CONDITIONALS

You will definitely need to know the rules for making conditionals, as well as similar structures with 'wish' and 'would
rather'. Look at the following examples of key transformations.
third conditionals for the past
I crashed the car because I was talking on my mobile.
If I hadn't been talking on my mobile, I wouldn't have crashed the car.
second conditionals for the present
He is always late because he forgets to set his alarm clock.
He wouldn't be late if he remembered to set his alarm clock.
wish / if only for past and present
I regret not studying for the exam.
I wish I had studied for the exam.
I would like to be rich and famous.
I wish I was rich and famous.
would rather/sooner/prefer)
I think it's better to be rich than famous.
I'd sooner be rich than famous.
I'd rather be rich than famous.
others
We should go now.
It's (high) time we went.
Now rewrite each of these sentences so they have the same meaning as the first. Use between 2
and 5 words, and
do not change the word in brackets.
2. He doesn't understand because he never listens.
_________________________________________________________________ understand. (if)
3. He was sick because he ate too much.
He __________________________________________________ if he hadn't eaten so much. (been)
4. She got lost because she didn't have a map.
She wouldn't have got lost _______________________________________________ a map. (if)
5. I regret studying politics at university.
I _________________________________________________________politics at university. (studied)
6. I wish I had listened more at school.
I _____________________________________________________________more at school. (regret)
7. I don't want to be a nurse, I want to be a doctor.
I _________________________________________________________doctor than a nurse. (sooner)
8. We should have dinner now.
It ___________________________________________________________________dinner. (high)