Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. It was the drug, not the disease, that killed him. He still (be) alive today if he (not take) that drug. 2. This room's freezing because the fire has only just been lit. If it (be lit) this morning, as I suggested, the room (be) warm enough to sit in now. 3. 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. 4. 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 (be) bad-tempered, too. 5. 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 (be) alive today. 6. You are not practical. If you (be) practical you (not buy) such a useless thing. 7. She is not careful. If she (be) careful she (not get) into trouble. 8. She looks tired. If she (not work) all the time she (not look) so tired now.
Exercise 2. Change the following statements into conditional sentences.
Pattern: I'm hungry now because I didn't eat dinner. But if I'd eaten dinner, I wouldn't be hungry now.
1. The room is full of flies because you left the door open. 2. You are tired this morning because you didn't go to bed at a reasonable hour last night. 3. I didn't finish my report yesterday, so I can't begin a new project today. 4. Helen is sick because she didn't follow the doctor's orders. 5. I'm not you, so I didn't tell him the truth. 6. 1 don't know anything about plumbing, so I didn't fix the leak in the sink myself. 7.I received a good job offer from the oil company, so I won't seriously consider taking the job with the electronics firm. 8. I'm careless, that's why I made so many mistakes. 9. She doesn't know English well enough, so she didn't help him to translate the article.
Exercise 3. Translate from Russian into English.
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