IV. Underline the most suitable verb forms in each sentence. 1. Why didn’t you tell me? If you told / had told me, I had helped / would have helped you. 2. If Bill didn’t steal / hadn’t stolen the car, he wasn’t / wouldn’t be / hadn’t been in prison now. 3. If Ann wasn’t driving / didn’t drive / hadn’t driven so fast, her car didn’t crash / wouldn’t crash / wouldn’t have crashed into a tree. 4. Let me give you some advice. If you smoked / would smoke / had smoked less, you didn’t feel / wouldn’t feel / wouldn’t have felt so tired. 5. What bad luck! If Alan didn’t fall / hadn’t fallen / wouldn’t fall over, he won / would win / would have won the race. 6. If you invited / had invited me last week, I was able / had been able / would have been able to come. 7. I’m sure your letter hasn’t arrived yet. If it came / had come I’m sure I noticed / had noticed / would have noticed it. 8. We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel / would you feel if we offered / would offer / had offered you the job of assistant manager? 9. If you lent / had lent us the money, we paid / would pay / had paid you back next week. 10. Terry never catches anything when he goes fishing. And if he catches / caught / had caught a fish, he throws / would throw it back!

Перевод задания: Подчеркните наиболее подходящие формы глаголов в каждом предложении.

Здесь используются условные предложения второго и третьего типов, а также смешанные условные предложения. Для нереального условия в прошлом употребляются Past Perfect и would have + причастие; для нереального результата в настоящем — would + глагол.

1. Why didn’t you tell me? If you had told me, I would have helped you.
   (Почему ты мне не сказал? Если бы ты мне сказал, я бы помог тебе.)
2. If Bill hadn’t stolen the car, he wouldn’t be in prison now.
   (Если бы Билл не украл машину, он сейчас не был бы в тюрьме.)
3. If Ann hadn’t driven so fast, her car wouldn’t have crashed into a tree.
   (Если бы Энн не ехала так быстро, её машина не врезалась бы в дерево.)
4. If you smoked less, you wouldn’t feel so tired.
   (Если бы ты меньше курил, ты не чувствовал бы себя таким уставшим.)
5. If Alan hadn’t fallen over, he would have won the race.
   (Если бы Алан не упал, он выиграл бы гонку.)
6. If you had invited me last week, I would have been able to come.
   (Если бы ты пригласил меня на прошлой неделе, я смог бы прийти.)
7. I’m sure your letter hasn’t arrived yet. If it had come, I’m sure I would have noticed it.
   (Я уверен, что твоё письмо ещё не пришло. Если бы оно пришло, я бы обязательно его заметил.)
8. How would you feel if we offered you the job of assistant manager?
   (Что бы ты почувствовал, если бы мы предложили тебе должность помощника руководителя?)
9. If you lent us the money, we would pay you back next week.
   (Если бы ты одолжил нам деньги, мы вернули бы их тебе на следующей неделе.)
10. If he caught a fish, he would throw it back!
    (Если бы он поймал рыбу, он выбросил бы её обратно!)

Ответ: 1) had told, would have helped; 2) hadn’t stolen, wouldn’t be; 3) hadn’t driven, wouldn’t have crashed; 4) smoked, wouldn’t feel; 5) hadn’t fallen, would have won; 6) had invited, would have been able; 7) had come, would have noticed; 8) would you feel, offered; 9) lent, would pay; 10) caught, would throw.