EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1.  If you                                     (speak) more slowly he might have understood you.

2.  If he had known the whole story he                                       (not be) so angry.

3.  I shouldn't have eaten it if I                                     (know) that there was ginger in it.

4.  If I                                     (try) again I think that I would have succeeded.

5.  You                                     (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.

6.  If you hadn't been in such a hurry you                                      (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.

7.  If I                             (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him.

8.  She had a headache; otherwise she                                      (come) with us.

9.  If she had listened to my directions she                                       (not turn) down the wrong street.

10.   If you                                      (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.

11.  Rome                                      (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn't cackled.

12.  He would have been arrested if he                                      (try) to leave the country.

13.  I                                      (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way.

14.  You                                     (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going.

15.  They would have forced their way into the house if I (not call) for help.