If Clauses Worksheet For Class 8

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form. This grammar exercise tests your knowledge of conditional verb forms.

1. He would have killed himself if you ……………………………. him. (didn’t help / don’t help / hadn’t helped)

2. If I knew his true motives, I ………………………………. him. (will not support / would not support / would not have supported)

3. If I am hungry, I …………………………. a banana. (will eat / would eat / would have eaten)

4. If she conducted herself more gracefully, people ………………………………. fun of her. (will not make / would not make / would not have made)

5. I can become the Prime Minister if I ……………………….. to. (want / wanted / had wanted)

6. If you ………………………… in equities, you would have become rich. (invested / invest / had invested)

7. If grandmother were still alive, she ………………………… ninety this June. (will be / would be / would have been)

8. If you had been more careful, the cat ……………………………. the carrier. (will not escape / would not escape / would not have escaped)

9. If the child had been vaccinated, he …………………………. of polio. (will not die / would not die / would not have died)

10. If she ……………………….. more diligently, she could score better marks. (studies / studied / had studied)

Answers

1. He would have killed himself if you hadn’t helped him.

2. If I knew his true motives, I would not support him.

3. If I am hungry, I will eat a banana.

4. If she conducted herself more gracefully, people would not make fun of her.

5. I can become the Prime Minister if I want to.

6. If you had invested in equities, you would have become rich.

7. If my grandmother were still alive, she would have been ninety this June.

8. If you had been more careful, the cat would not have escaped the carrier.

9. If the child had been vaccinated, he wouldn’t have died of polio.

10. If she studied more diligently, she could score better marks.