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  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? I would have gone home if you didn’t turn up.
    X hadn't turned up
  • I ______ my phone yesterday, but I think it’s OK. (drop)
    dropped
  • We saw our friends every weekend when we ______ in Bristol. (live)
    lived
  • Lucy said she ______ meat since she was ten years old. (not eat)
    hadn't eaten
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? If John had met his wife earlier, they would have had more children.
    CORRECT
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? We would have been late for the wedding if we didn’t take a taxi.
    X hadn't taken
  • How long ___ you ___ Tom when he proposed to you? (know)
    had you known
  • I thought we were going to miss the train, but luckily it ______ yet. (not leave)
    hadn't left
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? Would you have taken me on holiday if you’d won the competition?
    CORRECT
  • Marianne told me her parents _____ married for forty years. (be)
    had been
  • Fabio said he wasn’t hungry because he ______ lunch. (already have)
    had already had
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? If we’d bought our tickets online, they would be cheaper.
    X would have been
  • IS THIS SENTECE CORRECT? If I hadn’t studied languages, I wouldn’t have moved to Italy.
    CORRECT
  • Nobody answered the phone because everyone in the office _______ home. (go)
    had gone
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? If you’d asked me, I would have helped you.
    CORRECT
  • Where’s Matt? He ________ me he’d be here at 9.00. (tell)
    told
  • When I came out of the café, I realized that someone ______ my bike. (steal)
    had stolen
  • IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? What did Sally do if Rob had taken the job in Dubai?
    X would Sally have done