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English 14 Public

EF B1+ Unit 9B A grammar check

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I __________ (wake up) late for work as my alarm clock __________ (fail) to go off.

I woke up late for work as my alarm clock had failed to go off.

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After I __________ (visit) the gym, my muscles __________ (ache) so much that I __________ (walk) like a newborn giraffe.

After I'd visited the gym, my muscles ache so much that I walked like a newborn giraffe.

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After I __________ (prepare) a gourmet meal, my cat __________ (sneak) onto the counter and __________ (devour) it.

After I'd prepared a gourmet meal, my cat sneaked onto the counter and devoured it.

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By the time I __________ (find) my keys, I __________ (search) every nook, even the fridge.

By the time I found my keys, I'd searched every nook, even the fridge.

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She __________ (never, try) parallel parking before, so chaos __________ (ensue) on her first attempt.

She'd never tried parallel parking before, so chaos ensued on her first attempt.

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When I arrived at the pub, my friends __________ (already, finish) all the beer and __________ (start) to debate the meaning of life.

When I arrived at the pub, my friends had already finished all the beer and started to debate the meaning of life.

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We _____ (mistake) you for royalty if you ______ (wear) your tiara.

We'd have mistaken you for royalty if you'd worn your tiara.

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If she______ (practice) yoga, she _____ (dodge) that falling coconut.

If she'd practiced yoga, she'd have dodged that falling coconut.

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He ______ (make) my ears bleed if he ______(sing) karaoke.

He'd have made my ears bleed if he'd sung karaoke.

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She ______ (not mistake) the cat for a hat if she ______ (wear) her glasses.

She wouldn't have mistaken the cat for a hat if she'd worn her glasses.

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he _____ (become) rich if he ______ (invest) in that company.

He would have become rich if he had invested in that company.

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If he ______ (listen) to my advice, he _____ (not /get) lost.

If he had listened to my advice, he wouldn't have got lost.

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What is the form of the if clause?

would have + past participle

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What is the form of the if clause?

if + past perfect

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