Conditinal sentences: mixed types

1. When he left school he became a fisher man. His family didn't like it at all. They (BE) mych happier if he (BECOME) a greengrocer like his father.
2. They still say that if he (GO) into the greengrocery buisness when he left school he (BE) comfortably off now instead of being poor.
3. But he says that if he (HAVE) his life again he (MAKE) the same choice.
4. So many parcels and no baskets! If I (KNOW) that he we were going to buy so much I (BRING) a basket.
5. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you (BATHE) in it you (BE) ill for a fortnight.
6. I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. If he (STAND) on a barrel we all (SEE) him and that (BE) much better.
7. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (BE) Tom I (GET) a new battery.
8. I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you (DO) you please (REMIND) him about tomorrow's meeting?
9. The headmaster decided that Peter was the culprit and expelled him from the school. A more intelligent man (REALIZE) that Peter couldn't have been guilty. (If the headmaster had been more inteligent he...)
10. But I blame the real culprit even more. If he (ADMIT) his guilt Peter (NOT BE) expelled.

1. According to the timetable, their plane arrives at 4.55 (due)

Their plane................at 4.55

2. The programme you want to watch starts in one minutes,so come in and sit down (about)

The programme you wanr to watch.............................., so cone in and sit down

3. The annual meeting will be held next month (is)

The annual meeting........................next month

4. My intention was to phone you last night but I forgot (going)

I............................you last night but I gorgot

5. On the instructions it says that you should call this number if the computer stops working (are)

On the instructions it says that...........................this number if the computer stops working

1. According to the timetable, their plane arrives at 4.55 (due)

Their plane................at 4.55

2. The programme you want to watch starts in one minutes,so come in and sit down (about)

The programme you wanr to watch.............................., so cone in and sit down

3. The annual meeting will be held next month (is)

The annual meeting........................next month

4. My intention was to phone you last night but I forgot (going)

I............................you last night but I gorgot

5. On the instructions it says that you should call this number if the computer stops working (are)

On the instructions it says that...........................this number if the computer stops working

6. If you'll listen to me, I'm going to explain what happened in a few second (just)

If you'll listen to me, ..........................explain what happened

7. They had arranged to get married last month but the had to cancel it (going)

They......................married last month but the had to cancel it

8. This bill should have been paid two week ago (due)

This bill.........................two weeks ago

9. He didn't know at the time that it would be his last visit to the place (was)

He didn't know at the time that.............................his last visit to the place

10. I thought that he would lose his temperin a few seconds (about)

I thought that...............................his temper

11. He regretted his decision years later (was)

Years later,...........................his decision

12. If he hadn't arrived at that moment, I would have gone home a few seconds later (point)

I was.........................home when he arrived

Conditional sentences: type 2

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1 Of course I’m not going to give her a diamond ring. If I (give) her a diamond ring she (sell) it.

2 Tom: I woke up to find the room full of smoke; but I knew exactly what to do. Ann: If I (wake) up to find the room full of smoke I (have) no idea what to do.

3 Ann: I couldn’t live without Tom. If he (go) off with another girl I (pine) away and die. But I have complete confidence in Tom.

4 Husband: But I’m not going on a diet. Why should I go on a diet? Wife: If you (go) on a diet you (lose) weight.

5 If someone (say), ‘I’ll give you £500 to go into court and swear that this statement is true,’ what you (do)?

6 If we (work) all night we (finish) in time; but we have no intention of working all night.

7 You must never blow out a gas light. Do you know what (happen) if you (blow) out a gas light?

8 If I (see) a tiger walking across Hyde Park I (climb) a tree. — That (not be) any use. The tiger (climb) after you.

9 If I (come) across two men fighting with knives I (call) the police. But this is a very peaceful area.

10 Ann: All your clothes are years out of date. Why don’t you throw them away? Mary: Don’t be ridiculous! If I (throw) my clothes away I (have) to ask my husband for £1,000 to buy new ones.

11 Ann: If you (ask) him for £1,000 what he (say)?

12 Mary: He (be) too horrified to speak at first. But when he’d recovered from the shock, he probably (start) talking about a divorce.

13 If someone (ring) my doorbell at 3 am, I (be) very unwilling to open the door.

14 If I (see) a python in Piccadilly I (assume) it had escaped from a circus.

15 Tom: The plane was on fire so we baled out. Ann: I don’t think I (have) the nerve to do that even if the plane (be) on fire. 16 We train the children to file out of the classroom quietly, because if a whole class (rush) at the door someone (get) hurt.

17 Why don’t you buy a season ticket? Because I lose everything. If I (buy) a season ticket I (lose) it.

18 Why don’t you bring your car to work? If I (have) a car I (bring) it to work.

19 Jack: They get £150 a week. Tom: They can’t get £150 a week. If they (do) they (not be) striking for £120.

20 Ann: George is fourteen. Tom: He must be older than that. He’s in a full-time job. If he (be) only fourteen he still (be) at school.

21 He is staying at the Savoy in London. — Is he very rich? — I suppose he is. If he (be) a poor man he (not stay) at the Savoy

1. Bill usually (get) uo early, but this morning he (get) uo very late.

2. She (wear) her skirt only once s) since she (buy) it.

3. Most people prefer (spend) money to (earn) it.

4. He (fall) off his bike while he (ride) home from school.

5.When we (reach) the station, the rain (leave) for 5 minutes.

6.I'd rather (stay) at home than (go) out in this cold weather.

7.If he (come) tomorrow, we (have) a party.

8.He was just about (leave) home when the phcne (ring).

9.What (you think) Tom (do) at the moment?

10.You (not look) well these days. You'd better (not stay) up so late.

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.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses

1. he'll be late for the bus if he ( not start) at once
2. jim isn't at home right now. if he( be) at home, i (visit) him
4. fred failed the test because he didn't study. however, if he (study) for the test, he (pass) it
5. if i (know) that there was a test yesterday, i (study)
6. if you have enough time, please (paint) the chair before you leave
7. i (accept) if they invite me to the party
8. had we know your address, we ( write) you a letter
9. if you(do) as i told you, you ( succeed)
10. if you come here in spring, you ( have) a chance to go to the village fair
11. i could understad the frech teacher if she ( speak) more slowly
12. we could go for a drive if today (be) sunday
13. if your mother ( buy) that motorcycle for you, will you be happy?
14. if i (see) the movie last night, i (tell) you about it
15. i will ring the bell once more. if he doesn't answer, i think he ( must go) out
16. if i make a prmise, i (keep) it
17. he described the accident as if he ( see) it himself
18. we're going to play tennis this afternoon if it (stop) raining
19. if i had asked you,you ( accept)?
20. if he (come) , please ( tell) me
21. you were late last night. if you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you (get) a seat
22. if i (realize) thatthe traffic light were red. i(stop)

23. She won’t open the door unless she (know) who it is.

24.I (not lend) him the money if you (tell) me that he never paid his debts

25.If I (can) speak two languages last year, i (get) a good job

26.If there (be) no sunshine, we all (die) soon

27. You shouldn't believe it if you (not see) it with you own eyes

28. I (not do) that if I (be) you