Subjunctive Errors in English

If Dan … the lottery he would stop working.

  

• is winning

• wins

• won

• would win

• will win

Jack rang while you were out. – Oh, dear. If I … he was going to ring, I … at home.

• had known, would have stayed

• would have known, had stayed

• knew, would stay

• knew, had stayed

• would know, stayed

If you … money before retirement you wouldn’t be so hard up now.

• have saved

• save

• had saved

• haven’t saved

• have been saving

He wished he … the money. She never returned it.

• had lent

• didn’t lend

• lent

• hadn’t lent

• hasn’t lent

If the Russian winter had not been so severe, Napoleon … more success in 1812.

• would have had

• had

• had had

• might have

• should have had

But for the heat she … working here.

• should like

• liked

• had liked

• would like

• likes 

If Mike took some exercise he … so unfit.

• won’t be

• wouldn’t be

• were not

• was not

• didn’t be

If I had enough money I … to the seaside next week.

• am going

• will go

• would go

• would have gone

• will have gone

I wouldn’t have got there on time if I … an earlier train.

   

• haven’t caught

• didn’t catch

• wouldn’t catch

• hadn’t caught

• won’t catch

If Pat had been more careful she … the camera.

   

• hadn’t broken

• wouldn’t break

• won’t have broken

• hasn’t broken

• wouldn’t have broken