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Use the correct tense:

1. He ……………………………… (not / live) in Đstanbul if he ………………… (hate) it.

2. If you …………………………… (write) the letters, I ……………………… (post) them.

3. If you …………………………… (not / leave) immediately, I ………………………. (call) the police.

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.

7. If you ………………………… (retire) soon, you …………………………….. (make yourself ill.

8. If you ………………………………. (write) him a letter, he ……………………….. (know) our address.

9. If the policeman had seen the thief, he …………………………………………….. (arrest) him.

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.

14. If I had lost all my money, I …………………………………………... (be) very unhappy.

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.

4. I would be in a hospital now d) she could have bought some


expensive clothes.

5. We would have got wet e) so many people wouldn’t have been


killed.

6. If he had had enough time last summer, f) he could have built his small house in
two days.

7. I might have come to your help g) if we hadn’t taken our umbrellas.

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 tuviera una aguja, lo cosería yo mismo (needle, sew)

-Si estuvieras en el hospital, te visitaría todos los días

-Si tuvieras más cuidado, no romperías todo

-Si Ana fuera más razonable, todo sería más fácil (reasonable)

-Puedes quedarte el perro siempre que cuides de él

-Deben de ser amigos, de lo contrario no sabría su nombre

-Si ella hubiera conocido su pasado, no se habría casado con él

-Si hubiese visto la luz roja, me habría parado

Write conditional sentences based on the information given

-Giles will probably be late

-I hope I´ll pass my driving test

Unless

-Have you finished the letter?

If you

-I think it´s going to rain

If

-Don´t touch the iron!! (or)

-We´ll probably get hungry during the journey (in case)

-I´m thinking of changing my job (when)

-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)

Correct form of the verb

-I wish I ___________________ (not eat) so much last night!!

-If I ______________ (be) you, I ________________ (not go) to work tomorrow.

-What ________________ (happen) if they ____________ (win) the next election?

-If she _____________________ (tell) the truth ten years ago, she _______________________ (not go)
to prison.

-Supposing you _____________(see) a ghost, what ________________ (do you)?

-If you _____________ (wait) a moment, I _______________ (call) the manager.

-They _______________ (not hear) us unless we ______________ (shout) louder.

-He ______________ (buy) a map of the city in case he ____________ (get) lost.

-If we ________________ (have) wings, we _______________ (not need) planes.

-If I hadn´t entered the house, the dog ______________________ (not bite) me.

-If I __________________ (wear) boots, I wouldn´t have been bitten by a snake.

-If I had taken an umbrella, I ______________________ (not get) wet through.

-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

-If it hadn´t been raining so heavily, I ____________________ (go) with you.

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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2. If you don't come with me I won't go to the theatre.

Unless .......................................................................

3. I don't like Tim because he is always saying nasty things.

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4. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.

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5. If you want my advice, don't sell your car.

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6. I don't live near my office, so I have to drive.

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7.He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.


If ...............................................................................

8. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.

If ...............................................................................................

9. She won't babysit for us if we don't pay her.

Unless ............................................................

10. We can't go for a picnic because it is raining.

If .....................................................................

11. Clare doesn't go to the cinema because she has a lot of work to do.

If...............................................................................................

12. I didn't tape the concert because I didn't have a video.

If .....................................................................................

13. In my opinion, you ought to rest for a few days.

If ............................................................................

14. You have to have a visa to enter China.

Unless .....................................................

15. I don't finish the book because I found it booring.

If .......................................................................................

16. She doesn’t get enough sleep, that’s why she is always tired.

If she ...............................................................................

17. They missed the bus, so they were late.

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 ………………………………………………………….

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

a. If she ____________________(not / break) the window, she wouldn’t have had to pay for a new one.

b. If she studied more, she____________________ (be) a better student.

c. They____________________ (not / see) the Queen if they hadn’t visited London on that day.

d. If she____________________ (open) the letter, she’ll be surprised.

e. If I lived in France, I____________________ (speak) French well.

f. I’d buy that bag if it ____________________ (be) cheaper.

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.

i. I’d watch more films, if I ____________________ (have) more time.

j. If the studio spent more money, it ____________________ (make) better films.

Translate the following sentences:

a. No habríamos podido entrar en la casa si no hubiésemos encontrado la llave.

b. Si escucharas música clásica, te gustaría.

c. Estaremos en casa si pasas esta noche.

d. No iremos de viaje a menos que nos llamen nuestros amigos.

e. Si ella no hubiese estudiado tanto, no habría tenido tan buenos resultados.

f. Si estuviera en tu lugar, haría el trabajo cuanto antes.

g. Él no se casaría si no estuviese seguro.

h. Serás recompensado siempre que trabajes duro.

i. ¿Si hubieses visto al ladrón, habrías gritado?

Complete with the right conditional

THE SECRET OF A LONG LIFE

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!'

The Cat and the Mouse

- 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.”

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

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.

5. If the camera_________________ (be) on, a red light_________________ (appear).

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.

10.If you _________________ (freeze) water, it _________________ (turn) into ice.

11.Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he _________________ (leave) it outside,


someone_________________ (steal) it.
12.He _________________ (be) allowed to leave early today if he _________________ (stay) later
tomorrow.

13.If you (leave) that cut untreated, it _________________ (become) infected.

14. _________________ (you help) me if I_________________ (tell) you the whole story?

15.If you_________________ (go) away, you (write) to me, won’t you?

16.Unless house plants _________________ (be watered) regularly, they_________________ (die)


quickly.

17.There are mice in your kitchen! If you_________________ (have) a cat, they _________________
(disappear) immediately.

18. _________________ (you work) harder if you_________________ (be) better paid?

19.If you _________________ (not complain) so much, you might be popular.

20. _________________ (you phone) me if there are any problems?

21.The radio doesn’t work if the batteries_________________ (be) flat.

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.

0. I can’t park near my office, that’s why I don’t come by car.

If I could park near my office, I’d come by car

1. We didn’t go by air only because we didn’t have enough money.

If we ......................................................

2. the teacher read the passage very quickly so the students didn’t understand it.

If the teacher .......................................

3. The reason why you make so many mistakes is that you work too fast.

You ...............................................

4. Liz is tired all the time. She shouldn’t go to bed so late.

If ....................................................

5. It’s rather late. I don’t think Ann will come now.

I’d be surprised if Ann ...................................as it’s rather late.

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.

Martin .................................................................if he ..............................................

8. We didn’t go because it was raining.

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 ...............................................

11.Hunting is allowed here if you have the proper licence.

You can’t .................................................

12.There isn’t much beer so you can’t all have a drink.

If there...............................................

13.These shoes cost more than I can afford.

If these shoes.........................................................

Write mixed conditional clauses to the given situations.

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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3. I spent too much on holiday, I’m broke now.

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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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5. I’m ready for my exam now after a two weeks’ study.

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6. The repairman didn’t repair my laptop yesterday so I can’t use it now.

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7. I think you should have bought the other dress.

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8. It’s really hot today so I refused Mike to go to the cinema.

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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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