CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Write the verbs in brackets in the right tense and form

1. If people (be) ................................. tired, they generally (go) ..................... to

bed.
2. If you throw a stone into water, it (sink) .................................. .
3. If you take away his toys he (cry) ..................................... .
4. If you (say) ...................................... that again, I will hit you.
5. If that man (take) ........................................... more exercise he wouldnt get
so fat.
6. Do you think we would speak better if we (study) .........................................
phonetics?
7. If you (listen) .................................... to me carefully, I will explain.
8. If you turn over the page, you (see) ......................................... what I mean.
9. If I heard his voice again, it (bring) ......................................... back many
happy memories.
10. If he (listen) ............................................. more carefully he wouldnt make so
many mistakes.
11. If you leave them alone, they (come) ....................................... home.
12. If you think of the difficulties, you (realize) ........................................ why
progress is slow.
13. We (play) .......................................... tennis yesterday if it (not
rain) .............................................. .
14. If you (invest) ............................................. in that business, you will be
ruined.
15. If you touch that wire, you (get) ......................................... a nasty shock.
16. If you go to the doctor, he (give) ......................................... you a medicine.
17. If you look out of the window now, you (see) ................................... him
walking down the street.
18. He would never have behaved like that if he
(have) ...................................................... a good education.
19. If the lecturer (speak) ................................................. louder, all the audience
could hear.
20. If the children had been good, their mother
(give) ............................................... them some cake.
21. If you (knock) ................................. at the door, they will let you in.
22. If you tell me the answer, I (give) .................................. you a prize.

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He (miss) ...................................................... the train if he had not hurried.

If you move, I (shoot) ......................................... you.
If you (give) ...................................... them an inch, they will take a mile.
They would have done it if they (know) .................................... how.
I should never have troubled him, if I (know) ..................................... he was
so busy.
The dog (bite) ................................................. you if it had not been tied up.
It (be) ................................................ easier to read his writing if he wrote in
ink.
If he had not explained it to me, I (never
understand) ..................................................................... .
It (be) ............................................... better if they had not come.
If we (climb) .......................................... to the top of the mountain, should
we get a good view?
The soldiers (fight) .............................................. better if they had been given
clear orders.
He (not put) ............................................... on so much weight if he drank
less.
If I had worked harder in my youth, I (be) ......................................... a rich
man now.
I should be ruined if I (buy) .......................................... that picture!
I should go for a walk if it (stop) ........................................ raining.
If the students (study) ........................................... harder, they would have
passed their examinations.
If I became a great artist, you (probably be) ....................................... as
surprised as I.
If the plane (crash) .................................................... , we would all be killed.
If my watch (not stop) ................................................. I should have been on
time
Mary would have been sick if she (eat) ............................................ all those
sweets.
If he had fallen overboard, he (drown) ............................................. .

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