Conditional sentences

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. If I (have) enough money, I (backpack) . around Europe. But unfortunately, I am broke.

2. She would have been here earlier if she (not / miss) the train.

3. Thank you for helping me study. If you (not / tutor) . me, I (fail) the test.

4. If you (want) to leave now, you (have) to take a taxi.

5. Stop asking me what Joe would buy for your birthday. Even if I (know) , I (not/ tell) . you.

6. If I exercised more, I (be) much more fit and I (not / have) . so many health problems.

7. It’s too bad Frank isn’t with us. If he (be) . here, he (can / translate) . the letter for you.

8. If you (depart) now, you (be) home in 2 hours.

9. My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip (be) . longer, I (visit) . my friends in Los Angeles.

10. I don’t know much about this kind of machine. If I (know) , I (mend) it myself.

11. French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know) French they (not understand) half the callers.

12. How did you do in the car really?

We came in the last actually; but only because we got lost. If we (not got) lost we (come) . in somewhere in the middle.

13. This flat would be all right if the people above us (not be) . noisy.

14. 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)

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 isn’t in the directory ,so people don’t ring me up.………………………………………………………..
The police are not armed ,so we don’t have gun battles in the streets.………………………………………………..
The shops don’t deliver now, which make life difficult.………………………………………………………………
He’s very thin, perhaps that why he feels the cold so much.…………………………………………………………
We haven’t any matches, so we can't light the fire.………………………………………………………………….
I'm fat; that why I can't get through the bathroom window.…………………………………………………………
He doesn’t help me, possible I never ask him for help.……………………………………………………………..
I can't drive so we can't take the car.………………………………………………………………………………...
We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall.…………………………………………………………………….
I advised you to sell it. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
I haven’t much time, so I read very little…………………………………………………………………………….
They don’t clean the window, so the room looks rather dark………………………………………………………..
He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart………………………………………………………………..
We haven’t got central heating, so the house is rather cold…………………………………………………………….
I haven’t got a vacuum cleaner; that’s why I'm so slow……………………………………………………………..
I don’t know his address; so I can't write to him…………………………………………………………………….
He never shaves; that’s the only reason he looks unattractive……………………………………………………….
You work too fast; that’s why you make so many mistakes………………………………………………………….
I can't park near my office, that’s why I don’t come by car………………………………………………………….
I live a long way from the centre; that’s why I'm late for work………………………………………………………
I haven’t a map so I can't direct you………………………………………………………………………………....
People drive very fast. That’s why there are so many accidents……………………………………………………..
Conditional sentence: type 3.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
If he (not take) ……………….. his gloves off he (not get) ……………….. frost bitten.
She was sent to prison only because she refused to pay the fine; if she (pay) ……………….. the fine she (not be) ……………….. sent to prison.
He didn’t tell me that he was a vegetarian till halfway through the meal. If he (tell) ……………….. me earlier I (cook) ……………….. him something suitable.
I had no map; that’s why I got lost. If I (have) ……………….. a map I (be) ……………….. all right.
Why didn’t you say that you were short of money? If I (know) …………….. I (lend) ……………….. you some.
It’s lucky he had his torch with him. If he (not have) ………….. it he (fall) ……………….. down the cellar steps.
The job is much worse than I expected. If I (realize) ……………….. how awful it was going to be I (not accept) ……………….. it.
It was the drug, not the disease that killed him. He would still be alive today if he (not take) ………….. that drug.
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.
I overslept; that’s why I have an hour late; and if my phone (not ring) ……………….. at nine o’clock, I might still be in bed.
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.
The paraffin heater was perfectly safe. There (not be) ……………….. a fire if the children (not knock) ……………….. it over.
It’s a pity he never patented his invention. If he (patent) ………….. it he (make) ……………….. a lot of money.
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.
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) ………………...
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.
The lunching of the rocket was delay half an hour by bad weather. If the weather (be) ……………….. good they (launch) ……………….. it at 8.30 instead of at 9.00.
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.
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.
Most people (attend) ……………….. the union meeting if they had had longer notice of it.
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.
The club secretary saw useless. He never told anybody anything. We (not know) ……………….. about this meeting if the chairman (not tell) ……………….. us.
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.
The burglar made quite a lot of noise getting into the house; but fortunately for him the family was watching a noisy TV play. If they (play) ……………….. cards they certainly (hear) ……………….. him.
IF you had been there what you (do) ………………..?
It rained, which spoiled our picnic, but if it (not rain) ……………….. it (be) ……………….. a great success.
You knew that horse was going to win?
Don’t be ridiculous! If I (know) ……………….. I (back) ……………….. him myself.
Why didn’t you phone the village?
Because there was no phone in the village. If there (be) ………….. of course we (phone) ……………….. from there.
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.
We were traveling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports (be) ……………….. all right we (not be) ……………….. arrested.
II. Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.
I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop……………………………………………………………………………….
I didn’t know your number, so I didn’t ring………………………………………………………………………….
She didn’t know you were in hospital, so she didn’t visit you……………………………………………………….
We only came by bus because there were no taxis…………………………………………………………………...
She didn’t speak to him, possible because she was so shy…………………………………………………………..
We didn’t visit the museum because we hadn’t time…………………………………………………………………
I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn’t working……………………………………………………………
We didn’t listen carefully; perhaps that’s why we made this mistake……………………………………………….
We got a lift, so we reached the station in time………………………………………………………………………
We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable.
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His own men deserted him; that’s the only reason why he failed.
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They were driving very quickly. That’s why the accident was so terrible.
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It was raining. That’s the only reason I didn’t take the children to the beach.
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Tom’s father was on the Board. That’s the only reason he got the job.
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He wasn’t looking where he was going. That’s why he was run over.
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I don’t like country life, perhaps because I wasn’t brought up in the country.
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I didn’t know he was so quarrelsome. I'm sorry now that I invited him.
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It rained all the time. Perhaps that’s why he didn’t enjoy his visit.
I didn’t work hard at school so I didn’t get a good job when I left.
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They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn’t wearing a shirt.
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It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked.
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We didn’t go by air only because we hadn’t enough money.
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The bus didn’t stop because you didn’t put your hand up.
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I didn’t know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently.
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The examiner read the passage very quickly, so the candidates didn’t understand it.
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Conditional sentences: mixed types
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
I’ve hung out the clothes. It’s lovely and sunny; if it (stay)………….. like this they (be)……… dry in two hours.
French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know)…………… French they (not understand)……………. half the callers.
How did you do in the car rally?
We came in the last actually; but only because we got lost. If we (not got)…………….. lost we (come)…………….. in somewhere in the middle. We certainly (not be) ……………………late.
This flat would be all right if the people above us (not be)………………… noisy.
If the pain (return) …………………you’d better take another pill.
Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he (leave) ………………..it outside someone (steal) …………………it.
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.
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.
The government is talking of pulling the village down to make room for an airport.
	If they (start) ………………doing it the village people (resist)…………………...
IF you are catching an early train tomorrow you (like)……………… to have breakfast at 7.00.
But he says that if he (have)……………….. his life again he (make)…………………….. the same choice.
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