Which explanation best describes the following conditional sentences? If she wasn’t such a poor student, she would have graduated by now.
She isn’t a poor student. She has graduated.
She is a poor student. She hasn’t graduated yet.
She was a poor student. She hasn’t graduated yet.
If you hadn’t broken your leg, you would be out skiing this winter.
You broke your leg. You are not skiing this winter.
You didn’t break your leg. You are not out skiing this winter.
You didn’t break your leg. You are out skiing this winter.
I would have gotten that job if I knew the manager.
I know the manager. I didn’t get the job.
I don’t know the manager. I got the job.
I don’t know the manager. I didn’t get the job.
She would have graduated by now if she wasn’t working so many hours.
She has not graduated because she is working too many hours.
She has graduated. She is not working too many hours.
She has not graduated. She is not working too many hours.
If you hadn’t taken so long to get dressed, we would be there now!
You didn’t take too long to get dressed. We are not there yet.
You took too long to get dressed, so we are not there yet.
You took too long to get dressed, but we are there now.
If he didn’t have to study for that exam tomorrow, he would go to the beach with you.
He will not go to the beach because he has to study.
He doesn’t have to study, but he cannot go to the beach.
He didn’t have to study, but he didn’t go to the beach.
She wouldn’t be flying to Paris next week if she didn’t like travelling.
She doesn’t like travelling, but she is flying to Paris next week.
She likes travelling. She will not fly to Paris next week.
She likes travelling. She will fly to Paris next week.
I would have patted the horses if I weren’t afraid of them.
I am afraid of horses, so I didn’t pat them.
I used to be afraid of horses, so I did not pat them.
I am not afraid of horses. I patted them.