Central Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the modal verb 'would' and the words in brackets to express the past.
The financial director ...... (investigate) the matter further if the CEO hadn't withdrawn him from the matter itself.
Our uncle Charlie ...... (take) the first flight to Mexico if you had given a good enough reason for doing so.
The dancers ...... (not / leave) so early last night if you had behaved a little more politely.
The treason ...... (not / discover) if one of the man hadn't given us away.
The phone operator ...... (never / abandon) his position if he hadn't been commanded to do so by his supervisor.
The clock ...... (never / fall) to the ground if you hadn't knocked it down.
The gunmen ...... (stay) in the town longer if the sheriff hadn't scared them away.
Patrick's sisters ...... (get) married young if their big brother hadn't watched out for them.
The door ...... (slam) if the monk hadn't stopped it.
The local watchmaker ...... (repair) your watch in no time if he had had some more time.
David's uncle ...... (not / invite) us to his party if we hadn't done some work for him in the summer.
The carpenter ...... (not / lose) his watch if he had kept an eye on it the whole time.