1. If the government (to do) more about unemployment, they (not to be) in danger of losing the coming elections.
2. If we (to be) rich, we (to help) those people who were suffering.
3. If Jane (not to be) so brave, she (to jump) off the bridge to save the child when the accident happened.
4. If Sue (to be) more self-confident, she (to go) into business with Mike when he offered her partnership.
5. If John (to be) more thoughtful, he(to take) that great risk that cost him a career.
6. If he (not to be) so stubborn, they (to reach) an agreement at their previous talks.
7. If I (to take) an aspirin in the morning, I (not to have) this splitting headache now.
8. He (not to be) efficient in his new job if he (not to study) English hard when he was at college.
9. If Mary (to remember) to buy apples yesterday, she (to make) an apple pie before Nick comes.
Ex. 7. Finish the following conditional sentences.
1. If I were The President ..
2. If I were the Spanish Queen
3. If I lived in New-York
4. If I had an island ..
5. If I had a helicopter..
6. If I were a banker
7. If I belonged to any political party, ..
8. If anybody did me harm, .
9. If it were summer
10. If you were open with me.
Ex. 8. Translate the sentences into English.
1. , , .
2. .
3. , .
4. , .
5. , .
6. - , .
7. , .
8. - , .
9. , .
10. , .
11. ! , .
12. , .
13. , .
14. , .
Ex. 9. Find mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.
1. He will pass the exam if he did more work.
2. If you ran faster, you would have caught the bus. Now youll have to wait for another one.
3. If I have more time, Id take up tennis.
4. If I were you, Ill send them an invitation to the party.
5. If I am you, I wouldnt go out in such weather.
6. If Stephen wasnt driving so fast, the police wouldnt have stopped him.
7. If you didnt give me a lift, I wouldnt be here now.
8. If the food was not so spicy, Id have enjoyed it more.
9. If Im rich, Id give a lot of money to charity.
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10. If we had arrived one minute later, we will miss the train.
11. I will be able to lend you some money if I sold my car.
12. Nobody would have come to the concert if we hadnt so many famous names.
WISH-SENTENSES
| Unreal Present Wish + past simple/past continuous , - - , . | I wish she werehere now. | , . (, ). |
| Unreal Past Wish +past perfect , , , . | I wish you had had time then. | , . (, ) |
| Wish + would + infinitive , , - . | I wish you would be more diligent. | , . |
Ex. 1. Explain the usage of the tense forms in the following conditional sentences.
1. I wish I had a lab of my own.
2. She almost wished she hadnt asked them to dinner.
3. I wish it had happened to anyone but you.
4. I wish you had brought your sister with you.
5. He wished they would let him enjoy his dinner in peace.
6. Oh, how I wish it would rain!
7. I wish you wouldnt be so happy, Willy, when Im so miserable.
8. I wish he were younger and more handsome.
9. I wish you wouldnt make so much noise.
10. I wish people wouldnt talk in the cinema when other people watch the film.
