Conditional sentences

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
I, Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
If I see him , I _____ (give ) him a gift.
If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself. 
If I had known that you were in hospital, I _____ (visit) you.
You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly. 
If I _____ (know) his telephone number, I’d give it to you. 
If you _____ (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat. 
If he worked more slowly, he _____ (not make) so many mistakes.
I shouldn’t drink that wine if I _____ (be) you.
If I _____ (find) a cheap room, I will stay a fortnight.
A lot of people _____ (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
II, Make conditional sentences:
Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up. →If ....
Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If .......
I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.→ If ........
I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.→ If ...
We got lost because we didn’t have a map.→ If ....
Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes. →..
Without this treatment, the patient would have died. →.....
He lost his job because he was late every day. →...
Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. →.....
Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes. →....	 
III, One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is not correct in standard English. Identify them.
If Lucia had been here now, she would find out the truth about her uncle’s accident.
 A B C D
If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the course.
 A B C D
Unless it did not rain, Peter would pay us a visit.
 A B C D
If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you.
 A B C D
If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you.
 A B C D
If she had finished the work, she can go home.
 A B C D
If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job.
 A B C D
If we had had a map, we would not be lost yesterday.
 A B C D
Had I known Alice’s address, I would write to her.
 A B C D
If I had realized that the traffic lights were red, I would stop.
 A B C D
If had you sent the application form to that company, you would have been offered a job.
 A B C D
He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire. 
 A B C D 
Unless you work harder, you will be sack because of your laziness.
 A B C D
Unless there had been the heavy storm, the climbers will not have died.
 A B C D
She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to do it herself.
 A B C D
IV, Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
If I (know). that you were ill, I (go) to see you.
If she'd had enough money, She (buy)  a car.
I (buy) .. a car If you lend me some money.
I (see)  him if I (go) . to the party last night.
We could have gone out if the weather (not be) so bad.
If the book (not be ) expensive, I'll buy it.
You would be very surprised if he (return)
I'll go out if it (not rain).
They wouldn't come to the party if you (not invite) ..them
What you (do) . if you (be) .. him? 
If that hat costs much, I (buy) . a small one.
If you (drive) ...more carefully, you (have)  so many accidents.
If I (make) .. that mistake again, my teacher (get) angry with me. 
If I spoke English, my job (be) .. a lot easier.
If he (go) .. to London yesterday, he ( meet) . his old friend.
I will lend them some money if they (ask) .. me.
If we had known who he was, we (invite) .. him to speak at our meeting. 
My dog (bark)  if it (hear) .. any strange sound.
If I (have) .. enough money, I would buy a house.
They (not/let)  you in if you (come) late.
If you (not go) .. away, I (send)  for a policeman.
If I (be)  in your place, I (accept)  Mr. Anderson’s invitation.
If I (win) . a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
If I (be) .. you, I (tell)  the truth.
I was busy. If I (have) ..free time. I (go) . to the cinema with you.
Why didn’t you attend the meeting?
Oh, I did not know. If I (know) I (come) ..there.
What .we(do)  if they do not come tomorrow?
If I had enough time now, I (write) . to my parents.
It’s too bad Helen isn’t here. If she (be)  here, she (know) ..what to do.
If I (eat) breakfast tomorrow morning, I (get) . hungry during class.
If she (come).. late again, she (lose) her job.
I (let) . you know if I (find). out what’s happening.
If we (live) . in a town, life would be better.
I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if we (arrive) . early.
We (phone) . you if we have time.
If I won the lottery, I (give) . you half the money.
It (be) .. a pity if she married Fred
If I’m free on Saturday, I (go) .. to the mountains.
She (have) .. a nervous breakdown if she goes on like this.
I know I (feel) better if I (stop)  smoking.
If I (be)  you, I (help)  him.
I (understand).. him if he (speak).. more slowly.
He didn’t listen to the teacher. If he (listen) .. carefully, he (perform)  well in the examination
He’s waiting for his mother to come back from Chicago. If his mother (come) . home, he (have) . a lot of presents.
He wanted to buy some Christmas presents but he couldn’t. If he (afford) ... to buy, his children (be) . very happy to greet a new year.
The kitchen will look better if we (have) .. red curtains.
If I knew his address, I (go) .. round and see him.
If you (not be) . so busy, I (show)  you how to play. 
It (be)  quicker if you (use) a computer.
If we (have) .. some eggs, I (make)  you a cake.
V, Rewrite the following sentences:
He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam.
=> If..
She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam.
=>If
He will pay me tonight; I will have enough money to buy a car.
=> If.
He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.
=> If..
She is very shy, so she doesn’t enjoy the party.
=> If..
I will get a work permit. I will stay for another month.
=> If..
He doesn’t take any exercises. He is so unhealth.
=> If.
We can’t get the ticket because I don’t have the right change.
=> If..
Study hard or you won’t pass the exam.
=> If..
Don’t be impatient or you will make mistakes.
=> If..
I didn’t eat lunch, I feel hungry now.
=> If I...
I only come if they invite me.
=> unless.
He didn’t revise all his lessons, he failed the exam.
=> If he..
The park is over there, only 5 minutes’ walk.
=> If you walk.
Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.
=>Unless	
If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
=> Should.	
The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather.
=> If it 	
He died so young; otherwise, he would be a famous musician by now.
=>Had 	
You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.
=> Unless	
The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.
=> Were I	
He is very bad-tempered, that’s why his wife left him soon after marriage.
=> If he
Don’t tell lies to your boss or you’ll be fired at once.
=> If
She got married at such an early age: otherwise, she would be at university now.
=> Had .	
VI, Rewrite the following sentences
We can’t go out because he has to study for his exam. 
She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam. 
He will pay me tonight; I will have enough money to buy a car. 
He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough. 
She is very shy, so she doesn’t enjoy the party. 
He doesn’t take any exercises. He is so unhealthy 
Study hard or you won’t pass the exam. 
Don’t be impatient or you will make mistakes. 
I didn’t eat lunch, I feel hungry now. 
If you want my advice, I wouldn’t buy it 
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Exercise 1: Rewrite these sentences with “If ”:
1. She didn’t get up early so she was late for the meeting.
2. I lost the way to come back the hotel because I hadn’t got the map of this city.
3. Because of the heavy rain, we came to the class late.
4. She felt so tired and she couldn’t go to the cinema with us.
5. My father went to work yesterday so he didn’t know what happened to me.
6. The teacher’s question was so difficult that I couldn’t answer.
7. He missed the first bus because he didn’t start earlier.
8. She failed the final exam because she didn’t learn hard.
9. Because you don’t stop immediately, I call your teacher.
10. I couldn’t phone Alice because I didn’t know her telephone number.
11. I don’t know your decision so I can’t tell them.
12. The weather is so hot that we can’t go out.
13. She came late and she couldn’t meet him.
14. Without the sun, man would live in the darkness.
15. Smoking makes him so weak.
16. I didn’t watch TV last night because I was busy.
17. Stop talking or you won’t finish the work on time.
18. He had a flu because he went out in the rain last night.
Exercise 2: Find out the mistakes:
1. If you don’t try your best, you would fail the next exam.
 A B C D
2. Unless you do all of the exercises given by the teacher, you won’t be punished.
 A B C D
3. She had had more good marks if she had prepared the lesson carefully.
 A B C D 
4. If your mother bought you a dictionary, you can learn English better.
 A B C D
5. If yesterday I stayed at home, I would not be tired today.
 A B C D
6. Unless they come early, they would meet him at the meeting.
 A B C D
7. Had you review all the lesson carefully, you would have passed the exam.
 A B C D
8. Should you wanted to attend the course of English, let me know.
 A B C D
Exercise 3: Choose the best anwer
1. If I .the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. have	B. would have	C. had had	D. should have
2. Iyou sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
A. would have visited	B. visited	C. had visited	D. visit
3. more help, I could call my neighbor.
A. needed	B. should I need	C. I have neeeded	D. I should need
4. then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A. had I known	B. did I know	C. If I know	D. If I would know
5. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people.the same language?
A. spoke	B. speak	C. had spoken	D. will speak
6. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this,this incident again.
A. I will never mention	B. I never mention	C. will I never mention 	D. I don’t mention
7. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I.so much noise when I came in.
A. didn’t make	B. wouldn’t have made	C. won’t make	D. don’t make
8. Unless youall of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered	B. answer	C. would answer	D. are answering
9. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I..it.
A. would have never believed	 B. don’t believe	C. hadn’t believed	D. can’t believe
10. If Jake..to go on the trip, would you have gone?
A. doesn’t agree	B. didn’t agree	C. hadn’t agree	D. wouldn’t agree
11. When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he..my mind.
A. would read	B. had read	C. reads	D. can read
12. If you.., I’d have brought my friends over to your house to watch T.V, but I didn’t want to bother you.
A. had studied	B. studied	C. hadn’t been studying	D. didn’t study
13. I wish I..you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend	B. would lend	C. could lend	D. will lend
14. If someone ..in to the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
A. comes	B. came	C. would come	D. could come
15. “Here’s my phone number”. “Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I .some help tomorrow”
A. will need	B. need	C. would need	D. needed
16. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I...in a bank.
A. would be working	B. will work	C. have worked	D. work
17. The deathrate would decrease if hygienic conditionsimproved.
A. was	B. is	C. were	D. had been
18. The education in Japan...if the basic principles of education had not been taken into consideration.
A. would go down	B. would have gone down 	C. went down 	D. had gone down
19. If there., the ricefields could have been more productive.
A. had been enough water 	B. were enough water	C. would be enough water	D. are enough water
20. The patient could not recover unless he..an operation.
A. had undergone	B. would undergo	C. underwent	D. was undergoing
21. If she....him, she would be very happy.
A. would meet	B. will meet	C. is meeting 	D. could meet
22. If he..a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
A. had had	B. had	C. has	D. has had
23. If I had enough money, I..abroad to improve my English.
A. will go	B. would go	C. should go	D. should have gone
24. The bench would collapse if theyon it.
A. stood	B. stand	C. standing	D. stands
25. If itconvenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight,
A. be	B. is	C. was	D. were
26. If you..time, please write to me.
A. have 	B. had	C. have had	D. has
27. I shouldn’t go there at night if I..you.
A. am	B. was	C. be	D. were
28. If I..get a pole, I will go fishing.
A. can	B. could	C. may	D. might
29. If you had the chance, ...you go fishing?
A. did	B. may	C. would	D. do
30. If you ....a choice, which country would you visit?
A. have	B. had	C. have had	D. will have
31. She will acept the offer if you persuade her.
A. unless	B. because	C. provided that	D. otherwise
32. If he were here, he would accompany you on the piano.
A. Supposing he were here	B. because he were here	C. were he here	D. Both A and C
33. If she had gone abroad, she would have let you know.
A. had gone she abroad	B. had she gone abroad	C. she had gone abroad	D. did she go abroad
34. Trees won’t grow.there is enough water.
A. if	B. when	C. unless	D. as
35. .she agreed, you would have done it.
A. if	B. had	C. should	D. would
36. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he .in his examination.
A. would fail	B. wouldn’t fail	C. wouldn’t have failed	D. won’t fail
37. If I had taken that English course, I..much progress.
A. had made	B. would have made	C. made	D. would make
38. If I were in your place, I...a trip to England.
A. will make	B. had made	C. would make	D. made
39. If you inherited a million pounds, what..with the money?
A. are you going to do	B. will you do	C. would you do	D. do you do
40. If you...as I told you, you..in such predicament now.
A. did/would not be	B. had done/had not been	C. had done /would not be	D. do/would not be
41. Come and work for my company if you..better to do.
A. have nothing	B. will have nothing	C. had something	D. had nothing
42. If you had done as I told you, I think you..
A. would succeed	B. would have succeeded	C. could succeed	D. had succeeded
43. If he had got half a mark more, he in the exam.
A. wouldn’t fail	B. wouldn’t have failed	C. won’t fail 	D. won’t be failing
44. If it. tomorrow, we may postpone going.
A. rains	B. will rain	C. shall rain	D. raining
45. If you hadn’t watched that late movie last night, you.sleepy now.
A. wouldn’t have been	B. would’t have been being	C. would have not been	D. might not be	
46. If you ..as I told you, you .sorry now.
A. did/would not be	B. had done/had not been	C. had done/would not be	D. do/would not be	
47. If I., I will let you know	 .
A. am staying	B. will stay	C. do stay	D. would stay
48. “Are you thinking about going to the Bahamas for the hollidays?”. “No, but if I.the time, I’d definitely go”.
A. have	B. had	C. have had	D. would have
49. “It’s really raining”. “Yes. If the weather.., we’ll have to camp somewhere else”.
A. would get worse	B. might get worse	C. get worse	D. should get worse
50. “Why did you only send twenty dollats in the mail?”. “If I had had more money, I..given you more.”
A. will have	B. would have	C. would	D. have
51. “My boss made me work overtime again”. “If I were you, I...my job”.
A. would quit	B. will quit	C. must quit	D. quit
52. “Thanks for your help”. “..want more information, call again tomorrow”.
A-were you 	B. had you to	C. might you	D. should you
53. “Remember the day I drove you to the airport?”. “If you hadn’t ..me, I would have been late”.
A. take 	B. taking	C. took	D. taken
54. “Sally finally got here from Chicago”. “If she had come earlier, we.taken her to the play”.
A. would be	B. would have	C. have had	D. would had
55. “I don’t know whether to take that mathematics course or not”. “If you, I’d take it”.
A. I am	B. I will be	C. I had been you	D. I were
56. “My car broke down when I was leaving Detroit and I had to take the bus”. 
 - “., we would have picked you up”.
A. Had we known	B. If we have known	C. We had known	D. If we did know
57. “It’s beginning to rain”. “.., we won’t be able to finish the ball game”.
A. If it stops	B. Should it stop	C. Unless it stops	D. If it didn’t stop
58. “Did you need help with your math last night?”. “If I had, I..you”.
A. would call	B. called	C. would have called	D. will call
59. “I’d really like some lunch but I have so much work to do”. 
 - “...what you want and I can get it for you”.
A. tell me	B. if you would say me	C. you will tell to me	D. if you tell me
60. “John went to the hospital alone”. “If ., Iwould have gone with him”.
A. had he told me	B. he had told me	C. he has told me	D. he would tell me
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. What will happen if my parachute (not open)?
2. If she (need) a radio, she can borrow mine.
3. What you (do) when you come to the party tonight?
4. If anyone attacked me, my dog (jump)  at his throat. 
5. If I lend you 10 dollars, when you (repay)  me?
6. Unless you are more careful, you (have) an accident.
7. Ice (turn) to water if you heat it.
8. Unless I have a quiet room, I (not be able) to do any work.
9. He'll be late for the train if he (not go) at once.
10. Tell him to phone me if you (see) him.
11. If he were in, he (answer) the phone.
12. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes
13. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.
14. If I (realize) what a bad driver you were I wouldn't have come with you.
15. If I (be)  you, I would look for another job.
16. The plants will die unless you (water) them everyday.
17. Dial 113 if you (want)  to call the police.
18. I’d take the lift if I (be)  the man.
19. Unless we (preserve)  natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
20. Susan wouldn’t have felt cold if she (eat) so many ice-creams. 
21. If I see him, I (give)  him a gift.
22. If I had a typewriter, I (type) .. the report myself.
23. If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit)  you.
24. He could get the job easily if he (have)  a degree.
25. I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not/see)  with my own eyes.
26. If he (study) .. hard, he can pass the exam.
27. If she had asked you, . you (accept) .?
28. Rice plants (grow) . well if there is enough rain.
29. He might get fat if he (stop) .. smoking.
30. What  you (do)  if you found a burglarin your house?
Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences into conditional ones beginning with the given words:
1. As he is often absent from class, he can’t keep pace with her classmates. 	(If he..)
2. You didn’t do as I advised you, so you failed. 	(If you .)
3. Be careful, or you make a wrong decision. 	(If you ..)
4. He decided to leave because you didn’t believe in his talent. 	(If you )
5. Today is very cold, so we couldn’t go swimming. 	(If today .)
6. I didn’t attend the lecture so I couldn’t do the test. 	(If I )
7. I give back the book because I don’t bring enough money . 	(If I .)
8. Don’t make noise or you’ll wake up the baby. 	(If you )
9. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.	(If you)
10. We missed the bus because we got up late.	(Had we.)
11. If you don’t invite her, I’m sure she won’t come.	(Unless you .)
12. I couldn’t get a higher mark because I didn’t have enough time.	(If I .)
13. She didn’t wear the raincoat so she got a cold.	(If she ..)
14. John caught the rain yesterday, so he is ill today.	(If he )
15. Wo