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Write conditional sentences using the given fact in your conditional clause and adding a suitable completion.
1. It looks as if
those shoes in the window are my size. 2. Don't drop that vase! 3. It looks
like being fine tomorrow. 4. My father
has suggested that I change my job. 5. It seems that we'll be late for the theatre. 6. Don't lose my library book! 7. You may meet some friends of mine in
Refer the following sentences of real condition to the future and change the verb form:
1. You do not see the square if you look out of the window 2. Eric comes to school by bus if he is late. 3. We see old things if the history museum is open 4. If Alf can repair his bicycle, he goes cycling. 5. Irene does not go to the theatre if she cannot get a ticket.
Use the correct verb form instead of the infinitive in brackets in the following sentences of real condition:
A. 1. If the weather (to be) fine next weekend, we (to go) tc the country. 2. I always (to help) you this year if you (to need) help. 3. I (to help) you tomorrow if you still (to need) help 4. li my parents (not to work) on Saturday, we all (to go) skiing 5. Granny sometimes (not to hear) if little Eddie (to call) her.
B. 1. Mother (to be) very tired to 959u208j morrow, she (to go) home by tram. 2. I (to be) always at home if you (to ring) me up this summer. 3. If Father (to leave) for the south, Mother (to start)
preparations 4. The children (to wear) shorts in summer if it (to be) hot.. 5. If the days (to be) sunny in spring, we (to work) in the garden.
Complete the following sentences.
1. Dad, if you carry on like this, I'll ...2. We can go out for dinner if ... 3. If you help me a bit, ...
4. The house will soon be very dirty, if ... 5. If you drop out of school, Marvin ... 6. You'll get into a good college, if ... 7. You'll soon be in trouble if ... 8. Why don't you visit Mom if ...
Rewrite the sentences using if.
1. Give him a little encouragement and he'll work really hard. 2. Take a pill and you won't be seasick. 3. Remember your wife's birthday or she'll be upset. 4. Send her some roses and she'll forgive you. 5. Put on some suntan oil or you'll get sunburnt. 6. Tell me the truth at once or I'll never trust you again. 7. Just say you are sorry and we can forget the whole incident.
8. Be firm with the children or they'll misbehave. 9. Practise speaking English regularly or you'll never become really fluent.
Complete the sentences making them conditional.
1. We'll just manage to catch the train if ...2. If I see him again I ... 3 I will accept your explanation only if ... 4. If my bank manager lends me the money.... 5. What will happen if ...?
6. If you don't hear from me by next Friday ... 7. If your work continues to improve ... 8. ... only if you promise not to tell anyone else. 9. Look up the answer in the key only if ... 10. What will he say if ...? 11. If the worst should come to the worst... 12. Give me time and ...
Put the verbs into the correct tenses.
1. If I see him I (give) him a lift. 2. The table will collapse if you (stand) on it. 3. If he (eat) all that he will be ill. 4. If I find your passport I (telephone) you at once. 5. The police (arrest) him if they catch him. 6. If he (read) in bad light he will ruin his eyes. 7. Someone (steal) your car if you leave it unlocked. 8. What will happen if my parachute (not open)? 9. If he (wash) my car I'll give him £10. 10. If she (need) a radio she can borrow mine. 11. If you (not go) away I'll send for the police. 12. I'll be very angry if he (make) any more mistakes. 13. If he (be) late we'll go without him. 14. She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) about this. 15. If you put on the kettle I (make) the tea. 16. If you give my dog a bone he (bury) it at once. 17. If we leave the car here it (not be) in anybody's way. 18. He'll be late for the train if he (not start) at once.
19. If you come late they (not let) you in. 20. If he (go) on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says. 21. Unless he (sell) more he won't get much commission. 22. If I lend you £10 when you (repay) me? 23. We'll have to move upstairs if the river (rise) any higher. 24. If he (work) hard today can he have a holiday tomorrow? 25. Ice (turn) to water if you heat it. 26. If the house (burn) down we can claim compensation. 27. If you (not like) this one I'll bring you another. 28. Unless you are more careful you (have) an accident. 29. Tell him to ring me up if you (see) him. 30. If I tell you a secret, you (promise) not to tell it to anyone else? 31. If you (not believe) what I say, ask your mother. 32. If he (like) the house will he buy it? 33. If you will kindly sit down I (make) enquiries for you. 34. Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able) to do any work 35. She won't open the door unless she (know) who it is 36. Should you require anything else please (ring) the bell for the attendant.
put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. I'll look for your notebook and if I (find) it I (give) you a ring. 2. If you (smoke) in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers (object). 3. I'll wash the glasses in this nice hot water.~ No, don't. If you (put) them into very hot water they (crack). 4. If you (see) Tom tell him I have a message for him. 5. If he (win) he (get) £1,000; if he (come) in second he (get) £500.
6. If you (feel) too hot during the night turn down the central heating. 7. Tom: Jack is a translator; he translates 1,000 words a day and gets £100 a week, which he says isn't enough to live on. Bill: Well, if he (want) more money he (have) to do more work. Advise him to translate 2,000 words a day. 8. If you (finish) with your dictionary I'd like to borrow it. 9. Jack (in canoe): Watch me! I'm going to stand up! Tom (on the bank): He's an idiot! If he (stand) up in the canoe it (capsize). 10. The lift wasn't working when I was here last. If it still (not work) we (have) to use the stairs. 11. I shan't wake if the alarm clock (not go) off. 12. I shan't wake unless I (hear) the alarm. 13. If you'd like some ice I (get) some from the fridge. 14. He's only sixteen but he wants to leave school at the end of the term. ~ If he (leave) now he (be) sorry afterwards. 15. I expect it will freeze tonight. ~ it (freeze) tonight the roads (be) very slippery tomorrow.
16. That book is overdue. If you (not take) it back to the library tomorrow you (have) to pay a fine. 17. Unless Tom (take) his library book back tomorrow he (have) to pay a fine.
18. You'd better take the day off if you (not feel) well tomorrow. 19. If a driver (brake) suddenly on a wet road he (skid). 20. If you (like) I (get) you a job in this company. 21. If you (like) a job in this company, I'll get you one. 22. My dog never starts a flight. He never growls unless the °ther dog (growl) first. 23. You can use my phone if yours (not work). 24. If you (not know) the meaning of a word you may as a dictionary. 25. If Jack (refuse) to help we'll have to manage without him 26. If Jack (not help) we'll have to manage without him. 27. (Tom is putting his coat on.) Ann: If you (go) out would you buy me some cigarettes? 28. Henry can't count. ~ Why you (employ) him as a cashier if he can't count? 29. The police will test the knife for fingerprints. If your fingerprints are on it you (be) charged with murder. 30. Tom: I hate my job. Peter: If you (hate) it why you (not change) it? 31. You can ask for a continental breakfast if you (not want) a full breakfast. 32. If you (hear) from Tom could you please let me know? 33. Caller: Could I speak to Mr Jones, please? Secretary: If you'd wait a moment I (see) if he's in. 34. I'm not expecting any messages, but if someone (ring) while I am out could you say that I'll be back by 6.00? 35. (Notice in a box of chocolates): Every care has been taken with preparation and packing, but if these chocolates (reach) you in a damaged condition please return them to us and we will send you another box. 36. If you (care) to see some of his drawings I (send) them round to your office.
Part 1. Drill: reply to the following sentences as shown in the example:
If Tom meets us at the station we'll be all right. But what'll we do if he doesn't meet us?
1. If he pays me tonight I'll have enough money for the tickets. 2. If I get a work permit I'll stay for another six months. 3. If I pass this exam I'll go to the university next October.4. If he agrees to let me go on working after marriage I'' marry him (Use refuse). 5. I'm going to say to the boss, "I can't work with Smith Either I go or he goes. You'll have to choose between us."
6. If I can find a cheap room I'll stay a fortnight. 7. Your parachute should open after ten seconds. 8. Provided you remember the password you'll be in no danger. (Use forget.)
9. Tell the police the truth. I'm sure they'll believe you. 10. If the baby is a girl we're going to call her Ann. 11. If we get a lift we'll be in time. 12. If London airport is clear of fog we'll land there. 13. If Tom helps us the job will only take half an hour. 14. I haven't got a key but Jack will let us in if he is at home. 15. If the ice is thick enough we'll be able to walk across the river.
16. The sands are quite safe as long as you don't walk on them when the tide is coming in.
17. If it's fine tomorrow we'll go for a walk. 18. Driver (having just changed a wheel): We'll be all right provided we don't have another puncture.
Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences replacing would like by like and making any necessary changes
If you'd like to wait you can wait here.// you like you. can wait here or or
You can wait here if you like.
1. If you'd like a copy of the book I can get you one. (// you like I...) 2. If you'd like me to ask if there are any vacancies I will. (If you like I'll ...) 3. If you'd like to see the photographs I'll bring them round tonight. 4. If you'd like me to give you a hand I will. 5. If you'd like to watch the procession from my balcony you can. 6. If you'd like to see London from the air I'll arrange a helicopter trip for you. 7. You knitted a very nice sweater for Tom. ~ Yes, if you'd like me to knit you one I will. 8. If you'd like to borrow my car you can. 9. I'll come back and finish it tomorrow if you'd like me to. 10. If you'd like Ann to type it again I'll ask her to. 11. If you'd like an application form I'll get you one. 12. If you'd like me to go with you I will. 13. I'll paint the front door blue if you'd like that. 14. If you'd like to leave the washing-up till tomorrow you can 15. If you'd like to postpone the trip till next week we'll do that. 16. If you'd like me to ask him to our next party I will. 17. If you'd like to meet the President I will arrange it. 18. If you'd like to go sailing tomorrow we will.
. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Conditional sentences: Type 2.
1. Of course I'm not going to give her a diamond ring. If I (give) her a diamond ring she (sell) it.
2. Tom: I woke up to find the room full of smoke; but I knew exactly what to do. Ann: If I (wake) up to find the room full of smoke I (have) no idea what to do. 3. Ann: I couldn't live without Tom. If he (go) off with another girl I (pine) away and die. But I have complete confidence in Tom. 4. Husband: But I'm not going on a diet. Why should I go on a diet?
Wife: If you (go) on a diet you (lose) weight. 5. If someone (say), "I'll give you £500 to go into court and swear that this statement is true," what you (do)? 6. If we (work) all night we (finish) in time; but we have no intention of working all night. 7. You must never blow out a gas light. Do you know what (happen) if you (blow) out a gas light? 8. If I (see) a tiger across Hyde Park I (climb) a tree. ~ That (not be) any use. The tiger (climb) after you. 9. If I (come) across two men fighting with knives I (call) the police. ~ But this a very peaceful area. 10. Ann: All your clothes are years out of date. Why don't you throw them away? Mary: Don't be ridiculous! If I (throw) my clothes away I (have) to ask my husband for £1,000 to buy new ones. 11. Ann: If you (ask) him for £1,000 what he (say)? 12. Mary: He (be) too horrified to speak at first. But when he'd recovered from the shock, he probably (start) talking about a divorce. 13. If someone (ring) my door at 3 a.m. I (be) very unwilling to open the door. 14. If I (see) a python in Piccadilly I (assume) it had escaped from a circus. 15. Tom: The plane was on fire so we baled out.
Ann: I don't think I (have) the nerve to do that even if the plane (be) on fire. 16. We train the children to file out of the classroom quietly, because if a whole class (rush) at the door someone (get) hurt. 17. Why don't you buy a season ticket? ~ Because I lose everything. If I (buy) a season ticket I (lose) it. 18. Why don't you bring your car to work? If I (have) a car I (bring) it to work. 19. Jack: They get £150 a week. Tom: They can't get £150 a week. If they (do) they (not be) striking for £120. 20. Ann: George is fourteen. Tom: He must be older than that. He's in a full-time job. If he (be) only fourteen he still (be) at school. 21. He is staying at the Savoy in London. ~ Is he very rich? ~ I suppose he is. If he (be) a poor man he (not stay) at the Savoy.
22. If I (have) heaps of money I (drink) champagne with every meal. 23. If you (drink) champagne with every meal you soon (get) tired of it. 24. Prime Minister on golf course: I'm not at all worried about the situation. If I (be) worried I not (play) golf at this moment. 25. But I don't want to buy an elephant! ~ I know that. But where you (go) if you (do) want to buy one?
26. Why don't you get a cat? If you (keep) a cat the mice (not run) about everywhere. 27. What time of year do you think it is in the picture? Summer? ~ No, it must be winter. If it (be) summer the people (not sit) round that big fire. 28. Tom: Oh yes, I heard the phone ringing.
Peter: Well, if you (hear) the phone ringing why you (not answer) it? (Be careful; this is not a true conditional sentence.} 29. Your notes are almost illegible. Why don't you type them? If you (type) them they (be) a lot easier to read. 30. If only we (have) a light! It's depressing waiting in darkness! 31. A university degree is a useful thing. If I (have) a university degree I now (sit) in a comfortable office instead of standing at a street corner selling newspapers.
32. I (be) very grateful if you kindly (sign) this document and let me have it back as soon as possible. 33. If the earth suddenly (stop) spinning we all (fly) off it. 34. Why you are so late? ~
We got stuck in a snowdrift! Luckily a lorry-driver saw us and towed us out. But for him we still (be) there! 35. We didn't exactly break down. We had a puncture. ~ But if it (be) only a puncture why you (not change) the wheel and come on? (See 28 above.) 36. I have no particular desire to win the Football Pools If I (win) an enormous sum everybody (write) to me asking for money.
. Rewrite these sentences, using an if construction.
He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of
his cough. if he didn't smoke so much he might get rid of his cough or if he smoked less he might (be able to) get rid of his cough.
1. She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties 2. He doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy. 3. I haven't the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine. 4. They speak French to her, not English, so her Englihs" doesn't improve. 5. He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do. 6. My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up 7. The police are not armed so we don't have gun battles in the streets. g. The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult. 9. He's very thin; perhaps that's why he feels the cold so much. 10. We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire. 11. It's a pity we haven't a steak to cook over our camp fire. 12. I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window. 13. He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help- 14. I can't drive so we can't take the car. 15. We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall. 16. My friend advised me to sell it. (My friend said, "If I ... you I .) 17. I haven't much time so I read very little. 18. They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark. 19. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart. 20. He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well. 21. We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold. 22. I have no dog, so I don't like being alone in the house at night. 23. He spends hours watching television; that's why he never has time to do odd jobs in the house. 24. I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow. 25. I don't know his address, so I can't write to him. 26. He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive. 27. You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes. 28. I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car. 29. I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work. 30. I haven't a map so I can't direct you. 31. People drive very fast. That's why there are so many accidents. 32. English people speak very quickly. Perhaps that's why I can't understand them. 33. My house is guarded by two Alsatian dogs. That's the only reason it isn't broken into every night. 34. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. 35. You don't wipe your feet, so you make muddy marks all over the floor. 36. I live near my office, so I don't spend much time travelling to work.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. Conditional sentences: Type 2.
1. If I had a typewriter I (type) it myself. 2. If I (know) his address I'd give it to you. 3. He (look) a lot better if he shaved more often. 4. If you (play) for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much.
5. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes. 6. I shouldn't drink that wine if I (be) you. 7. More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate. 8. If I were sent to prison you (visit) me? 9. If someone (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it?
10. I (buy) shares in that company if I had some money. 11. If he (clean) his windscreen he'd be able to see where he was going. 12. If you drove your car into the river you (be able) to get out? 13. If you (not belong) to a union you couldn't get a job. 14. If I (win) a big prize in a lottery I'd give up my job. 15. What you (do) if you found a burglar in your house? 16. I could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek. 17. If everybody (give) f 1 we would have enough.
18. He might get fat if he (stop) smoking. 19. If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come).
20. If you (see) someone drowning what would you do? 21. I (be) ruined if I bought her everything she asked for. 22. If you slept under a mosquito net you (not be) bitten so . often.
23. I could get a job easily if (I have) a degree. 24. If she (do) her hair differently she might look quite nice. 25. If we had more rain our crops (grow) faster. 26. The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove) that screw. 27. I (keep) a horse if I could afford it. 28. I'd go and see him more often if he (live) on a bus route. 29. If they (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence. 30. I (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use. 31. What would you do if the lift (get) stuck between two floors? 32. If you (paint) the walls white the room would be much brighter. 33. If you (change) your job would it affect your pension? 34. If you knew you had only six weeks to live how you (spend) those six weeks? 35. You wouldn't have so much trouble with your car if you (have) it serviced regularly. 36. I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) so much broken glass on top of it.
Change the following sentences of real condition into sentences of unreal condition. I shall take a bus if I am in a hurry. I should take a bus if I were in a hurry.
A. 1. If the storm is over, we shall have a pleasant walk. 2. If it grows cold, they start heating the rooms. 3. He will let me know if he goes to Moscow 4. Harold will be late if he walks so slowly. 5. The dog will catch the stick if it is thrown into the river.
B. 1. If it snows, the streets will be cleared of snow. 2. If the weather keeps dry, we have to water the flowers. 3. We shall not see anything if the night is very dark 4. The child was not able to sleep if he had a high temperature. 5. The room will look warmer if the walls are painted yellow. 6. The dust and noise of the street will not reach us if the trees grow bigger.
Supply the correct form of the missing verbs.
1. If she ... (be) here now, she ... (give) us some advice. 2. If he ... (fail) in his present job, he ... (think) about another career. 3. If you ... (can play) a musical instrument, you ... (help) with the school orchestra. 4. It they ... (have) the right qualifications, they ... (be able to) apply for better jobs. 5. If she ... (can have) some lessons, she ... (improve) her performance. 6. If we ... (run) our own business, we ... (be) more independent. 7. If John ... (go) to his home town, he ... (visit) his mother. 8. If Susan ... (borrow) your book, she ... (return) it. 9. If Frank ... (want) advice, he ... (ask) his bank manager.
Put in Type 2 conditionals throughout.
LYING IN THE SUN
Two tramps, Eugene and Sergio, were lying in the sun.
E.: What (we/doing) ..., if the sun (not shining) ...?
S.: Well, (we/not be) ... lying here for a start. But that's not the important question. The important question is: What (we/do) ... if (we/be) ... rich?
E. If (we/be) ... rich, we (can/travel) everywhere.
S. True, but we travel everywhere already.
E. Yes, but not in style. If (we/have) ... money, our chauffeur, James, (can/drive) ... us round in our Rolls. Imagine, if (we/be) ... in that position! (We /return) ... to our fine mansion in the country.
S.: Yes, the butler (put out) ... fresh clothes for us, the cook (prepare) ... a fine meal for us. We ... not just be eating carrots all the time.
E.: Yes. If (we/own) ... a house like that, (we/also have) ... a fine swimming-pool.
S.: Yes! Yes! If (we/have) ... a fine swimming-pool, (we can/swim) ... as much as we liked.
E.: If (we/be) ... really really rich, (we can/lie) ... in the sun!
S.: But we are lying in the sun!
Fill in the blanks
Example:
Paul really wants to get a raise. If he didn't want to get a raise he wouldn't work overtime every night.
1. Timmy is afraid of the dark. If ________ he ________right now. 2. Nancy and Julie want to win the Boston Marathon. If _________,___________every day before and after work. 3. Michael's father is president of the company. If his father ________________, Michael certainly ____________________ at his boss right now. 4. Peter wants to be just like his big brother. If_______ , ____________________ every weekend. 5. My parents are away this afternoon. If______________ , ____________________ all the ice cream in the refrigerator right now. 6. I hate being the oldest child in my family. If_________ , I___________have to_____ _______ ______ _________all the time. 7. There's a police car in front of us. f________________ , I__________________so slowly right now.
What would you do if?
1. If I won a $1,000,000 ... 2. If I were an English teacher ... 3. If I could travel anywhere in the world ... 4. If I were President of ... 5. If I were ... year old again ... 6. If I could have any job I wanted, ... 7. If today were the last day of my life ...
Open the brackets.
1. If you (learn) your words well, you (not have to) be afraid of the vocabulary test. 2. If your brother (drive) more carefully, the accident (not happen). 3. If Tina (call), tell her I (ring) her back later. 4. I think life (be) very boring if we (have) nothing to do. 5. If I (live) in Australia, I (probably be) a sheep farmer. 6. The train has left. If you (get up) earlier, we (not miss) it.
7. Take my advice! If you (give up) smoking, you (feel) a lot better. 8. If you (think) this exercise was too difficult, you (have to) read the grammar rules once more.
Write what you would do or could do.
- if you were a king/queen, a politician, a famous sportsman/sportswoman, an excellent painter, James Bond, the head master/headmistress of your school, a baker, a bird ...
- if you had a million dollars, a motorbike, magic powers, a time machine.
Open the brackets.
1. Sabine: If somebody (see) us with our dictionary, they (call) us crazy.
2. Scott: I don't think it (be) so nice if adults (be) at the party.
3. Uwe: We (never learn) all these words if Sabine (not bring) her dictionary.
4. Gillian: If a teacher (tell) me all these English words, I (forget) them at once.
5. Colin: If my friend Nick (know) about all his, he (take) part in the exchange, too.
Finish the sentences.
If I could have a dinner with a celebrity ... If air travel were less expensive ... If everyone in the world spoke the same language ... If countries opened their borders to everyone ... If I could take six month's paid vacation starting tomorrow, ...
Complete the sentences following the pattern of Type 2 conditionals.
1. Perhaps he ..., if you spoke to him. 2. If you changed your job you ... 3. If you went to see a doctor he ... 4. If we bought a house in the country, we ... 5. If they came to see us in London, we ... 6. If you took the shoes back to the shop they ... 7. If you read the book a second time you ...
Write conditional sentences based on the given facts.
1. Since she doesn't love him, she won't marry him. 2. Our teacher explains things clearly, so we understand his lessons. 3. As I have no watch, I can't tell you the time. 4. Since I know the meaning of the word, I don't have to look it up. 5. This exercise is easy, so everyone will get the correct answers.
Complete the sentences following one of the pattern for conditionals of Type 2.
1. What ... if you were in my shoes? 2. If ..., I wouldn't think of changing my job. 3. How would you react if ...? 4. If only you would read more carefully ... 5. Do you think I would be telling you this if ...? 6. I wouldn't buy the picture even if ... 7. Even if he knew the truth what ...?
8. If only he would admit he was wrong ... . 9. I'd much rather you ... 10. It might only add to our difficulties if ... .
Write conditional sentences based on the given fact.
1. He didn't give me his number, so I couldn't telephone him. 2. As the sun was in the right direction, the photographs came out very well. 3. The shop didn't pack the goods properly, so they got damaged. 4. He didn't remember what had been said because he wasn't paying attention. 5. He wasn't able to answer all the questions, so he didn't pass the examination.
Write sentences beginning your conditional clause on the given fact and adding a suitable main clause.
1. He passed his examination. 2. We didn't get there on time. 3. She didn't read the book.
4. We understood what he was saying.
Repeat the above sentences basing your main clause on the given fact and adding a suitable conditional clause.
Finish the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.
1. It's my opinion that you should take more exercise. If I ...2. Without his wife's constant support he would never achieved his ambition. If he ... 3. But for his presence of mind there might have been a serious accident If it ... 4. Considering all the problems it's a miracle we succeeded. If one ... 5. Without proper lessons you could pick up a lot of bad habits. If you ...
6. It would be a waste of everyone's time to discuss the question any further. It ... if we ...
7. Follow the instructions carefully and you won't have any problems. As long as ... 8. For us to have given up at that stage would have been an admission of total defeat. If we ...
Complete the sentences.
1. We would have flown-to California ...2. If I had read more about the history of California ...
3. We would have stayed in San Francisco longer ... 4. If I had known about the famous hydrant ... 5. We would have taken photos of all the sights ... 6. I wouldn't have been so tired when we got to Yosemite ... 7. If the adverts had said something about the noise from traffic ...
I think ... Practise conditional sentences.
Example: I think Maurin would have been (be) upset if she hadn't been allowed to (not be allowed to) go to the rock concert.
1. ... Sally (stay) at home, too, if Maurin (not go) to the concert. 2.... Lau (feel) happier if more children in her class (be) friendly to her. 3... Lau's parents (choose) a nicer apartment if they (have) a choice. 4. ... if Elliot (steal) the car radios, he (tell) Marvin about it. 5. ... Elliot (be sent) to prison if Marvin and Feldman (not be able to) help him. 6. ... the Chieftains against St John's if Tommy (listen) to the coach. 7. ... if Tommy (not be) so proud, he (apologize) to Mr Lawrence and the other players on the team.
Complete the statements.
1. Simon scored 30 points in the basketball match against Bad Essen. Simon couldn't have scored 30 points if ... If he hadn't scored 30 points, ... 2. Uwe was allowed to take part in a cookery lesson. Uwe might not have taken part in a cookery lesson if ... If he hadn't been allowed to take part in a cookery lesson, ... 3. On the coach to Longleat Marion remembered a funny story from her English book about an English family's trip to Longleat. She told her English friends the story. Marion wouldn't have remembered the story if ... If Marion hadn't remembered the story ...
Choose one of the following situations and write down what you would have done. Explain why you would have behaved in this way.
1. Fifteen-year-old Sue won two tickets for a trip round the world. She gave them to her grandparents. 2. Mrs Cornfield hit the dog that jumped at her and made her dress dirty.
3. John didn't take his car to the garage although he noticed that it used too much petrol.
4. Joe drove home along a lonely country road last night. At the side of the road somebody was repairing his car. Joe didn't stop, he drove on.
Comment on the following situations with if.
1. John ate too much birthday cake, so he was sick. 2. The house didn't burn down because the fire brigade came immediately. 3. The men were wearing protective clothing, so they were all quite safe. 4. I was sweating because it was so hot. 5. My father didn't earn much money, so life wasn't easy for us. 6. I didn't enjoy school, so I didn't do very well.
Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could have or might have in the main clause
1. If I .................. (manage) to repair my car earlier, I could have driven (drive) you to London.
2. If I .................. (know) last week that she was ill, I .................. (visit) her. 3. If you ............... (not want) to drive straight home, we .................. (miss) all this traffic. 4. If you .......... ..... ...... .. (ask) politely, I .............. ....(help) you. 5. If the weather forecast ........................ (be) different, we .....................(stay) at home. 6. We ..................... (be) at the airport for hours, if we ............(not know) that the flight was delayed. 7. I ..................... (make) a bad mistake, if I ........................ (not read) the instructions. 8. We .....................(have) an accident, if our car.................. (not be) properly serviced. 9. If he ..................... (fasten his seatbelt), he ............... (not be) hurt. 10. She ...............(not hear) the news, if she ................(not
turn on) the radio this morning. 11. If they ........................ (could see) us, they ..................
(laugh). 12. If you ........................ (tell) me you needed money, I ..................(lend) you some.
13. I ................... (save) some food for you, if I ..................... (know) you were going to be late.
14. They .................. (play) better, if they .................. (have) more training.
Put in Type 3 conditionals throughout.
BOTH RIGHT AND BOTH WRONG
The black car screamed round the corner on the wrong side of the road and passed a white car doing exactly the same thing in the other direction. Both drivers stopped and got out
of their cars. "If I (be) '.................. on my side of the road, you (kilt) 2............... me," driver A shouted. "But you weren't on your side of the road," driver shouted back. "If you
(...driving) ............... more carefully, you (not be) ..............on the wrong side of the road." "If I (know) 5 ....................what was round the corner, I (keep) 6.................. to my side 01 the road, " driver A said. "If you (know) 7.................. what was round the corner, you (...not driving) 8..................... so carelessly." Suddenly, both men stopped shouting and driver A said,
very quietly, "If we both (not be) 9........................... on the wrong side of the road, we (be) 10..................... dead now." Without speaking a further word, both men shook hands and drove away.
. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. Conditional sentences: Type 3.
1. If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you. 2. The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win). 3. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat. 4. You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week. 5. But for his quickness I (be) killed. 6. I shouldn't have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes. 7. If he had slipped he (fall) 500 metres. 8. If he had asked you, you (accept)? 9. If I (had) a map I would have been all right. 10. If I (know) that you were coming I'd have baked a cake. 11. I (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill. 12. If you had left that wasp alone it (not sting) you. 13. If I (realize) what a bad driver you were I wouldn't have come with you. 14. If I had realized that the traffic lights were red I (stop). 15. But for the fog we (reach) our destination ages ago. 16. If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) him the money. 17. If you (not sneeze) he wouldn't have known that we were there. 18. If you (put) some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better. 19. The hens (not get) into the house if you had shut the door. 20. If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) to swim across it. 21. If you (speak) more slowly he might have understood you. 22. If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry. 23. I shouldn't have eaten it if I (know) that there was ginger in it. 24. If I (try) again I think that I would have succeeded. 25. You (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions. 26. If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.
27. If I (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him. 28. She had a headache, otherwise she (come) with us. 29. If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) down the wrong street. 30. If you (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing. 31. Rome (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn't cackled. 32. He would have been arrested if he (try) to leave the country. 33. I (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way. 34. You (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going. 35. They would have forced their way into the house if I (not call) for help. 36. If he had put out his pipe before putting it in his pocket he (not burn) a hole in his coat.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If he (not take) his gloves off he (not get) frost bitten. 2. She was sent to prison only because she refused to pay the fine; if she (pay) the fine she (not be) sent to prison. 3. He didn't tell me that he was a vegetarian till halfway through the meal. If he (tell) me earlier I (cook) him something more suitable. 4. I had no map; that's why I got lost. If I (had) a map I (be) all right. 5. Why didn't you say that you were short of money? If I (know) I (lend) you some.
6. It's lucky he had his torch with him. If he (not have) it he (fall) down the cellar steps.
7. The job is much worse than I expected. If I (realize) how awful it was going to be I (not accept) it. 8. It was the drug, not the disease, that killed him. He would still be alive today if he (not take) that drug. 9. This room's freezing because the fire has only just been lit. ~ If it (be lit) this morning, as I suggested, the room would be warm enough to sit in now. 10. I overslept; that's why I'm half an hour late; and if my phone (not ring) at nine o'clock I might still be in bed.
11. It was rather a dull game so I left before the end; if I (wait) another five minutes I (see) Chelsea scoring a really exciting goal. 12. The paraffin heater was perfectly safe. There (not be) a fire if the children (not knock) it over. 13. It's a pity he never patented his invention. If he (patent) it he (make) a lot of money. 14. The fog came down suddenly and I suppose they didn't know which way to turn; if only they (have) a map and compass with them they (not be) drowned. 15. He asked his parents for a loan but he didn't say what he wanted the money for, so they refused. I think if he (tell) them that he wanted to open a restaurant they (agree).
16. The accident was mainly Tom's fault. He was driving much too close to the car in front. If he (be) further away he (be able) to stop in time. 17. The launching of the rocket was delayed half an hour by bad weather. If the weather (be) good they (launch) it at 8.30 instead of at 9.00.
18. Why did you throw away those newspapers? I hadn't finished with them. ~ I'm sorry. If I (know) you were still reading them I (not throw) them away. 19. I'm sorry you didn't tell me that dogs were allowed in the hotel; if I (know) I (bring) my dog. He (enjoy) the walk. 20. Most people (attend) the union meeting if they had had longer notice of it. 21. He says he refused the job, but that this was nothing to do with the salary. He (refuse) even if they (offer) him twice as much. 22. The club secretary is useless. He never tells anybody anything. We (not know) about this meeting if the chairman (not tell) us. 23. When the director asked her to play the lead she agreed though she didn't know anything about the play. I think that if she (read) the play first she (refuse) the part. 24. The burglar made quite a lot of noise getting into the house; but fortunately for him the family were watching a noisy TV play. If they (play) cards they certainly (hear) him. 25. If you had been there what you (do)? 26. It rained, which spoiled our picnic; but if it (not rain) it (be) a great success. 27. Why are you in such a bad temper? ~ Because I've been waiting for 40 minutes in an icy wind. If you (wait) 40 minutes in an icy wind you'd be bad-tempered, too. 28. You used wet sticks; that's why the fire took so long to light If you (use) dry sticks it (light) long ago. 29. I didn't recognize him at first because he was wearing dark glasses; if he (not wear) them I (recognize) him immediately. 30. You knew that horse was going to win! ~ Don't be ridiculous! If I (know) I (back) him myself. 31. Why didn't you phone from the village? ~ Because there was no phone in the village. If there (be) of course we (phone) from there. 32. When the weather got bad the climbing party turned back, all except Tom and his brothers, who decided to go on. If only they (turn) back with the others they would be alive today. 33. He was not very happy at school because he was a bookish boy, not at all interested in games. If he (play) games like the other boys he (have) a much better time.
34. We had to stand almost all the way. It was all Tom's fault. If he (book) seats, as I told him to, we (have) quite a comfortable journey. 35. We were travelling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports (be) all right we (not be) arrested. 36. They voted by a show of hands and decided in favour of a strike. But it was by a narrow margin and I think that if they (hold) a secret ballot there (not be) a strike.
Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.
You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any. If you had told me we had run out of bread I'd have bought some.
1. I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop. 2. I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring. 3. She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you. 4. We only came by bus because there were no taxis. 5. She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 6. Landlord: She threatened to set fire to her flat; that's the only reason I asked her to leave. 7. We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time. 8. I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working.
9. We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake. 10. We got a lift, so we reached the station in time. 11. You washed it in boiling water; that's why it shrank. 12. We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable. 13. His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed. 14. They were driving very quickly. That's why the accident was so terrible. 15. It was raining. That's the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach. 16. When I bought this house I didn't realize that in summer planes skimmed the roof every five minutes. (if I (knew) ... I (not buy) etc.) 17. Tom's father was on the Board. That's the only reason he got the job. 18. He wasn't looking where he was going. That's why he was run over. 19. I don't like country life, perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country.
20. I didn't know he was so quarrelsome. I'm sorry now that I invited him. 21. It rained all the time. Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit. 22. I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left. 23. They used closed-circuit television. That's how-they spotted the shop-lifter. 24. They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn't wearing a shirt. 25. It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked. 26. We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money. 27. The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up. 28. He turned up at the interview looking so disreputable and unshaven that they didn't give him the job. 29. I didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently. 30. The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it. 31. They got the children back alive only because they paid ransom at once. 32. The examiner read the passage very quickly, so the candidates didn't understand it. 33. They weren't wearing life-jackets; perhaps that's why they were drowned. 34. He didn't get to the top of his profession, perhaps because his wife didn't encourage him 35. The exit doors were blocked so people couldn't escape from the burning hall. 36. The astronauts didn't walk very far on the moon because they were hampered by the thick dust.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms. Conditional sentences: mixed types.
1. I've hung out the clothes. It's lovely and sunny; if it (stay) like this they (be) dry in two hours.
2. French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know) French they (not understand) half the callers. 3. How did you do in the car rally? ~ We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we (not got) lost we (come) in somewhere in the middle. We certainly (not be) last. 4. I wasn't really surprised that we got lost because I knew that the navigator couldn't map-read. ~ But if you (know) that why you (take) him as navigator? 5. This flat would be all right if the people above us (not be) so noisy. 6. A group of spectators, including myself, left the stand just before the end of the game. When we were half way down the stairs a goal was scored and there was a great cheer from the spectators. If there (not be) a goal the crowd (not cheer) 7. If the crowd (not cheer) we (not run) back up the stairs to see what had happened. 8. If we (not run) back we (not crash) into the rest of the spectators on their way down, and there (not be) this frightful accident. 9. If the pain (return) you'd better take another pill. 10. If you aren't going to live in the house why you (not sell) it? If I (have) a house I couldn't use I (sell) it at once. 11. No, I didn't know any Russian at that time. ~ But if you (not know) Russian why you (offer) to give him Russian lessons? ~ Because I knew that he (refuse). He always rejected my offers. 12. Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he (leave) it outside someone (steal) it. 13. Why do people always wear dark clothes at night? If pedestrians (wear) light coloured clothes drivers (see) them much more easily. 14. She must have loved him very much because she waited for him for fifteen years. If she (not love) him she (not wait) so long.
15. He looked so small and weak that nobody asked him to do anything. If he (look) strong he (be) expected to dig all day like everyone else. 16. The government are talking of pulling the village down to make room for an airport. ~ If they (start) doing it the village people (resist)?
17. If you are catching an early train tomorrow you (like) to have breakfast at 7.00? 18. We'll have to break the ice on the pond; otherwise the ducks (not be able) to swim. And if they (not be able) to swim they (not be able) to get food. (Use can/could forms where possible.) 19. When he left school he became a fisherman. His family didn't like it at all. They (be) much happier if he (become) a greengrocer like his father. 20. They still say that if he (go) into the green grocery business when he left school he (be) comfortably off now instead of being poor.
21. But he says that if he (have) his life again he (make) the same choice. 22. So many parcels and no baskets! If I (know) that we were going to buy so much I (bring) a basket.
23. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you (bathe) in it you (be) ill for a fortnight. 24. I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. ~ If he (stand) on a barrel we all (see) him and that (be) much better. 25. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (be) Tom I (get) a new battery. 26. I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you (do) you please (remind) him about tomorrow's meeting? 27. The headmaster decided that Peter was the culprit and expelled him from the school. A more intelligent man (realize) that Peter couldn't have been guilty. (if the headmaster had been more intelligent he ...) 28. But I blame the real culprit even more. If he (admit) his guilt Peter (not be) expelled. 29. The only thing I haven't got is a balcony. If I (have) a balcony I (grow) plants in pots. Then my flat (be) perfect! 30. Jack rang while you were out. ~ Oh dear! If I (know) he was going to ring I (stay) at home. 31. My unmarried friends are always telling me how to bring up my children. I sometimes think that if they (have) children they (make) just as many mistakes as I do. 32. (At a cinema) Ann: Don't worry. They get married in the end. Mary: Then you've seen it before! If you (tell) me that we (go) to something else! 33. Be careful about the time. If you (spend) too long on the first question you (not have) enough time to do the others properly. 34. We had a lot of trouble putting the tent up. If it (not be) so windy perhaps it (not be) quite so difficult. 35. Ann (sitting beside her open fire): I love open fires; if I (have) nothing but a radiator to sit beside I (get) quite depressed. 36. Lucy, a student at a residential college: Couldn't I leave the hostel and get a flat, mother? Mother: No, you couldn't. I know very well what (happen) if you (have) a flat. You (play) the guitar all night and (miss) your classes in the morning; then you (fail) your exams and (have) to repeat the year. And you (not feed) yourself properly and (get) run down. And then you (catch) some infection and (die) of it, and we (have) to leave this district as the neighbours (keep) saying that we had caused your death by letting you have your own way!
. Finish the following sentences.
1. If you had a carpet on the stairs ... 2. If you should see a snake ... . 3. If I lived in the country ... . 4. If you want to get to the station in time to catch the 8.10 train ... . 5. He was sleepwalking. When I saw him going towafds the window I stopped him. If I hadn't stopped him ... . 6. She is simply terrified of rats. If she hears the rats running round your attics she ... . 7. The milk wouldn't have turned sour if ... . 8. They were completely lost and didn't know which way to turn; but for the dog ... . 9. If you took a course in computer programming ... . 10. Jack (trying to phone Peter): I can hear the phone ringing. Peter must be out. If he were in he ... . 11. If we have another puncture ... . 12. I could have walked more quickly if my suitcase ... . 13. My room would be all right if it ... . 14. If you aren't going to use the car tomorrow, ...? 15. If you don't like films why ...? 16. There were plenty of fish in the bay; if we'd had fishing lines .... 17. The hijackers threatened to kill the pilot unless he ... . 18. We'll test your voice and if it is good enough ... . 19. If buses and trains were free ... . 20. If children were allowed to do exactly as they liked in school ... . '21. I'd have taken a photograph if ... . 22. Your job sounds awful. If I were you ... . 23. If you thought he was unreliable why ...? 24. If I'd known that there was going to be an electricity strike I ... . 25. If the price of petrol goes up ... . 26. You can camp in this field provided ... . 27. Unless you isolate people with infectious diseases ... . 28. Everyone was going much too fast. The pile-up wouldn't have been nearly so terrible if the drivers ... . 29. They would have paid you more if ... . 30. If you don't boil water before you drink it ... . 31. He expected absolute punctuality. He was furious if ... . 32. If you lived on the 40th floor and there was a power strike ... . 33. We could have got seats ... . 34. Mother to little boy: If you don't eat up your nice rice pudding ... . 35. Tom (looking at his watch): We'll have to go without Peter if ... . 36. If you breathe a word of this to anybody ... .
. Put in the right conditionals.
THE SECRET OF A LONG LIFE
Grygori Pilikian recently celebrated his 114 birthday and reporters visited him in his mountain village in Georgia to find out the secret of a long life. "The secret of a long life," Grygori said,
"is happiness. If you (be) '............ happy, you will live a long time." "Are you married?" a reporter asked. "Yes." Grygori replied. "I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you (live) 2............... for my ever. But for my third wife, I (die) 3............ years ago." "What about smoking and drinking?" a reporter asked. "Yes, they are important," Grygori said. "Don't smoke at all and you (feel) 4............ well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you (be). 5............... healthy and happy." "If you (can/live) 6............ your life again, what (you/do) ...............?" a reporter asked. "I would do what I have done. If I had had more sense, I (eat) &............ more yoghourt!" he chuckled. "Supposing you (can/change) 9.................. one thing in your life what (you/change) 10............?" another reporter asked "Not much," Grygori replied. "So you don't have any regrets?" "Yes, I have one regret," Grygori replied. "If I (know) ".................. I was going to live so long, I (look after) 12............... myself better!"
Complete the sentences.
1. If we can afford it, __________ ________ on vacation next month. 2. I'll send you a letter if_____ _______ ______ ______the time. 3. If Tom were more careful,____________________a better driver. 4. If Susan didn't enjoy music,_____ _______ ______ _______________ to concerts every week. 5. If I had studied a little harder,__________ ______ ____ ______well on yesterday's test. 6. If I _____________ ______________ a raise soon, I'll complain to my boss. 7. If Janet___________more patient, she'd get along better with her brother. 8. If you stay up too late tonight, ___________________get a good night's sleep. 9. My parents __________ ___________ disappointed if I fail this exam. 10. If you ______________ the dog more often, he wouldn't be so hungry.
Complete the sentences.
1. Sidney doesn't have many friends because he isn't outgoing enough. If he________more outgoing,____________a lot of friends. 2. Alan feels tired all the time because he works too hard. If he__________________so hard,_____ _______ ______ __________so tired all the time.
3. Rita didn't enjoy her vacation because the weather wasn't warm. If the weather________________warm, she _____________ _______________her vacation.
4. Julia arrived very late because she missed the bus. If she______________the bus, she____________________ so late. 5. I'm very frustrated because I can't type fast enough.
If I_____ _______ ______ _______faster,_____ _______ ______ ______ -__________so frustrated.
6. Ivan made a lot of mistakes because he wasn't paying attention. If he_____ _______ ______ _____________attention, he ______ _____ _______ ______ _______so many mistakes. 7. Doris looks very confused because she doesn't understand today's grammar.
If she__________today's grammar, she_________________so confused.
. Fill in the blanks.
1. Why didn't you tell me your parents were coming to dinner? If you_____________me your parents were coming to dinner, I would have______________some more food. And if __________________ some more food, there would have been enough for everybody to eat.
And if__________for everybody to eat, we_____________ to an expensive restaurant.
And if we _____________ to an expensive restaurant, we ______________so much money!
2. Why didn't you tell me our English class was cancelled? If__________ our English class was cancelled, I_________ to school yesterday afternoon. And if ___________ to school yesterday afternoon, I ________ at home when the TV repairman came to pick up the TV. And if I___________at home when the TV repairman came to pick up the TV, he________able to take it to his repair shop. And if the TV repairman ______________ able to take the TV to his repair shop, I'm sure he_____________fixed it. And if the TV repairman ____________ the TV, we'd be watching it right now!
. Complete the sentences.
A. I'm afraid your grandparents didn't have a very good time when they visited us last weekend.
B. I know, and I feel terrible about it. They didn't eat anything we served them, and they were very bored and uncomfortable in our apartment.
We should have__________ ______ ____ ______,
we should have__________ ______ ____ ______,
and we should have__________ ______ ____ ____
If we__________ ______ ____ _______________,
if__________ ______ ____ ________________,
and if__________ ______ ____ _______________,
I'm sure my grandparents____________a much better time.
. Complete the sentences.
A: Why did you decide to become a musician? B.: When I was very young, my parents took me to concerts every weekend, my grandparents bought me a violin, and my mother gave me violin lessons. When I was older, I studied music in high school and college, and I sang in the school choir.
If my parents_____ _______ ______ ___________every weekend,
if my grandparents_________,_____ _______ ______ ___________,
if my mother __________ ______ ____ _
if I_____ _______ ______ ___________in high school and college,
and if I__________ ______ ____ ________
I_____ _______ ______ _________a musician.
Complete the sentences.
I'm really glad I went to the Gold Star Business School.
If _____ _______ ______ ______ to the Gold Star Business
School, I_____________to program a computer.
And if_____ _______ ______ _________a computer,
I_______________a job at the Reliable Insurance Company.
And if I____________________ a job at the Reliable Insurance Company,
I_____________to Los Angeles on business.
And if I ________________ to Los Angeles on business, I
_____ _______ ______ ____________met your mother.
And if___________, you______________born!
Supply the correct form of the verb in parentheses for each of the following sentences.
1. Henry talks to his dog as if it ...............(understand) him. 2. If they had left the house earlier, they............(be; negative) so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage.
3. If I finish the dress before Saturday, I ............ (give) it to my sister for her birthday. 4. If I had seen the movie, I .................. (tell) you about it last night. 5. Had Bob not interfered in his sister's marital problems, there ...............(be) peace between them. 6. He would give you the money if he .................. (have) it. 7. I wish they .................. (stop) making so much noise so
that I could concentrate. 8. She would call you immediately if she ......... (need) help. 9. Had they arrived at the sale early, they ............ (find) a better selection. 10. We hope that you ............ (enjoy) the party last night. 11. If you have enough time, please ............ (paint) the chair before you leave. 12. We could go for a drive if today ............ (be) Saturday. 13. If she wins the prize, it will be because she ......... (write) very well. 14. Mike wished that the editors ............ (permit) him to copy some of their material. 15. Joel wishes that he ............... (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year. 16. I ... (accept) if they invite me to the party. 17. If your mother ...... (buy) that car for you, will you be happy? 18. If he ............ (decide) earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight. 19. Had we known your address, we......(write) you a letter. 20. If the roofer doesn't come soon, the rain ............ (leak) inside. 21. Because Rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she ......... (study) harder last night. 22. My dog always wakes me up if he ............ (hear) strange noises. 23. If you ......... (see) Mary today, please ask her to call me. 24. If he ......... (get) the raise, it will be because he does a good job. 25. The teacher will not accept our work if we ...... (turn) it in late. 26. Mrs Wood always talks to her tenth-grade students as though they......... (be) adults. 27. If he had left already, he ......... (call) us. 28. If they had known him, they......... (talk) to him. 29. He would understand it if you ......... (explain) it to him more slowly. 30. I could understand the French teacher if she .........
(speak) more slowly.
Write conditional sentences based on the given facts.
1. He failed his examination last year, so he is taking it again in June. 2. You didn't remember to bring a cork-screw, so we can't open the bottle. 3. We missed the train, so we're waiting on this cold platform. 4. There was a very sharp frost last night, so we're able to go skating today. 5. Since you didn't take my advice, you're in a difficult position now.
Complete the sentences following one of the patterns for conditional of Type 3.
1. I would have enjoyed the party much more if ... . 2. It ... if the sea hadn't been so rough.
3. Would you have been able to come next Tuesday if ...? 4. If you had taken my advice ... .
5. If I had realized that you were really serious in what you said ... . 6. If it hadn't been for the fact that his father had influence ... . ink 7. If he had told me the truth in the first place ... .8. Would you have lent him the money if ...? 9. What difference would it have made, even if ... ? 10. If the fire brigade had arrived but a quarter of an hour earlier ... . 11. I'm sure she wouldn't have married him if ... .
Complete the sentences.
1. If only ..., you wouldn't now be in such a difficult position. 2. If ... tell him I'm out. 3. I can't understand why ..., unless he thinks we are Gods. 4. Is there any point in your coming with us if ...? 5. How ..., if you didn't know the address? 6. If ..., I shall blame you for it. 7. If you know the answer, why ...? 8. When ... supposing we left immediately? 9. How I wish ... . 10. If you really have been studying English for so long, it's about time you ... .
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If you (find) a skeleton in the cellar don't mention it to anyone. 2. If you pass your examination we (have) a celebration. 3. What (happen) if I press this button? 4. I should have voted for her if I (have) a vote then. 5. If you go to Paris where you (stay)? 6. If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, whicl you (choose)? 7. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) thick. 8. If the milkman (come) tell him to leave two pints. 9 Someone (sit) on your glasses if you leave them there. 10. You would play better bridge if you (not talk) so much. 11. What I (do) if I hear the burglar alarm? 12. If you (read) the instructions carefully you wouldn't have-answered the wrong question. 13. I could repair the roof myself if I (have) a long ladder.
14. Unless they turn that radio off I (go) mad. 15. If you were made redundant what you (do)?
16. We'll have a long way to walk if we (run) out of petrol here. 17. If you shake that bottle of port it (not be) fit to drink. 18. I'll probably get lost unless he (come) with me. 19. You (not have) so many accidents if you drove more slowly. 20. If you (wear) a false beard nobody would have recognized you. 21. If she (leave) the fish there the car will get it. 22. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole in the road somebody (fall) into it. 23. You'll get pneumonia if you (not change) your wet clothes. 24. If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus I (not buy) it. 25. If they (hang) that picture lower we would be able to see it. 26. She (be able) to walk faster if her shoes hadn't such high Is. 27. I (bring) you some beer if I had known that you were sty. 28. If you had touched that electric cable you (be) electrocuted. 29. If the story hadn't been true the newspaper (not print) it. 30. I (not buy) things on the installment system if I were you. 31. Dial 999 if you (want) Police, Ambulance, or Fire Brigade. 32. You (not be) any use to me unless you learn to type. 33. If anyone attacked me, my dog (jump) at his throat.
34. If he were in he (answer) the phone. 35. The ship would have run aground if the pilot (make) one take. 36. I shouldn't have taken your umbrella if I (know) that it ; the only one you had.
Finish these sentences, taking care to use the correct tenses.
1. If he had taken my advice ... 2. If you are less ... 3. We'll send for the doctor if ... 4. If she practised more ... 5. If there isn't enough wine in that bottle ... 6. If you had checked the petrol before we started ... 7. This clock wouldn't have run down if ... 8. Try on the blue one if ...
9. If these gates are locked ... 10. If we leave before breakfast ... 11. If the river rises any higher ... 12. Her life might have been saved if ... 13. If the volcano starts erupting ... 14. The grass would look better if ... 15. Unless it is a nice day ... 16. If you don't put enough stamps on a letter, the person who gets it ... 17. He would lend it to you if ... 18. Unless this hotel gets another cook ... 19. If the storm becomes worse ... 20. If your uncle sees you ... 21. If you tried to climb it without a guide ... 22. If you didn't shake the camera so much, your photographs ... 23. I'd have brought my coat ... 24. If (=as) you don't like the picture ... 25. He would have given her diamonds if ... 26. If you had asked his permission ... 27. If the fire had been noticed earlier ... 28. If you had any sense ... 29. You would have been angry if . . 30. If he had put the flowers into water at once ... 31. I should have ordered more coal if ... 32. If you leave the gate open ... 33. You will have to go to the dentist if ... 34. He would have been drowned if ... 35. If I'd had a car ... 36. If Tom rings while I'm out ...
Fill the gaps in the following dialogue with a suitable verb form.
Telephone conservation
1. Ann: ... I ... to Mr Wash, please? 2. Wash: Wash ... 3. Ann: Good morning, Mr Wash. This is Ann Jones of 10 Cyprus Road. .. you come and ... my windows one Saturday this month? 4 Wash: I'm afraid I .. (negative). The next six Saturdays are already booked. 5. But I ...... on Wednesday morning. 6. Ann: ... you ... very early on Wednesday? I leave at 8.15 on weekdays.
7. Wash: I ......to you by 8.30. ... that be early enough? 8. Ann: No, it ...! There ... be nobody to let you in. I ... the flat at 8.15. 9. Wash: Oh 8 15' I ... you ... 8.30' 10. Well, I suppose I ...... to you by 8.00 as you're an old customer. But I ... (negative) ... a habit of it. 11. It means ... breakfast at 6.00 and my wife ... (negative) that 12. She ... always ... to persuade me to give up window- .. as it is. She ... it's dangerous. 13. Ann: What ... she ... you ... instead? 14. Wash: Her father has a shop and she ...... me ...... in it. 15. She ... it ... be a nice steady job with regular hours. 16. And if I ... in a shop she......where I was. 17. Ann: And ... you really ... of giving it up? 18. Wash: No, I ... the life. At least, I ... it in summer. I 19. Besides, I...... bored working in a shop. 20. Well, ... Wednesday at 8.00 ... you then, Miss Jones? 21. Ann: Yes, it .. be splendid. It's very good of you ...... so ' early. 22. I ... let you in and you can ... yourself out.
23. You ... shut the door carefully after you, ... (negative interrogative) you? 24. Wash: Yes, of course I .... I always ... . Goodbye, Miss Jones.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Philip takes piano lessons; but he doesn't enjoy them. He wishes he______guitar lessons.
2. Jane studied French last year, and she hated it. She wishes she_____ _______ ______ _________something else. 3. Richard doesn't enjoy being single. He wishes he _____ married. 4. Mrs, Smith drives an old used car. She wishes she_____
a more reliable car. 5. By the time John got to the party, most of his friends had already left. John wishes he__________________to the party earlier. 6. My neighbour's son practises the violin every afternoon and every evening. I wish he_________________the violin so often.
7. Mario doesn't speak English very well. He wishes he ________more fluently.
8. You ate all the cookies in the cookie jar. I wish you __________________them all.
Fill in the blanks.
LOOKING FOR A JOB
Employment Agency
A.: I wonder if you can help me. I'm looking for a job as an English teacher.
Most of our schools want their English teachers to teach more than one language. Can you teach Spanish or French?
A.: I wish ________but my Spanish and French aren't goodenough.
That's too bad. If__________ speak Spanish or French, ____________ able to find a job easily. The Flower School is looking for someone to teach English and music. They want someone who knows a lot about music and can play the piano and sing.
A.: I know a lot about music and I have a very good voice, but I can't play the piano.
What a shame! If _____ _______ ______ _____________, the Flower School______________very interested in you.
A.: And the Flower School is one of the best schools in town. I wish___________play the piano.
Well, the Park School is also a very fine school, and they're looking for someone to teach English and____________ . They want someone who knows a lot about______________and can_____ _______ ______ ______________.
A.: I'm afraid I can't_____ _______ ______ ___________.
That's too bad. If____________________the Park School ___________ interested in you. Maybe you should think about finding an office job. How fast can you type?
A.: Forty words a minute.
I wish you________a little faster. If________GO words a minute, _________ any trouble finding a job. Wait a minute! Here's a job you might like. The reliable Insurance Company is looking for a salesperson who can travel all over the country. A.: I wish________, but I have two small children at home. There must be a lot of other things you can do. Can you
A.: Not really.
That's too bad, because if_______send you for an interview with the_________Company. I'm terribly sorry, but those are all the jobs I have today. I wish___________help you. Come
back in a week. Maybe I'll be able to find you something then.
A.: Thank you.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Did you go to the company picnic last Saturday? Yes, I did, and it was terrible. I wish I__________________ There were a lot of things I could have done that day. I wish I ___________________something else.
2. I wish more people from our department____________at the picnic. I didn't know very many people at all. If I ________ .________more people at the picnic last Saturday, I__________
.______so lonely and I_____ _______ ______ ______so out of place.
3. Why weren't the employees from the Greenville office at the picnic? I expected them to come. If they_____________invited to the picnic, it_____ _______ ______ __________much livelier.
4. I wish I __________ forget people's names all the time.
Can you believe it? At the picnic last Saturday, I couldn't remember Harry's wife's name, and I had met her a dozen times before! I wish I hadn't __________ her name. After all, if she
________forgotten MY name, I____________________liked it.
Open the brackets. Then write a conditional sentence based on each answer.
1. I wish I (can) speak several languages. 2. I wish I (have) a car. 3. She wishes her parents (approve) of her boy friend. 4. I wish I (be) older. 5. I wish you (like) pop music.
For each of the sentences below write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence but using the words given in brackets.
1. I would like to be rich (wish). 2. Please hurry up (wish). 3. It's very late. We really ought to be leaving (time). 4. It would be nice to know his opinion (wish). 5. Please keep it a secret for the time being (rather). 6. It's a pity that you're going away so soon (wish). 7. Would you mind not smoking at table? (rather) 8. He really should find himself a regular job (time). 9. My parents would prefer us to live in the country (rather). 10. When is weather going to improve? (high time). 11. Please stop making so much noise (wish).
Translate into English.
1. Я бы не интересовался этим вопросом, если бы не возрастало его значение. 2. Мы посидим в баре, пока она ходит по магазинам. 3. Если ты не будешь вести машину осторожно, ты попадешь в аварию. 4. Я бы на твоем месте не пила эту воду.
5. Мы могли бы в этом году купить телевизор, если бы ты получал больше. 6. Если бы он не был таким рассеянным, он не принял бы вас за свою сестру. 7. Алиса не купила бы эти книги, если бы она меня не любила. 8. Если бы вы приняли лекарство, вы были бы сейчас здоровы. 9. Тетя, мне жаль, что я это сделал. 10. Она жалела, что несвободна и не может поехать с ним. 11. Мы бы не пошли в ресторан, если бы знали цены. 12. При условии, что ты будешь есть меньше, ты не будешь такой полной.
Translate into English.
1. Если ты придешь ко мне, я покажу тебе свои снимки. 2. Майк с друзьями пошли бы в прошлое воскресенье на скачки, если бы не было дождя. 3. Твое платье сразу бы стало выглядеть лучше, если бы ты поменяла пуговицы. 4. Торт сгорел бы, если бы я не пошла на кухню. 5. Она бы вызвала врача, если бы температура была высокая. 6. Он не придет, если его жене не станет лучше. 7. Если бы я разбогатела, я бы купила шубу.
8. Если бы Кэти одевалась лучше, она бы выглядела более привлекательной. 9. Собака залает, если ты постучишь в дверь. 10. Если бы Хелен знала адрес, она бы уже пришла к этому времени. 11. Я пошлю ему телеграмму, если он завтра не приедет. 12. Костер не погас бы, если бы мы подбрасывали в него дрова.
Translate into English.
1. Если бы театр был ближе, мы смогли бы пойти пешком. 2. На вашем месте я бы всегда разговаривал по-английски. 3. Если бы она его не любила, она не поехала бы с ним на север после окончания института. 4. Если бы ни Вы, я бы никогда не выполнил эту работу вовремя. 5. Вы не забыли бы тогда книгу, если бы не торопились домой.
6. Вам следовало бы сказать ему правду У вас не было бы таких неприятностей. 7. Если бы мы не были знакомы, он не пригласил бы нас на вечер. 8 Если бы сейчас шел дождь, я бы остался дома. 9 Если бы вы выписали свои ошибки, вы бы не сделали их вчера. 10. Вы бы не опоздали на поезд, если бы взяли такси.
Translate into English.
1. Если завтра будет хорошая погода, мы пойдем на пляж. 2. Если я увижу Анну, я ее попрошу вам позвонить. 3. Я загляну позже, если будут какие-нибудь новости. 4. Если бы люди более осторожно водили машины, было бы меньше несчастных случаев. 5. Если бы вы ложились спать раньше, вы не чувствовали бы себя таким усталым. 6. Если бы у меня было достаточно времени, я полетел бы в Сан Франциско. 7. Если бы я ее хорошо знал, я позвонил бы ей домой. 8. Если бы у меня было 50.000 долларов, я смог бы совершить кругосветное путешествие. 9. Если бы Борис лучше знал английский, он смог бы получить хорошую работу. 10. Если бы Борис знал английский, он получил бы хорошую работу. 11. Если бы я был на вашем месте, я стал бы изучать компьютерное дело. 12. Если бы Смиты меня пригласили, я пошел бы на вчерашнюю вечеринку. 13. Если бы мне был известен ваш адрес, я бы вам написал. 14. Если бы я получил повышение жалования, я не искал бы другой работы. 15. Если бы вчера вечером не шел дождь, мы пошли бы к нашим друзьям. 16. Если бы прошлым летом у меня был автомобиль, я ездил бы на пляж каждое воскресенье. 17. Если бы Джордж пришел вовремя, он смог бы мне помочь. 18. Если бы вы знали, что пойдет дождь, вам следовало бы взять с собой зонтик. 19. Если бы вы не позвонили Джиму, все было бы в порядке. 20. Если бы я был там, я бы помог ему. 21. Будь я там, я бы помог ему.
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