he would have saved up a lot of money.
Explanation: This sentence is a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that he would have saved up a lot of money. We use the perfect infinitive "would have + past participle" to express the imagined past action.
2) he would have had a lot of money now.
Explanation: This sentence is also a conditional sentence type 3. The result of the hypothetical situation is that he would have had a lot of money now. We use the perfect infinitive "would have + past participle" to express the imagined past action.