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1. Bob was worried because he had lost his watch.

If...
2. If you don't hurry you won't be able to catch the bus.
Unless...

3. You should ask Tom for help.


If I...

4. I went to the library because I needed to borrow some


books.
If...

5. We don't have any class this afternoon. We are going to


the gym.
If...

6. If you don't hurry you won't be able to catch the bus.


Unless...

7. You came to school late. You were told off.


If...

8. I will call you if the flight is delayed.


Unless...

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !


1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________
(know) it was from you.
2.

If

Tony

doesnt

help

in

the

garden

____________________ (not finish) my work in time.


3. If you ____________________ (not tell ) me about
Maxwells birthday I would forget it.
4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if
Mary had found her purse.
5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she
would have known the answer.
6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and
get a cold drink.
7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it
home.
8.

If

the

Professor

spoke

clearly

we

__________________________ (understand) him better.


9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________
(throw) you out.
10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would
meet his own brother.
11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.
12. If I ____________________ (not tell) Jim the address he
wouldnt have found you.
13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had
caught it.
14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the
lottery ?

15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we


will reach the top of the mountain.
16. Dinner ____________________ (be) fine if the meat
werent cold.
17. Im sure Benny ____________________ (come) if you
wait a bit longer.
18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________
(answer) it.
19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have
talked to you.
20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had
looked into your pockets.
21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.
22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had
not been opened?
23.

If

Chris

asked

you

for

cigarette,

__________________________ (you, give) him one?


24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you
would need a lot of money.
25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your
hair if I asked you to do so ?
26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post)
it for you .
27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I
had given it to you?
28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go)
swimming.
29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you
won't pass the exam.

30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would


travel around the world.
31. The children ____________________ (go) skating if the
lake were frozen.
32.

What

would

you

have

done,

if

you

____________________ (lose) your handbag?


33. What will happen if you ____________________ (not
know) the answer?
34. She ____________________ (go) on holiday, if she hadn't
been ill.
35. If I ____________________ (notice) you, I would have
said hello.
36. If I ____________________ (be) like you, I wouldn't
watch such films.
37. If you opened your eyes, you____________________ (see)
a wonderful world.
38. People ____________________ (live) in peace if they stop
fighting.
39.

If

Tom

drinks

so

much,he

_____________________________ (cannot drive) home.


40. If we ____________________ (not hurry) we would miss
the train.
41. He ____________________ (not spend) so much money if
he weren't a happy person.
42. ____________________________ (You, come ) , if you had
had more time ?
43. If Jim ____________________ (study) the new words he
would have got a better mark.

44. If he were rich, he ____________________ (buy) the


house.
45. If you don't hurry you ____________________ (be) late.
46. If it wasn't so hot, we ____________________ (play)
football.
47. If I ____________________ (be) ill, would you visit me?
48. If Sean ____________________ (not be) driving so fast,
the police would not have stopped him.
49. If I had sold my house, I ____________________ (get) 4
million pounds.
50. If I ____________________ (be) you I would I would do it.
Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !
1. The burglars ________________________ (not do) so much
damage if you hadnt locked all the
drawers.
2. If he had slipped he ________________________ (fall) 500
metres.
3. They would have forced their way into the house if I
___________________________ (not call) for help.
4. You ________________________ (not be) of any use to me
unless you learn to type.
5. I ____________________________ (bring) you some beer if
I had known that you were thirsty.
6. Youll get a cold if you ________________________ (not
change) your wet clothes.
7. Ill probably get lost unless he ________________________
(come) with me.
8.

could

repair

the

________________________ (have) a ladder.

roof

myself

if

9.

If

train

entered

this

tunnel,

it

___________________________ (not come) out again.


10. If you had told me earlier, I ________________________
(be able) to help you.
11. If you ___________________________ (can/come)with us,
we would have been pleased.
12. You ___________________________ (not make) such a
mistake if you had been more careful.
13. If father ________________________ (be) alive he would
be horrified.
14. If it ________________________ (be ) fine tomorrow we
shall go for a swim.
15. If he is out, I ________________________ (call) tomorrow.
16. You`ll miss the train if you ________________________
(not hurry).
17.

If

you

had

gone

to

the

exhibition

you

________________________ (enjoy) it.


18. If I ________________________ (be) in your position I
would act differently.
19. If he had had 50 euros, he ________________________
(go) to the stadium.
20. If that ship ________________________ (sink) there will
not be enough life boats on board.
21. If he ________________________ (be) able to win that
match he would have made it to the finals.
22. If it ________________________ (clear) up we could still
have a game of tennis.
23.

If

he

sends

the

letter

________________________ (have) it by Monday.

off

today

Joan

24. If I ________________________ (not smoke) like a


chimney the curtains would not get so yellow.
25.

If

my

wife

________________________

(have)

dishwasher I would not have to dry up daily.


26. If you are good I ________________________ (buy) you a
box of chocolates.
27.

If

John

________________________

(eat)

those

mushrooms he would not have survived.


28. If the weather lasts for one more week the farmers
________________________ (be) able to bring in
the harvest.
29. He might have been happier at school if he
________________________ (be) good at sport .
30.

If

his

French

lessons

at

school

________________________ (be) more interesting, he wouldnt have


studied German.
31.

If

he

hadnt

specialized

in

languages,

he

___________________________ (might do) mathematics.


32. When he was 24, he was seriously ill. If he hadnt
been sent to a very good hospital, he
________________________ (could die).
33.

He

wouldnt

have

become

teacher

if

he

woman,

he

________________________ (not meet) a certain man.


34.

If

he

hadnt

met

certain

____________________________ (might not go) to live abroad.


35. If he ________________________ (work) less hard, he
might enjoy himself more.
36.

He

would

not

have

been

so

happy

________________________ ( not have) a very good life.

if

he

37. If I ________________________ (be) you I would go home


immediately.
38. If you had married Peter you ________________________
(have) a very unhappy life.
39.

would

tell

you

the

answer

if

________________________ (know) it.


40. If John ________________________ (smile) sometimes,
he would be more attractive.
41. I _____________________________ (learn) German if I
had had more time.
42. What will you do if I ________________________ (go)
away ?
43. If you went away I ________________________ (invite) all
my friends and have a party.
44. I ________________________ (send) Jane a postcard if I
had known her address.
45. Would you still love me if I ________________________
(grow) a beard ?
46. If I have enough money I ________________________
(travel) round the world
I WISH
1. If only I had my family around me (I wish alone right now)
2. If only this job paid more (I wish I )
3. I wish I looked better (If only . such a mess)
4. It is a pity you are not here (If only you .)
5. I really want him to stop gambling (I wish )
6. Im sorry, but I cant help you now (I wish ..)
7. Im sorry that we dont know each other better (I wish)
8. She is unhappy because she is ill (She wishes ..)
9. Im too young to vote (I wish)
10.
Ana doesnt understand how I feel (I wish .)
11.
You never brush your teeth after meals (I wish)

12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.

Im sorry I argued with my friend yesterday (I wish ..)


Im sorry that I didnt finish my homework last night (I wish)
We are sorry we didnt know about your accident before (We wish)
What a pity I broke the vase (I wish)
I would have gone to the concert, but I didnt have a ticket (I wish)
It was a pity she didnt insure the radio (She wishes)
She should have called her parents earlier (I wish )
I should have learnt French at school (I wish)
She knows it was a mistake to take drugs (She wishes ...)
Don didnt remember our anniversary (Don wishes)
I would like to be a hero in the future (I wish)
People like Torrente shouldnt exist (We wish people like Torrente)

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
1. If they are not protected, the gorillas will soon disappear (Unless)
2. If he doesnt work harder, he will lose his job (Unless)
3. If you dont invite them, they wont come (Unless...)
4. If you dont study harder, you will fail in English (Unless)
5. Well miss the train if we dont hurry (Unless)
6. You will be ill if you continue to smoke (Unless)
7. If you keep on coming late to work, well have to sack you (Unless)
8. Unless he tries harder, he wont pass (If he)
9. I will lend you the money only if you promise to pay me back (I wont)
10.
Im going to the party only if you go too (Im not going)
11.
I need a grant in order to study at university (I wont)
12.
We must go or well be late (If we)
13.
You can get help by calling the emergency number (If)
14.
People burn coal in their homes, so the air is polluted (If )
15.
He doesnt like his job, so he isnt happy (If)
16.
She doesnt do her homework, so she doesnt get good marks (If)
17.
I cant speak French, so Im not going to live in France (If)
18. We didnt choose a book, so we didnt have any problems (If we...)
19.
He didnt wear gloves, so the police caught him (If he)
20. They didnt follow the maps, so they got lost (If)
21.
I tore up the letter into pieces. Therefore, I couldnt read it (If I)
22. If I had known all the facts, I wouldnt have rung the police (As I)
23. He was planning to go to university, but his father died (If)
24. In my opinion, you should join a gym (If I )
25. In my opinion, you ought to rest for a few days (If I)
26. I advise you to look him straight in the eye (If I)
27. My advice to you is to call the police (If I)
28. My advice is: Take the train (If I)
29. Youd better not touch that button (If I)
30. He was so pushy that he didnt get the job (If)

31. He is exhausted because he keeps training for so many hours (If he)
32. You cant drive because you are not 18 yet (If you were)
33. I cant write to her because I dont have her address (If I)
34. I got wet because I forgot my umbrella (If I)
35. SS is a star because he didnt listen to the critics (If SS )
36. I couldnt get in touch because you didnt tell me where you were (If you)
37. We didnt go on holiday because we didnt have enough money (If we)
38. I didnt know the answer because I hadnt read the book (If I)
39. The Indian will probably die if he catches a Western disease (The Indian
would die)
40. If you had a haircut, youd look much better (If your hair)
41. We called the station; otherwise, we wouldnt have known the time of your
train (If)
42. She would have come to the party, but she had to work (If she) III

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