Question 1
If Sarah _____ that job offer in London, she _____ her childhood friend there.
Options: had accepted, accepted, would accept, would have met, would meet, will have met
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.
Practice 2 of 2
Question 1
If Sarah _____ that job offer in London, she _____ her childhood friend there.
Options: had accepted, accepted, would accept, would have met, would meet, will have met
Question 2
Tom _____ his own business if he _____ afraid to take risks.
Options: would start, would have started, will have started, was not, would not be, had not been
Question 3
If my parents _____ to the countryside, I _____ up surrounded by nature.
Options: would move, had moved, moved, would have grown, grew, would grow
Question 4
Lisa _____ a professional dancer if she _____ training at age five.
Options: has become, might become, might have become, starts, had started, would start
Question 5
If James _____ university to travel the world, he _____ so many different cultures.
Options: had not left, would not leave, did not leave, did not experience, would not have experienced, would not experience
Question 6
We _____ such close friends if we _____ roommates in our first year at college.
Options: did not become, would not have become, would not become, would not be, were not, had not been
Question 7
If Rachel _____ so much time on social media in high school, she _____ better grades.
Options: would not spend, did not spend, had not spent, could have achieved, achieved, could achieve
Question 8
If Emma _____ her degree, she _____ for that management position last month.
Options: finishes, had finished, would finish, could apply, applied, could have applied
Question 9
Daniel _____ his childhood dream of becoming a pilot if his parents _____.
Options: might have followed, followed, might follow, supports him, had supported him, supported him
Question 10
Anna _____ such an interesting career path if she _____ that volunteer program abroad.
Options: would not have discovered, would not discover, does not discover, would not join, did not join, had not joined
Question 11
We _____ in this neighborhood if the house prices _____ so much five years ago.
Options: could be living, were living, could have lived, had not increased, do not increase, would not increase
Question 12
If Sophie _____ a gap year after school, she _____ what career she really wanted.
Options: had taken, would take, took, might discover, might have discovered, discovers
Practise Life Choices & Different Paths 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 Life Choices & Different Paths in everyday English.
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