CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.

1. Peter lives with his parents because he can’t buy a flat.

2. Mary is sad because she has a small flat.

3. I didn’t go to Mary’s birthday because she didn’t invite me.

4. John will pass the driving exam if he isn’t nervous.

5. I don’t know his email so I can’t send him an invitation.

6. You must leave home early or you’ll miss the flight.

7. I was busy so I didn’t have enough time to go to the supermarket.

8. Mary was ill so she didn’t go to the cinema with me.

9. Mary didn’t play tennis because she had broken her leg.

10. I’d like to buy a new car but I haven’t got enough money.

11. It rained so we couldn’t go for a walk.

12. If you don’t study, you’ll fail your English exam.

13. I missed the bus so I was late for my English class.

14. You’re tired because you go to bed late.

15. I didn’t buy a new mobile phone because my credit card didn’t work.

16. It snowed so much yesterday that I didn’t go out.

17. I didn’t see Mary because she didn’t go to the disco.

18. It rained so the football match was cancelled.

19. I can’t go to the disco because I’m under 18.

20. I didn’t buy a new mobile phone because I didn’t have enough money.

21. It was so cold yesterday that we stayed at home.

22. I couldn’t fix the washing machine because I didn’t have the instructions.

23. The reason I was late was that my alarm clock didn’t work.

24. I’m not going out because I’m tired.

25. They didn’t miss the train because they were early at the station.

26. I don’t know how this machine works so I don’t use it.

27. I don’t have enough time to learn how to play golf.

28. We can’t go to the beach because it’s raining.

29. I didn’t take any pictures because I forgot my camera at home.

30. You forgot your coat, gloves and cap so you got a cold.

31. I’m with the flu so I can’t go to the party.

32. Unless you leave home now, you won’t miss the train.

33. I would like to travel to Japan but I don’t have enough money.

34. I didn’t go to Anne’s birthday party because she didn’t invite me.
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1. If Peter could buy a flat, he wouldn’t live with his parents or Peter wouldn’t live with his parents if he
could buy a flat.
2. If Mary didn’t have a small flat, she wouldn’t be sad or Mary wouldn’t be sad if she didn’t have a small
flat.
3. I would have gone to Mary’s birthday if she had invited me or if Mary had invited me, I would have
gone to her birthday.
4. John will pass the driving exam unless he is nervous.
5. If I knew his email, I could send him an invitation.
6. If you don’t leave home early, you’ll miss the flight.
7. If I hadn’t been so busy, I would have had enough time to go to the supermarket.
8. If Mary hadn’t been ill, she would have gone to the cinema with me.
9. Mary would have played tennis if she hadn’t broken her leg or If Mary hadn’t broken her leg, she
would have played tennis.
10. I would buy a new car if I had enough money or If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.
11. If it hadn’t rained, we could have gone for a walk .
12. Unless you study, you’ll fail your English exam.
13. If I hadn’t missed the bus, I wouldn’t have been late for my English class.
14. You wouldn’t be tired if you didn’t go to bed late or if you didn’t go to bed late, you wouldn’t be tired.
15. I would have bought a new mobile phone if my credit card had worked or If my credit card had
worked, I would have bought a new mobile phone.
16. If it hadn’t snowed so much yesterday, I would have gone out.
17. I would have seen Mary if she had gone to the disco or if Mary had gone to the disco, I would have
seen her.
18. If it hadn’t rained, the football match wouldn’t have been cancelled.
19. I could go to the disco if I weren’t under 18 or if I weren’t under 18, I could go to the disco
20. I would have bought a new mobile phone if I had had enough money or if I had had enough money, I
would have bought a new mobile phone.
21. If it hadn’t been so cold yesterday, we wouldn’t have stayed at home.
22. I could have fixed the washing machine if I had had the instructions or If I had had the
instructions, I could have fixed the washing machine.
23. I wouldn’t have been late if my alarm clock had worked or if my alarm clock had worked, I wouldn’t
have been late.
24. I would go out if I weren’t tired or if I weren’t tired, I would go out.
25. They would have missed the train if they hadn’t been early at the station or if they hadn’t been early
at the station, they would have missed the train.
26. If I knew how this machine works, I would use it.
27. If I had enough time, I would learn how to play golf.
28. We could go to the beach if it didn’t rain or if it didn’t rain, we could go to the beach.
29. I would have taken some pictures if I hadn’t forgotten my camera at home or if I hadn’t forgotten
my camera at home, I would have taken some pictures.
30. If you hadn’t forgotten your coat, gloves and cap, you wouldn’t have got a cold.
31. If I weren’t with the flu, I could go to the party.
32. If you don’t leave home now, you won’t miss the train.
33. I would travel to Japan if I had enough money or if I had enough money, I would travel to Japan
34. I would have gone to Anne’s birthday if she had invited me.