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CONDITIONALS ADVANCED. EXERCISES I) Decide if the sentences are correct or not. Correct the sentences that are incorrect. 1- Youd have passed your test if you hadnt been so nervous. 2- If Id spoken better English, I got the job. 3- She wouldnt have called unless she had a problem. 4- Suppose I wouldnt have the money, how would we pay for your tuition fees? 5- Had they arrived any later, they would miss the beginning of the show. 6- You wouldnt be so tired if you went to bed earlier last night. 7- Should you require any help, our call centre is open 24 hours a day.

8- If they would have been driving more slowly, they wouldnt crash
last weekend.

II) Provide the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1- If the virus (enter) _______________, it will destroy all the data on your hard disc. 2- If you (not spend) ___________________ all your money in the sales, you wouldnt be broke now. 3- If intelligent beings existed on other planets, then Im sure they (manage) _______________ to contact us by now. 4- If we invested in this new software, we (have) _______________ to train staff how to use it. 5- If smallpox vaccinations (not discover) _______________, many children (still) _________________________ dying of this disease. 6- Unless this device can (patent) _______________, it (probably copy) ______________________ by rival companies. 7- If our sun were (turn into) ___________________ a black hole, our solar system (immediately suck in) ____________________________. 8- If you (happen pass) ____________________ the computer store, buy me another memory stick, will you?

III) Key Word Sentence Transformation

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1- I didnt buy you a ticket for the concert because I didnt know you liked Coldplay. known If .. Coldplay, I . a ticket for the concert 2- Provided you remain quiet, you can watch the procession from here. long You can watch the procession from here . promise . 3- If the sales of digital cameras dont start to pick up, well have to think of making cuts in our workforce. unless ..start to pick up, well have to consider . 4- The show was a success thanks to the good technical support we had. disastrous If we ........... such good technical support, the show ... 5- If Crick and Watson hadnt discovered the structure of DNA, biotechnology industry wouldnt exist. discovery Had it Crick and Watsons ..... the structure of DNA, there . 6- If planes flew at a different altitude, they could reduce their contribution to global warming. were If at a different altitude, they would succeed .global warming. 7- How about taking your product to the exhibition? Might people be interested? Supposing .. to the exhibition, do you think ....?

8- Mary doesnt work at home. She doesnt spend much time with her children. would If Mary , she ... time with her children.