UNIT 8

CONDITIONAL AND
TIME CLAUSES
for future
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Put the verb into the correct form.

They would be rather offended if I
____________________ to see them.
(not/go)
2 If you took more exercise, you
____________________ better. (feel)
3 If I was offered the job, I think I
____________________ it. (take)
4 I'm sure Amy will lend you the money. I'd be
very surprised if she ____________________.
(refuse)
5 If I sold my car, I ____________________
much money for it. (not/get)
6 A lot of people would be out of work if the
factory ____________________. (close down)
7 What would happen if I
____________________ that red button?
(press)
8 Liz gave me this ring. She
____________________ very upset if I lost it.
(be)
9 Mark and Carol are expecting us. They would
be disappointed if we
____________________. (not/come)
10 Would Tim mind if I ____________________
his bicycle without asking him? (borrow)
11 If somebody ____________________ in here
with a gun, I'd be very frightened. (walk)
12 I'm sure Sue ____________________ if you
explained the situation to her. (understand)
____
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You ask a friend questions. Use What

would you do if ...?
(Maybe one day your friend will win a lot of
money.)
What would you do if you won a lot of money?
(Your friend's car has never been stolen
but perhaps one day it will be.) What
_________
_____________________________________
?
(Perhaps one day your friend will lose
his/her passport.)
____________________________

____________________________________ ?
(There has never been a fire in the
building.)
_____________________________________?
____
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Answer the questions in the way shown.
A: Shall we catch the 10.30 train?
B: No. (arrive/too early) If we caught the
10.30 train, we'd arrive too early.
A: Is Ken going to take the examination?
B: No. (fall)
If he _____________________________
A: Why don't we stay at a hotel?
B: No. (cost too much money)
If ________________________________
A: Is Sally going to apply for the job?
B: No. (not/get it)
If ________________________________
A: Let's tell them the truth.
B: No. (not/believe us)
If ________________________________
A: Why don't we invite Bill to the party?
B: No. (have to invite his friends too)
If ________________________________
____

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Use your own ideas to complete these

sentences.
If you took more exercise, you'd feel better.
I'd feel very angry if
____________________
If I didn't go to work tomorrow
____________
_____________________________________
Would you go to the party if
______________
_____________________________________
If you bought some new clothes
___________
_____________________________________
Would you mind if ______________________
_____________________________________
____
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Complete these sentences using the
verbs in brackets. All the sentences are
about the future. Use will/won't or the
present simple (I see/he plays/it is etc.).
I'll phone (phone) you when I get (get)
home from work.
I want to see Margaret before she
____________________ (go) out.
We're going on holiday tomorrow. I
____________________ (tell) you all about
it when we ____________________ (come)

back.
Brian looks very different now. When you
____________________ (see) him again,
you ____________________
(not/recognise) him.
We must do something soon before it
____________________ (be) too late.
I don't want to go without you. I
____________________ (wait) until you
____________________ (be) ready.
Sue has applied for the job but she isn't
very well qualified for it. I
___________________ (be) surprised if she
____________________ (get) it.
I'd like to play tennis tomorrow if the
weather ____________________ (be) nice.
I'm going out now. If anybody
____________________ (phone) while I
____________________ (be) out, can you
take a message?
____
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Make one sentence from two.

You will be in London again. You must
come and see us then.
You must come and see us, when you are in
London again.
I'll find somewhere to live. Then I'll give
you my address.
I ______________________________ when
___________________________________
I'll do the shopping. Then I'll come straight
back home.
_______________________________ after
____________________________________
_
It's going to start raining. Let's go home
before that.
______________________________ before
____________________________________
She must apologise to me first. I won't
speak to her until then.
________________________________ until
____________________________________
____
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Read the situations and complete the
sentences.
A friend of yours is going to visit London. You
want to know where she is going to stay.
You ask: Where are you going to stay when
you are in London?
A friend of yours is visiting you. She has to go
soon but maybe there's time for a cup of tea.
You ask: Would you like a cup of tea before
__________________________________?
Your friend is reading the newspaper. You'd
like it after her.

You ask: Can I have the newspaper when

__________________________________?
You want to sell your car. Jim is interested in
buying it but he hasn't decided yet.
You ask: Can you let me know as soon as
_________________________________ ?
There are serious traffic problems in your town
but they are building a new road.
You say: I think it will be better when
___________________________________.
____

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Put the verb into the correct form.

If I _KNEW_ his number, I would phone
him. (know)
I _WOULDN'T BUY_ that coat if I were you.
(not/buy)
I ____________________ you if I could,
but I'm afraid I can't. (help)
We would need a car if we
____________________ in the country.
(live)
If we had the choice, we
____________________ in the country.
(live)
This soup isn't very good. It
____________________ better if it wasn't so
salty. (taste)
I wouldn't mind living in England if the
weather ____________________ better. (be)
If I were you, ____________________
(not/wait). I __________________ now. (go)
You're always tired. If you
____________________ to bed so late every
night, you wouldn't be tired all the time.
(not/go)
I think there are too many cars. If there
____________________ so many cars
(not/be), there ____________________ so
much pollution. (not/be)
____
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Write sentences beginning I wish ...
I don't know many people (and I'm lonely).
_I wish I knew more people._
I don't have a key (and I need one). I wish
____________________________________
Ann isn't here (and I need to see her).
____________________________________
It's cold (and I hate cold weather).
____________________________________
I live in a big city (and I don't like it).
____________________________________
I can't go to the party (and I'd like to).
____________________________________
I have to work tomorrow (but I'd like to stay
in bed).

____________________________________
I don't know anything about cars (and my car
has just broken down).
____________________________________

I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and

that's a pity).
____
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