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CONDITIONALS: . Rewrite these sentences. Keep the basic meaning.

1. I wasn't able to buy the shoes because I didn't have any money.
If I had had some money, I would have bought the shoes.
2. Providing you follow the instructions, it's easy.
As long as you follow the instructions, it’s easy.
3. He loses concentration easily and never pays much attention. That's why he fails.
If he didn’t lose concentration so easily and paid more attention, he wouldn’t fail.
4. They win all the matches, because their coach is very good.
If their coach weren’t good, they wouldn’t win all the matches.
5. You didn't write the address and now we are lost.
If you has writtten the address, we wouldn’t be lost now.
6. My leg was broken, so we didn't go on holidays.
If my leg hadn’t been broken, we would have gone on holiday.
7. Kristin moved to San Francisco and that's how she met Ralph.
Kristin wouldn’t have met Ralph if she hadn’t moved to San Francisco
8. Please, help me with the washing-up, and I'll help you with your homework.
If you help me with the washing up, I’ll help you with your homework.
9. I can't lift this table on my own.
Unless someone helps me, I won’t be able to lidt this table on my own.
10. What would you do if there was an earthquake?
Supposing there was an earthquake, what would you do?
11. I feel sick. I want to go on holiday next weekend.
If I still feel sick next weekend, I won’t go on holiday.
12 . I won't organise the party unless you arrange the food.
As long as you arrange the food, I will organise the party.
13. If you do the washing up I'll make the coffee.
Provided you do .................
14. You never enter competitions so you'll never win anything.
If you never enter competitions , you’ll never win anything./ If you entered competitions
you could/ might win something.
15. The reason I haven't got much money is because they didn't give me promotion.
If they had given me promotion, now I would have more/ a lot of money.
16. I didn't know that you were going to come to dinner. That's why I didn't prepare anything special.
If I had known that you were going to come to dinner, I would have prepared something special.
17. Nicole speaks Chinese fluently because she lived in China for ten years.
But, Nicole wouldn’t speak speak Chinese fluently if she hadn’t lived .........
18. I didn't go to Helen's party because she didn't invite me.
If Helen had invited me to her party, I would have gone.
19. We'll go to the beach unless it rains.
On condition that it doesn’t rain, we’ll go to the beach
20. She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.
She wouldn’t feel loney if she had some friends,
21. I won’t go to the party if you don’t go with me.
If you don’t go with me, I won’t go to the party.
22. Ice melts down when you heat it.
If y you heat ice, it melts.
23 . Jim fell down the stairs, that's why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
If Jim hadn’t fallen down the stairs, he would have played footbal…….
24 . If you don't come with me I won't go to the theatre
. Unless you come with me, I won’t go to the theatre.
25. I don't like Tim because he is always saying nasty things.
I would like Tim if he weren’t always saying nasty things/didn’t always say.
26. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
If the plane hadn’t been delayed by bad weather, we wouldn’t have been late.
27. If you want my advice, don't sell your car.
If I were you, I wouldn’t sell your car.
28. I don't live near my office, so I have to drive.
If I lived near my office, I wouldn’t have to drive,
29.He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.
If hadn’t eaten so many sweets, he would be hungry now.
30. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
If Anne’s clothes weren’t always so tidy, she would look nice,
31. She won't babysit for us if we don't pay her.
As long as we pay her, she will babysit for us.
32. We can't go for a picnic because it is raining.
If it weren’t raining/didn’t rain, we could go for a picnic,
33. Clare doesn't go to the cinema because she has a lot of work to do.
If Clare didn’t have a lot of work to do,she would go to the cinema.
34. I didn't tape the concert because I didn't have a video.
If I had had a video, I would have taped the concert.
35. In my opinion, you ought to rest for a few days.
If I were you, I would rest for a few days.
36. You have to have a visa to enter China.
Unless you have a visa, you can’t enter China.
37. He won't get a bank loan if he doesn't offer some security.
On condition that he offers some security, he will get a bank loan.
38. Not enough money is spent on cancer research, so a prevention has not been found.
If more money were/was spent on cancer research, a prevention would have been found

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