Central Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the modal verb 'would' and the words in brackets to express conditions.
If I had some more time, I ...... (give) you the directions to the train station.
The royal family ...... (attend) a ball today if Sir Balton had invited them.
The enemy ...... (crush) our soldiers in no time if he had tried a little harder.
The bartender's girlfriend ...... (break) up with him right away if she knew he was two-timing her.
Mr and Mrs Hudmat ...... (fly) to Jamaica on Sunday if they hadn't decided to head for Australia instead.
If we had our textbooks on us, we ...... (read) them right now. It's so boring around here.
If you had given me a lift to the airport, I ...... (lend) you my bike for the weekend.
The football players ...... (still / practise) out on the pitch if the captain hadn't called it a night.
You ...... (sleep) in the street right now if your father hadn't paid the rent for you.
The specialist ...... (not / take) care of you at all if you hadn't paid him in advance.
The copy machine ...... (break) down long ago if we hadn't taken good care of it.
If the marshal hadn't stopped shooting, you ...... (be) dead by now.