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4. If he …………………………….. (not / arrive) soon, we ………………………. (have to) have dinner without
him.
5. I …………………………………… (not / have to) borrow any money from you if I……………………………
(get) my salary tomorrow.
6. If you …………………………… (invite) her to the dance, she ………………………(be) very pleased.
10. The buildings wouldn’t have burned to ashes if the firemen ………………………………. (come) in time.
11. People wouldn’t cross the Bosphorus, if they ……………………………………………… (not / build)
those bridges.
12. If the family had saved enough money, they………………………………………… (buy) a new flat.
13. If I had known that he was sleeping, I ……………………………………………. (not /disturb) him.
15. If you had phoned me before you came, you ………………………………………. (find) me at home.
Complete the following sentences in column A using the correct choice from column B.
1. Everyone on board the plane would have died a) If I had not been to a doctor.
2. If the officials hadn’t stopped the poor man, b) if you had taken him to the fun-fair.
3. If the climbers had found an easy way, c) if the plane had crashed.
6. If he had had enough time last summer, f) he could have built his small house in
two days.
8. If the driver had not slept, h) they could have reached the top easily.
9. The young boy would have been very happy i) he would have gone on a holiday.
10. If her father had been rich, j) if I had had time last Sunday.
Translate these sentences into Spanish:
-Si Ana fuera más razonable, todo sería más fácil (reasonable)
Unless
If you
If
-He wants to stay but he doesn´t stop talking… !!! (provided that)
He can stay
-I want to go to Paris but I can´t speak French… (if only)
-If she _____________________ (tell) the truth ten years ago, she _______________________ (not go)
to prison.
-He ______________ (buy) a map of the city in case he ____________ (get) lost.
-If I hadn´t entered the house, the dog ______________________ (not bite) me.
-If they ____________________ (not tell) the joke, I wouldn´t have laughed.
-If I ________________(not talk), I wouldn´t have been walked out of the cinema
Say the same as the written sentences beginning with the words given.
1. Jim fell down the stairs, that's why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
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Unless .......................................................................
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4. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
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8. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
If ...............................................................................................
Unless ............................................................
If .....................................................................
11. Clare doesn't go to the cinema because she has a lot of work to do.
If...............................................................................................
If .....................................................................................
If ............................................................................
Unless .....................................................
If .......................................................................................
16. She doesn’t get enough sleep, that’s why she is always tired.
If she ...............................................................................
If they .......................................................
18. Unless she helps me I won’t be able to finish all this work before lunch.
If she .......................................................................................................
19. She has done so much exercise that she feels exhausted.
If ………………………………………………………….
a. If she ____________________(not / break) the window, she wouldn’t have had to pay for a new one.
c. They____________________ (not / see) the Queen if they hadn’t visited London on that day.
g. If they hadn’t gone to the party, they ____________________ (not / buy) those expensive clothes.
h. If he____________________ (not / get) up early, he’ll be late.
Grygori Pilikian recently celebrated his 114th 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)
1 __________ 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 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) B your life again,
what (you/do) 7__________?' a reporter asked. 'I would do what I have done. If I had had more sense, I
__________(eat) 8 more yoghourt!' he chuckled. 'Supposing you __________(can/change) 9 one thing in
your life what you/change)__________ 1O ?' another reporter asked. 'Not much,' Grygori replied. 'So you
don't have anyregrets?' 'Yes, I have one regret,' Grygori replied. 'If I (know) 11__________ I was going to
live so long, I__________(look after) 12 myself better!'
- Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse's tail off. “Give me back my tail,” said the mouse. And the cat said,
“Well, I __________________ (give) you back your tail if you fetched me some milk. But that's impossible
to do for a little mouse like you.”
- The mouse, however, went to the cow. “The cat ________________ (give / only) me back my tail if I fetch
her some milk.”
- And the cow said, “Well, I would give you milk if you __________________ (get) me some hay. But that's
impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
- The mouse, however, went to the farmer. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow
_________________ (give) me some milk. And the cow __________________(only / give) me milk if I get
her some hay.”
- And the farmer said, “Well, I would give you hay if you __________________ (bring) me some meat. But
that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
- The mouse, however, went to the butcher. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow
___________________ (give) me milk. And the cow will only give me milk if she
___________________(get) some hay. And the farmer __________________(only / give) me hay if I get
him some meat.”
- And the butcher said, “Well, I would give you meat if you ___________________(make) the baker bake
me a bread. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
1. If you aren’t going to live in that house, why don’t you sell it? If I_________________ (have) a house I
couldn’t use, I_________________ (sell) it at once.
2. The machine _________________ (switch) off if you _________________ (press) this button.
3. If you _________________ (not make) so much noise last night, you _________________ (not wake)
my little sister and she _________________ (not start) crying.
4. “Jack rang while you were out” “ Oh dear! If I _________________ (know) he was going to ring, I
_________________ (stay) at home.
6. I expect you’ll see Jack at the cinema tonight. If you_________________ (do), (you please remind) him
about tomorrow’s meeting?
7. “What _________________ (you do) if you_________________ (not catch) the train?” “What’s the point
in asking? I did catch it, didn’t I?”
8. The only thing I haven’t got is a balcony. If I _________________ (have) one, I would grow plants in
pots, then my flat_________________ (be) perfect.
9. Why didn’t you take my advice? Your car _________________ (not break) down if you
_________________ (take) it to a garage when I told you to.
14. _________________ (you help) me if I_________________ (tell) you the whole story?
17.There are mice in your kitchen! If you_________________ (have) a cat, they _________________
(disappear) immediately.
22.If you wanted to buy someone a really good present, what_________________ (you look for)?
23.If he_________________ (be) angry, his face _________________ (go) bright red.
Rewrite the sentences starting in the way shown. Look at the example.
If we ......................................................
2. the teacher read the passage very quickly so the students didn’t understand it.
3. The reason why you make so many mistakes is that you work too fast.
You ...............................................
If ....................................................
6. Unfortunately I didn’t have an umbrella and so I got very wet in the rain.
If ...........................................................
7. Martin failed his driving test last week. He was very nervous and that’s why he failed.
If ...................................................................
9. My husband didn’t leave the car keys so I couldn’t pick him up.
If my husband ......................................
10.Jack stayed at home only because a holiday abroad was far too expensive.
If ...............................................
If there...............................................
If these shoes.........................................................
1. Mary doesn’t know how to play badminton. We didn’t invite her to play with us.
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2. We don’t have access to company’s network. We couldn’t enter the data yesterday.
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4. I have so much to do today. I couldn’t dare to spend the whole night at the party yesterday.
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9. We cancelled our holiday and now we aren’t having fun in the beach.
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10. She can’t speak Russian fluently so the meeting didn’t take place.
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