Question 1
The alarm did not sound, so the residents did not evacuate. Build the opposite past: _____
Options: 경보가 울렸더라면 주민들이 대피했을 텐데요., 울리겠지만, 대피했더라면, 대피했을까요.
Arrange the tiles to match the stated facts and meaning. Each question includes two or three tiles that you do not need.
Question 1
The alarm did not sound, so the residents did not evacuate. Build the opposite past: _____
Options: 경보가 울렸더라면 주민들이 대피했을 텐데요., 울리겠지만, 대피했더라면, 대피했을까요.
Question 2
The ventilation was not activated, so the temperature stayed high. State the neutral alternative past result: _____
Options: 켠다면, 환기 장치를 켰더라면 실내 온도가 내려갔을 것입니다., 내려갈, 내려갔더라면
Question 3
You were not the duty officer, so you did not activate the emergency network. Imagine a different past role: _____
Options: 당직자라면, 가동하겠어요., 제가 당직자였더라면 비상 연락망을 가동했을 거예요., 가동했더라면
Question 4
The team did not revise the rule last year, so its present workload remains excessive. Build the alternative present result: _____
Options: 바꾼다면, 줄었을까요., 줄어야죠., 규정을 바꿨더라면 지금 업무량은 줄어 있을 텐데요.
Question 5
The patient did not have the operation, and recovery was slow. Offer a cautious alternative result: _____
Options: 수술을 받았더라면 회복이 빨랐을지도 몰라요., 받더라도, 빨랐을, 빨랐어야죠.
Question 6
The company did not sign the contract last month, so next year’s premium will not be discounted. Build the alternative future result: _____
Options: 계약하면, 지난달에 계약했더라면 내년 보험료가 할인될 텐데요., 할인됐더라면, 할인되겠어요.
Question 7
You regret not apologizing. State the personal action you now wish you had taken: _____
Options: 사과했더라면, 사과했어야죠., 제가 사과할걸 그랬어요., 사과하겠어요.
Question 8
The site supervisor left and failed to fulfil a duty. Evaluate that past obligation: _____
Options: 남을걸, 남았더라면, 남겠어요., 현장 감독자는 남았어야 했어요.
Question 9
You strongly regret revealing a secret. Judge the action that actually occurred: _____
Options: 저는 비밀을 말하지 말았어야 했어요., 말할걸, 말했더라면, 말했어야죠.
Question 10
The room was noisy, but you do not want to blame anyone. Express a tactful wish: _____
Options: 조용했더라면, 회의실이 조용했으면 좋았을 텐데요., 조용했어야죠., 조용하겠어요.
Question 11
Early treatment did not begin, so the patient is still unwell now. Build the alternative present state: _____
Options: 시작한다면, 나았겠어요., 치료를 시작했더라면 지금쯤 나았을 텐데요., 나았더라면
Question 12
The future weather is still unknown. Build an open condition; adding 만약 would not make it counterfactual: _____
Options: 풀렸더라면, 출발했더라면, 출발할까요., 날씨가 풀리면 출발할 거예요.
Practice Build counterfactual sentences with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.
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