I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms, (self check)
1. If you pass your examination we (have) a celebration. 2. What (happen) if I press this button? 3. You would play better bridge if you (not talk) so much. 4. If I had known that you couldn't eat meat I (not buy) it. 5. If you go to Paris where you (stay)? 6. If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, which you (choose)? 7. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) thick. 8. If you (read) the instructions carefully you wouldn't have answered the wrong question. 9. If the milkman (come), tell him to leave two pints. 10. If you were made redundant what you (do)? 11. Someone (sit) on your glasses if you leave them there. 12. You (not have) so many accidents if you drove more slowly. 13. If you (wear) a false beard nobody would have recognized you. 14 I could repair the roof myself if I (have) a long ladder. 15. 11 probably get lost unless he (come) with me. 16. If she (leave) the fish there the car will get it. 17. You'll get pneumonia if you (not change) your wet clothes. 18. She (be able) to walk faster if her shoes hadn't such high heels. 19.1 (bring) you some beer if I had known that you were thirsty. 20. If the story hadn't been true the newspaper (not print) it. 21.1 (not buy) things on the instalment system if I were you. 22. Dial 999 if you (want) Police, Ambulance, or Fire Brigade. 23. If anyone attacked me my dog (jump) at his throat. 24. If he were in he (answer) the phone. 25. The ship would have run aground if the pilot (make) one mistake. 26 I shouldn't have taken your umbrella if I (know) that it was 'he only one you had. 27. If I have enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon. 28. If I had enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon. 29. If I had had enough apples yesterday I (bake) an apple pie. 30. If the weather is nice tomorrow, we (go)
to'the zoo. 31. If the weather were nice today, we (go) to the zoo.
32. If the weather had been nice yesterday, we (go) to the zoo.
33. It's too bad Helen isn't here. If she (be) here, she (know) what to do. 34. Fred failed the test because he didn't study. However, if he (study) for the test, he (pass) it. 35. You should tell your father exactly what happened. If I (be) you, I (tell) him the truth as soon as possible. 36. If I (have) my camera with me yesterday, I (take) a picture of Alex standing on his head. 37. I'm almost ready to plant my garden. I have a lot of seeds. Maybe I have more than I need. If I (have) more seeds than I need, I (give) some to Nellie. 38.1 got wet because I didn't take my umbrella. However, I (get, not) wet if I (remember) to take my umbrella yesterday. 39.1 (change) the present economic policy if I (be) the President of the United States. 40. If the teacher (be) absent tomorrow, class will be cancelled. 41. That sounds like a good job offer. If I (be) you, I (accept) it. 42. I've hung out the clothes. It's lovely and sunny; if it (stay) like this they (be) dry in two hours. 43. French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know) French they (not understand) half the callers. 44. This flat would be all right if the people above us (not be) so noisy. 45. If you aren't going to live in the house why you (not sell) it? If I (have) a house I couldn't use I (sell) it at once. 46. Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he (leave) it outside someone (steal) it. 47. 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. 48. If you are catching an early train tomorrow you (like) to have breakfast at 7.00? 49. When he left school he became
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a fisherman. His family didn't like it at all. They (be) much happier if he (become) a greengrocer like his father. 50. But he says that if he (have) his life again he (make) the same choice. 51. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (be) Tom I (get) a new battery. 52.1 hope you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you (do), please (remind) him about tomorrow's meeting. 53. The only thing I haven't got is a balcony. If I (have) a balcony I (grow) plants in pots. Then my flat (be) perfect! 54. Be careful about the time. If you (spend) too long on the first question you (not have) enough time to do the others properly. 55. We had a lot of trouble putting the tent up. If it (not be) so windy perhaps it (not be) quite so difficult.
II. Complete these sentences taking care to use the correct tenses
1. If he had taken my advice... 2. If you ate less... 3. We'll send for the doctor if... 4. If she practised more... 5. If there isn't enough wine in that bottle... 6. Try on the blue one if... 7. If we leave before breakfast... 8. Her life might have been saved if... 9. Unless it is a nice day... 10. He would lend it to you if... 11. If the storm becomes worse... 12. If your uncle sees you... 13. If you tried to climb it without a guide... 14. If I'd brought my coat... 15. If you had asked his permission... 16. If you had any sense... 17. You would have been angry if... 18. I should have ordered more coal if... 19. If you leave the gate open... 20. He would have been drowned if... 21. If I'd had a car... 22. If Tom rings while I'm out... 23. If I lived in the country... 24. If you want to get to the station in time to catch the 8.10 tram... 25. If you took a course in computer programming... 26.1 could have walked more quickly if my suitcase... 27. My room would be all right if it... 28. We'll test your voice and if it is good enough... 29. Your job sounds awful. If I were you... 30. They would have paid you more if.. 31. If you don't boil the water before you drink it... 32. He expected absolute punctuality. He was furious if... 33. We could have got seats... 34. Mother to little boy: If you don't eat up your rice pudding... 35. Tom (looking at his watch): We'll have to go without Peter if... 36. She is simply terrified of rats. If she hears the rats running round your attics she... 37. He would have given her his typewriter if... 38.1 might understand your problem better if... 39.1 couldn't have fixed the bicycle if... 40. You could have gotten the job if... 41.1 might have... if I had... 42. If I could... I would... 43. If I could have... I would have... 44. She wouldn't be so tired today if... 45.1 might have helped if...
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III. Using the given ideas, make conditional sentences.
eg rain last Saturday/go (somewhere)
If it hadn't been raining last Saturday, we could have gone
on a picnic.
be a magician/make all the people happy
If I were a magician, I would make all the people happy.
eat properly/run out of energy
If I don't eat properly during the day, I always run out of
energy late in the afternoon.
1. know the answer/tell you
2. come to my house/cook dinner
3. be a teacher/teach
4. be no fresh water/live
5. panic/die
6. listen/understand
7. make reservations/request a table for four
8. bus drivers be on strike/take a taxi
9. live in the city/raise horses
10. ten years old again/not have to (do something)
11. be a famous author/write about (something)
IV. Make sentences with if. Follow the patterns in the examples. eg If I have enough money,...
Student A: If I have enough money, I'll buy (can buy) a car. Student B: If I buy a car, I'll drive (can drive) to Florida. Student C: If I drive to Florida, I'll go (can go) to Miami. Student D: If I go to Miami, I...
eg If I had enough money,...
Student A: If I had enough money, I would buy (could buy)
a car.
Student B: If I bought a car, I would drive (could drive) to
Florida.
Student C: If I drove to Florida, I would go (could go) to Miami. Student D: If I went to Miami, I...
eg If I had had enough money...
Student A: If I had had enough money, I would have bought
(could have bought) a car. Student : If I had bought a car, I would have driven (could
have driven) to Florida. Student C: If I had driven to Florida, I would have gone
(could have gone) to Miami. Student D: If I had gone to Miami, I...
1. If I have enough money,...
2. If I had enough money,...
3. If I had had enough money,...
4. If I have enough time,...
5. If I had enough time,...
6. If I had had enough time,...
7. If the weather is hot/cold tomorrow,...
8. If the weather were hot/cold,...
9. If the weather had been hot/cold yesterday,... 10. If I had a million dollars,...
V. Supply the appropriate auxiliary verb.
1.1 don't have a pen, but if I..., I would lend it to you.
I don't have a pen, but if I did, I would lend it to you. 2. He is busy right now, but if he..., he would help us.
He is busy right now, but if he weren't, he would help us. 3.1 didn't vote in the last election, but if I..., I would
have voted for Senator Anderson. 4.1 didn't vote in the last election, but if I had, I would
have voted for Senator Anderson. 5.1 don't have enough money, but if I..., I would buy that
book.
6. The weather is cold today, but if it..., I would go swimming.
7. She didn't come, but if she..., she would have met my brother.
8. I'm not a good cook, but if I..., I would make all of my
own meals.
9.1 have to go to class this afternoon, but if I..., I would go downtown with you.
10. He didn't go to a doctor, but if he..., the cut on his hand wouldn't have gotten infected.
11. I always pay my bills. If I... I would get in a lot of trouble.
12. Helium is lighter than air. If it..., a helium-filled balloon wouldn't float upward.
13.1 called my husband to tell him I would be late. If I..-, he would have gotten worried about me.
VI. Answer each question. Begin with "No, but..."
eg Do you have a dollar?
No, but if I did (No, but if I had a dollar), I would lend it to you.
1. Are you rich? 2. Do you have a car? 3. Are you a bird? 4. Are you in (country eg Sweden, India)? 5. Do you live in an apartment? Dormitory? Hotel? 6. Are you the teacher of this class? 7. Do you have your own airplane? 8. Are you (the President of the United States)? 9. Are you tired? 10. Are you at home right now? 11. Are you married? Single? 12. Do you speak (another language)? 13. Is the weather hot/cold today? 14. Are you hungry? 15. Do you live in (New York City)?
VII. Make an "if clause" from the given information and then supply a "result clause " using your own words
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eg I wasn't late to work yesterday.
If I had been late to work yesterday, I would have missed the regular morning meeting.
Tom asked my permission before he took my bicycle. If Tom hadn't asked my permission before he took my bicycle, I would have been angry.
1.1 wasn't absent from class yesterday. 2.1 don't have enough energy today. 3. Ocean water is salty. 4. Our teacher likes his/her job. 5.1 don't know how to swim. 6. You didn't ask for my opinion. 7. It was raining yesterday. 8. He's got bad manners. 9. The coat is too expensive. 10. Mike wasn't invited to the party. 11. She is very tired. 12. He feels bad. 13. He works too hard. 14. We didn't book seats in advance. 15. This book isn't on sale. 16. She has caught a bad cold. 17. I've already seen this film. 18. She is shy.
VIII. Make a true statement about the given topic. Then make a contrary-to-fact conditional sentence about that statement.
eg yourself => I am twenty years old. If I were seventy
years old, I would already have lived
most of my life, ice => Ice doesn't sink. If the polar ice caps
sank, the level of the oceans would rise
and flood coastal cities. Topics:
1. yourself 2. a member of your family 3. a famous person 4- a member of this class 5. vegetables 6. space travel 7. your activities right now 8. your activities last night
IX. What would you do if you were...? Practise using verb forms in contrary-to-fact sentences with if.
eg What would you do if you were a house painter? If I were a house painter, I would (paint houses, paint your house, etc.)
1. a bird 2. a mountain climber 3. an artist 4. a secretary 5. a good cook 6. a teacher 7. a police officer 8. a parent 9. hungry 10. sleepy 11. at home 12. (name of a famous person) 13. a professional athlete 14. a photographer 15. (name of a world leader) 16. the leader of your country 17. a magician 18. an astronaut 19. ninety years old. 20. at/in (a particular place) 21. a billionaire 22. the captain of a ship 23. ambitious
X. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Where would you be right now if you weren't in class? 2. What would you have done yesterday if you hadn't come to class? 3. What would you do today if you had enough time? 4. What would you have done yesterday if you had had enough time? 5. What would you buy if you had enough money? 6- What would you have bought yesterday if you had had enough money? 7. What would you do if there were a fire in this building? 8. If you had your own private plane, where would you go for dinner tonight? 9. (...) is tired today. Give him/her some advice. What would you do if you were (...)? 10. (...) wants to learn English as quickly as possible. What would you do if you were (...)?
11. Could ships sail around the world if the earth were flat?
12. What would happen if there were a nuclear war? 13. What would you do if you were the teacher of this class? 14. Tell me one thing that you did yesterday. What would have happened if you had not (done that)? 15. What would you do tonight if you didn't have to study? 16. If you could have free service for the rest of your life from a chauffeur, cook, housekeeper, or gardener, which would you choose? Why? 17. If you had to leave your country and build a new life elsewhere, where would you go? Why? 18. If you could stay one particular age for a span of 50 years, what age would you choose? Why? 19. You have promised to spend an evening with your best friend. Then you discover you have the chance to spend the evening with.....(supply the name
of a famous person). Your friend is not invited. What would you do? Why? 20. Assume that you have a good job. If your boss told you to do something that you think is wrong, would you do it? Why or why not? You understand that if you don't do it, you will lose your job. 21. If you had to choose among good health, a loving family, and wealth (and you could have only one of the three during the rest of your life), which would you choose? Why? 22. Under what conditions, if any, would you...
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a) exceed the speed limit while driving?
b) lie to your best friend?
c) disobey an order from your boss?
d) steal food?
e) carry a friend on your back for a long distance?
f) not pay your rent?
g) (make up other conditions-for your classmates to discuss)
XI. Discuss
What would you do with two million pounds?
a) What... buy? e)... go on a spending spree?
b) How much...give away? f) How much... invest? Who... give it to?
c)... go on holiday? Where... to? g)... be happier than you
d) What about your job?... carry are now? on working or... give up your job?
XII. Translate from Russian into English, (self check) Type I conditionals
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