Question 1
The team _____ the deadline if the manager _____ clearer instructions at the start of the project.
Options: would meet, would have met, had met, would give, gave, had given
Work Decisions & What Went Wrong
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them. Think about past choices in hobbies, interests, or daily life and how things could have been different.
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Question 2
If Tom _____ his boss about the problem earlier, they _____ it before the client meeting.
Options: told, had told, would tell, fixed, could have fixed, could fix
Question 3
If the company _____ more staff last year, we _____ to work so much overtime during the busy season.
Options: had hired, hired, would hire, wouldn't have, wouldn't have had, didn't have
Question 4
The project _____ on budget if the consultant _____ us about the hidden costs.
Options: would have stayed, would stay, stayed, warned, had warned, would warn
Question 5
If Rachel _____ the training course, she _____ for the senior position last quarter.
Options: would complete, completed, had completed, might have qualified, might qualify, qualified
Question 6
We _____ the contract if our proposal _____ more competitive pricing.
Options: won, would have won, would win, had included, include, includes
Question 7
The presentation _____ much better if Lisa _____ the technical issues beforehand.
Options: would go, would have gone, went, had checked, checks, would check
Question 8
If the manager _____ the team's concerns seriously, morale _____ so low last year.
Options: had taken, took, would take, didn't fall, wouldn't fall, wouldn't have fallen
Question 9
David _____ the promotion if he _____ more initiative during the restructuring period.
Options: could have received, received, could receive, showed, had shown, would show
Question 10
If the IT department _____ the software update properly, we _____ three days of work.
Options: had tested, would test, tested, wouldn't have lost, wouldn't lose, didn't lose
Question 11
The merger _____ through if both companies _____ on the terms earlier.
Options: would go, went, would have gone, agrees, had agreed, would agree
Question 12
If Anna _____ the mistake in the report, the client _____ so disappointed with our work.
Options: would notice, had noticed, noticed, wouldn't have been, wasn't, wouldn't be
Practise Work Decisions & What Went Wrong with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Work Decisions & What Went Wrong in everyday English.
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