Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
A. wouldn't have been B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be D. would be
2. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked D. asked
3.Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal D. steal
4. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.
A. would have been/ hadn't lied B. would be/ didn't lie
C. will be/ don't lie D. would be/ hadn't lied
5. John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.
A. would invest B. invested C. had invested D. invests
6. She wouldn't have given them all that money if we _____ her to.
A. wouldn’t advise B. won't advise C. hadn't advised D. didn't advise
7. If the tree hadn't been so high, he _____ it up to take his kite down.
A. could have climbed B. climb C. is climbing D. climbed
8. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.
A. climbed B. could climb C. is climbing D. climb
9. If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night.
A. had known/ could have phoned B. knew/ would have phoned
C. know/ can phone D. knew/ could phone
10. If he ______ the truth, the police wouldn’t arrest him.
A. tells B. told C. had told D. would tell
11. If you press that button, what _____?
A. would happen B. would have happened C. will happen D. happen
12. If I _____ that yesterday, I _____ them.
A. had discovered/ would inform B. had discovered/ would have informed
C. discovered/ can inform D. had discovered/ could inform
13. If you _______ to the course regularly, they ________ a certificate last year.
A. go/ gave B. go/ give C. had gone/ would have givenD. went/ would give
14. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.
A. was/ answered B. were/would answer
C. were/ would have answered D.had been/ would have answered
15. If I ______ in London now, I could visit British Museum.
A. were B. had been C. have been D. would be
16. If Columbus _______ money from Queen Isabella, he _______ across the Atlantic.
A. do not receive/ could not sail B. had not received/ might not have sailed
C. did not receive/ might not have sailedD. would not receive/ might not sail
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:
1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) ________________ plenty of time.
2. Lisa would find the milk if she (look) ________________ in the fridge.
3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she (feed) _________the animals.
4. If you spoke louder, your classmates (understand) ________________ you.
5. Dan (arrive) ________________ safe if he drove slowly.
6. You (have) ________________ no trouble at school if you had done your homework.
7. If you (swim) ________________ in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.
8. The door will unlock if you (press) ________________ the green button.
9. If Mel (ask) ________________ her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.
10. I (call) ________________ the office if I was/were you.
11. If it (be) ______ warmer, we (go) ________________ swimming.
12. My parents (buy) _________ this house if the man (not/sell) _____________ it to someone else.
13. If he (not/fail) _________ his driving test, his parents (lend) _________ him their car.
14. If my uncle (tell) _________ me the way to his office, I (not/arrive) ______________ so late.
15. She (be) ____________ at the airport if she (read) ________the message carefully.
16. Lucy (not/hurt) ________________ her foot if she (not/drop) ________________ the old box on it.
17. If you (use) _______ a sharp knife, you (not/cut) _______________ yourself.
18. If Victoria (celebrate) __________ her birthday at home, I (bring) _____________ her some flowers.
19. We (take) ________________ the train to Edinburgh if it (run) ___________on time.
20. If Max (not/forget) ____________ his schoolbag, he (give) ________________ you your USB flash drive.
Exercise 3: Match the beginnings of the sentences in A with their endings in B. Write your answers in the space provided.
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B
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1. If I were the president,
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A. this river wouldn’t be so polluted.
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2. If the air is cleaner,
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B. they wouldn’t dump so much litter into rivers and oceans.
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3. If farmers don’t overuse pesticides and herbicides,
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C. I would punish those who throw rubbish on the streets.
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4. If this factory had a better waste treatment system,
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D. people’s health will be improved.
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5. If people were really concerned about the environment,
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E. vegetables will be safer to consumers.
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Your answers:
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
Exercise 4: Rewrite:
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up.
→ If you don't keep silent, you will wake the baby up.
2. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
→ If…………………………………….....….…….
3. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
→If…………………………………….....….……..
4. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
→ If …………………………………………….………..
5. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
→ If …………………………………….……..…….……
6. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes.
→……………………………………………..……
7. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
→……………………………………….….…...
8. He lost his job because he was late every day.
→………………………………………………...……
9. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips.
→……………………………………………………...…..
10. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes.
→………………………………..…..
