1. “Could you check the oil, please?” I ask the mechanic.
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2. “Why don’t you go buy train? It’s much less tiring than driving,” I said.
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3. “Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy.”
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4. “Could you swim when you were eight?” I asked.
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5. “Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?” said my friend.
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Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense 1. If I had a typewriter, I __________ (type) it myself. 2. If I __________ (know) his address, I'd give it to you. 3 .He __________ (look) a lot better if he shaved more often. 4. If you __________ (play) for lower stake,s you wouldn't lose so much. 5. If he worked more slowly, he __________ (not make) so many mistakes. 6. I shouldn't drink that wine if I __________ (be) you. 7. More tourists would come to this country if it __________ (have) a better climate. 8. If I were sent to prison, you __________ (visit) me? 9. If someone __________ (give) you a helicopter, what would you do with it? 10. I __________ (buy) shares in that company if I had some money. 11. If he __________ (clean) his windscreen, he'd be able to see where he was going. 12. If you drove your car into the river, you __________ (be) able to get out? 13. If you __________ (not belong) to a union, you couldn't get a job. 14. If I __________ (win) a big prize in a lottery, I'd give up my job. 15. What you __________ (do) if you found a burglar in your house? 16. I could tell you what this means if I __________ (know) Greek. 17. If everybody __________ (give) Ј1, we would have enough. 18. He might get fat if he __________ (stop) smoking. 19. If he knew that it was dangerous, he __________ (not come). 20. If you__________ (see) someone drowning, what would you do? 21. I __________ (be) ruined if I bought her everything she asked for. 22. If you slept under a mosquito net, you __________ (not be) bitten so often. 23. I could get a job easily if I __________ (have) a degree. 24. If she__________ (do) her hair differently, she might look quite nice. 25. If we had more rain, our crops __________ (grow) faster. 26. The whole machine would fall to pieces if you __________ (remove) that screw 27. I __________ (keep) a horse if I could afford it. ' 28. I'd go and see him more often if he __________ (live) on a bus route. 29. If they __________ (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence. 30. I __________ (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use. Exercise 2: Using the given information, make conditional sentences with IF 1. They are poor, so they can’t help us. → If they ................................................................................................... 2. He doesn’t do his homework. He is always punished. → If he ..................................................................................................... 3. He doesn’t have enough time. He can’t help me. → If he ...................................................................................................... 4. She doesn’t take any exercise, so she is overweight. → If she .................................................................................................... 5. He doesn’t have a bicycle, so he always goes to class late. → He wouldn’t ........................................................................................... 6. I am bad at English, so I can’t do homework. → I could ................................................................................................... 7. He doesn’t practise speaking French, so he doesn’t speak it fluently. → If he ....................................................................................................... 8. The meeting can be cancelled because it snows heavily. → If it ..................................................................................................... 9. We don’t go because it will rain. → If it ........................................................................................................ 10. John is fat because he eats so many chips. → If John .................................................................................................. Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense 1) If you__________ (help) your grandma, I__________ (do) the shopping. 2) Andrew__________ (water) the flowers if he__________ (stay) at home. 3) If she__________ (have) 5 pounds more, she__________ (buy) herself this T-shirt. 4) If they__________ (offer) me the job, I__________ (take) it. 5) You__________ (have) summer holidays from June till August if you__________ (live) in the USA. 6) We__________ (sell) the bike for 20 Euros if Ron__________ (repair) it. 7) If you__________ (use) a pencil, the drawing__________ (be) perfect. 8) The children__________ (be) happy if he__________ (teach) them English. 9) If Peter__________ ( visit) us, we__________(go) out tonight. 10) They__________ (come) again if he __________ (plan) a second stay.
Rewrite
1. Let's go home at the end of the second act/ As soon as.................
2. He will feel better if takes that medicine/ Uless.....................
3. He never has enough money/ He's always...................
4. Playing sports can help you keep fit/ If you want.......................
5. He is a man of extreme honesty/ He is an.....................
6. I am too poor to help you with money/ I am....................
7. You speak too fast for me to catch up with your words/ You speak....................
8. The steak is too rare for me to eat/ The steak.........................
9. It rained too heavily for us to go out for a barbecue/ It rained...........................
10. The piano is so heavy that she can't move it/ It..........................
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Dear Jenny,
Sorry I didn't answer your last letter. If I (realised) how serious the situation was, I would have written to you straight away. You obviously need my advice. Ionly wish (be) with you now to help you. I think it's about time you (leave) your job and (start) to look for a new one. If your boss (insist) on treating you so unfairly, then you have very little choice. You say that you'd rather (have) a job you hate than no job at all, but is that really true? If you (be) worried about money, don't be. You can come home and live with wour father and me for a while. I'd rather you (live) nearer home anyway. Your old boss at the library, Mr.Green, say you could have your old job back if you (want) it. You could have been Head Librarian by now if you 10 (not/leave)! Anyway, I'll let you know if I (hear) about any other suitable jobs. Take care and let me know if you (make) any decisions.
Love, Mum
I- Choose the most suitable tense
1- I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone treats / will treat / treated me like that, I am / will be / would be extremely angry.
2- If you help / helped me with this exercise, I will do / would do the same for you one day.
3- According to the timetable, if the train leaves / left on time, we will / would arrive at 5.30.
4- If it is / will be fine tomorrow, we go / will go to the coast.
5- If we find / found a taxi, we will get / would get there before the play starts.
6- It’s quite simple really. If you take / will take / took these tablets every day, then you lose / will lose / lost / would lose weight.
7- I don’t like this flat. I think I will be / I am / I’d be happier if I lived / live / will live /would live in a house in the country.
8- I can’t play football, but I’m sure that if I will do / do / did, I play / will play / would play a lot better than anyone in this awful team.
9- I phone / will phone / phone you tonight, are you / will you be / would you be in?
10- Why didn’t you tell me? – If you told / had told me, I had / would have helpedyou.
11- If Bill didn’t stea l/ hadn’t stolen the car, he weren’t / wouldn’t be / hadn’t beenin prison now.
12- If Ann weren’t driving / didn’t drive / hadn’t driven so fast, her car didn’t crash /wouldn’t crash / wouldn’t have crashed into a tree.
13- Let me give some advice. If you smoked / would smoke / had smoked less, youdidn’t feel / wouldn’t feel / wouldn’t have felt tired.
14- What bad luck! If Alan didn’t fall / hadn’t fallen / wouldn’t fall over, he won / would win / would have won the race.
15- If you invited/had invited me last week, I was able/had been able/would have been able to come.
16- I’m sure your letter hasn’t arrived yet. If it came/had come, I’m sure I noticed/hadnoticed/would have noticed it.
17- We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel/would you feel if weoffered/would offer/had offered you the job of assistant manager.
18- If you lent/had lent us the money, we paid/would pay/had paid you back next week.
19- I wish Peter doesn’t live/didn’t live/wouldn’t live so far away from the town center. We’ll have to take a taxi.
20- I feel rather cold. I wish I brought/had brought my pullover with me.
21- I wish you tell/had told/told me about the test. I haven’t done my revision.
22- I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I really wish I come/came/had come/wouldcome.
23- I like my new boss but I wish she gave/would give/could give me some more responsibility.
24- Having a lovely time in Brighton, I wish you are/were/had been here. Love, Mary.
25- A cheque is all right, but I’d rather you pay/paid me cash.
26- If only I have/had/would have a screwdriver with me.
27- If you want to catch the last train, it’s time you leave/left
28- I’d rather you don’t tell/didn’t tell anyone about our conversation.
29- It’s high time you learn/learned to look after yourself.
30- Jean thinks that everyone likes her. If only she knows/knew what people say behind her back.
II- Put each verb in bracket into a suitable tense
1- It’s a pity you missed the party. If you (come)…….you (meet)………….. my friend from Hungary.
2- If we (have)……..some tools, we (be)……….able to repair the car, but we haven’t had any with us.
3- Thank you for your help. If you (not help)………me, I (not pass)……….the examination.
4- It’s a beautiful house, and I (buy)……….it if I (have)………the money, but I can’t afford it.
5- I can’t imagine what I (do)………..with the money if I (win) ……….the football pools or a lottery.
6- Mark isn’t a serious athlete. If he (train)…………harder, he (be)…….quite a good runner.
7- If Claire (listen)………to her mother, she (not marry)……….David in the first place.
8- It rained every day in our holiday. If we (not take)………..the TV with us, we (not have) anything to do.
9- Jim is so untidy! If he (buy)………some new clothes, he (not look) so bad.
10- I wish I(have)…….. the money to buy some new clothes, but I can’t afford it at the moment.
11- I wish the government (do)………something about the air pollution in this city.
12- I’m getting really soaked! I wish I (not forget)………..my umbrella.
13- That was a lovely meal, but I wish I (not eat) ……….so much.
14- Come on children! It’s time you (be)………..in bed.
15- Actually, I’d rather you (not smoke)………..in here.
16- Suppose you (see)………..a ghost, what would you do?
17- I’m so annoyed about my car accident. If only I (be)………… more careful!
18- I’d rather you (not put)………your coffee on the top of the book.
III- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown
1- I didn’t have an umbrella with me so I got wet. I wouldn’t……………………………
2- I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone. Unless………………………………..
3- In the snowy weather we don’t go to school. If………………………………………
4- Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move this table. If…………………
5- You drink too much coffee, that’s why you can’t sleep. If you………………………..
6- Make me some coffee, and I’ll give you some sweets. If……………………………..
7- If you hadn’t told me about Sue’s hair, I wouldn’t have noticed her. Unless……….
8- If you see Peter, tell him he should be here at 8 00. Should…………………………
9- I wouldn’t accept if you ask me to marry you. If you were…………………………
10- What would you do if there were an earthquake? Supposing……………………
11- If you do the shopping, I’ll cook lunch. You………………………………………….
12-What would you do if you found some buried treasure? If you were……………..
13- If Paul hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned. But for….
14- If by any chance you find my wallet, could you let me know? If you happen……..
15- I might be late. If so, start without me. If I……………………………………………
16- The fire was brought under control thanks to the night watch-man. If it hadn’t…...
17- Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him. If a…………………………...
18- If you want my advice, I’d think twice about buying a car like that. If I…………….
19- If the painting is finished by Saturday, we’ll pay you extra. Finish…………………
20- Getting up early makes me feel hungry. If …………………………………………..
21- Please don’t eat in the classroom. I’d rather……………………………………
22- I think we should leave now. I think it’s time……………………………….
23- What a pity we ate all the food. If only we…………………………………………..
24- It’s a shame we don’t have a TV. I wish………………………………………………
Ex1 : Rewriting sentences
1. I didn't eat lunch, i feel hungry now
-> if i ......................
2. if hadn't rained, we would have a better crop
-> but for.................
3. if you want my advice, i wouldn't buy it
-> if i ......................
4. i only come if they invite me
-> unless................
5. he didn't revise all his lesson, he failed the exam
-> if he ....................
6. his sister sent her money, so he continued to study
-> but for...................
7. the park is over there, only 5 minutes walk
-> if you walk...................
8. in case it rains, we'll stay at home
-> if it .....................
9. we got lost because we didn't have a map
-> if.........................
10. i don't know the answer, so i can't tell you
-> if...........................
11. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes
->..............................
12. without this treatment, the patient would have die
->.................................
13. i'll only help you if you promise to try harder
-> unless......................
14. i'm afraid i haven't got time to listen to you
-> i wish......................
15. if i were you i'd look for another job
->i suggest....................
16. i would love to be famous and rich
-> if only..........................
17. it's such a pity youf sister can't come as well
-> if only..........................
18. thanks to his aunt's legacy of $ 10,000 he was able to buy the house he wanted
-> had did......................
19. it would have been a superb weekend if it hadn't been for the weather
-> but........................
20. the only reason the party was a success was that a film star attended
-> had it not.....................
21. robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job
->...............................
rewrite these sentences
31. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money
=> Were
32. It's my opinion that you should take more exercises
=> If I...............................
33. Without his wifr's constant support, he would never have achieved ambition
=> If he.................
34. Follow his instruction carefully and you won't have any problem
=> As long as.......................
35. But forr his presence if mind there might have been a serious accident
=> If it.................................
36. if you work on Saturday morning, I'll give you the day off
=> On.........................................
37. If you agree yo share the expenses you will be welcome to stay with us
=> So long as...............................
38. You can borrow my bike if you bring it back on time
=> Providing.,,................
39. That would be fun if we could all fly
=> Imagine........................
1.If it cost too much ,I .....(buy) a small one
2 If you .....(drive) more carefullly ,you wouldn't have so many accidents
3 What ...(happen) if there ....( not be) gravity
4 If I ( mark) that mistake again my teacher ...(get) angry
5 If I spoke English well my job ...(be) a lot of easier
6 He ....(meet) his old friend if he ...(go) to london yesterday
7 Would you mind if you studdenly ...( win) haft a million pounds 8
8 I.....(lend) them some money if they ask me
9. If we ...(know) who he was.we ....(invite) him to speak at our metting
10 If they had invited us naturally we ...(go) to the parrty
11 If....(be) you I .....(tell) her the truth
12 I was busy If I ....(have) free time I ...(go) to the cinema with you
13 What we ....(do) if they ...(not come) tomorrow
14 If I ...(have ) enough time now I...(write) to myparents
15It's too bad Helen isn't here if she ...(be) here ,She ....(know) what to do
16 If I..... (not eat) brakfast tomorrow morning I...(get) hurnry during class
17 He might have understood you if you ...(speak) more slowly
18 If the weather ..(be) nice today we ....(go) to the zoo
19 If you meet him remmber ....(not tell) him what I...(just say) to you
20 why didn't you attrnd the meeting
oh I ......( not know) indeed If I .....(know) I...(come) there
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense
1. If I had a typewriter, I __________ (type) it myself.
2. If I __________ (know) his address, I'd give it to you.
3 .He __________ (look) a lot better if he shaved more often.
4. If you __________ (play) for lower stake,s you wouldn't lose so much.
5. If he worked more slowly, he __________ (not make) so many mistakes.
6. I shouldn't drink that wine if I __________ (be) you.
7. More tourists would come to this country if it __________ (have) a better climate.
8. If I were sent to prison, you __________ (visit) me?
9. If someone __________ (give) you a helicopter, what would you do with it?
10. I __________ (buy) shares in that company if I had some money.
11. If he __________ (clean) his windscreen, he'd be able to see where he was going.
12. If you drove your car into the river, you __________ (be) able to get out?
13. If you __________ (not belong) to a union, you couldn't get a job.
14. If I __________ (win) a big prize in a lottery, I'd give up my job.
15. What you __________ (do) if you found a burglar in your house?
16. I could tell you what this means if I __________ (know) Greek.
17. If everybody __________ (give) Ј1, we would have enough.
18. He might get fat if he __________ (stop) smoking.
19. If he knew that it was dangerous, he __________ (not come).
20. If you__________ (see) someone drowning, what would you do?
21. I __________ (be) ruined if I bought her everything she asked for.
22. If you slept under a mosquito net, you __________ (not be) bitten so often.
23. I could get a job easily if I __________ (have) a degree.
24. If she__________ (do) her hair differently, she might look quite nice.
25. If we had more rain, our crops __________ (grow) faster.
26. The whole machine would fall to pieces if you __________ (remove) that screw
27. I __________ (keep) a horse if I could afford it.
28. I'd go and see him more often if he __________ (live) on a bus route.
29. If they __________ (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence.
30. I __________ (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use.