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Conditional Tenses - Exercise 14

Directions: In the blank below each sentence, write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. You may add auxiliary verbs. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page to check your answers.

1. The crew (work) harder if the company paid them a higher salary.



2. If the nanny (hear) the whimpering baby, she would have gone to the nursery.



3. Her eyes always look bright if she (wear) mascara.



4. If the car starts, we (drive) to your house next week.



5. If I had enough money, I (buy) that house.



6. His beard (grow) if he didn't shave every day.



7. Dan (eat) more if his appetite had improved.



8. If the stove had been hotter, the water (boil).



9. You (see) Roger if you had arrived earlier.



10. If the plant thrives, it (grow) several inches by the end of the month.



             

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