Question

C. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. If people (not/be) so poor in the past, fewer people (die). 2. If people (not/ discover) fire, they - (not/be able) to cook meat. 3. People (be) less superstitious in the past if they (know) more about science. 4. If all children (go) to school, even the poor (learn) how to read. — (be able) to buy books. 5. If the printing press (not/be invented), no one (not/protest) for it. 6. Women (not/get) the right to vote if they​

Answer 1

1. If people hadn't been so poor in the past, fewer people would have died.

2. If people hadn't discovered fire, they wouldn't have been able to cook meat.

3. People would have been less superstitious in the past if they had known more about science.

4. If all children had gone to school, even the poor would have learnt how to read.

5. If the printing press hadn't been invented, no one would have been able to buy books.

6. Women wouldn't have gotten the right to vote if they hadn't protested for it.