UMIYA OVERSEAS EDUCATION

Grammar work sheets

Session 11 : IF Condition
Match the clauses
I would purchase a big house to live in If I earn a big amount of money
I will buy a new XUV If I had had a good luck.
I would have managed to be a big man If I studied at foreign country
I may have many new electronic gadgets If I were an industrialist
I would start new industries. If I am an earning person
I get 8 bands at IELTS If I had studied engineering
I would be at Canada today If I know English well

Fill in the blanks in the following sentecns, selection the appropriate word/words from
the above list. ( as long as …………, so long as……….., only if…….., provided that /
provided………….., should….., had…..)
1. I will support you………………. You abide by the rules
2. This detergent will not harm you ………………… you wash you r hands after using it.
3. The earth will remain polluted ……………….. people continue suing fuel.
4. My father will allow me to attend party …………….. it gets over by 8 pm.
5. ……………….. you hear the fire alarm, call the fire service at 10 at once.
6. …………………...…….I know you were coming, I would have baked your favorite cake.

Complete the following sentence with suitable clause.

1. I would be delighted if …………………..
2. Unless it rains ………………………….
3. Even if …………………………… I still plan to visit.
4. I had no difficulty in Maths as long as………………
5. ………………………………provided they tell me in advance.
6. Should he telephone me while I am out,…………….
7. ………………….......……so long as you promise to pay it back.

Complete the clauses

1. The forecast is that the weather will stay dry, but only heavy rain can avert the crisis. If doesn’t
rain, …………………….

2. The government stopped releasing pollution levels in June because it didn’t want to frighten off
tourists. The tourist industry has not yet suffered. The tourist industry might ……………….
 3. Government officials are advising people with respiratory problems to wear face masks. The
government says: ‘ you should wear …………………..’

4. The governments involved didn’t take positive action after the 1997 crisis. Environmentalists
think this why the current crisis has happened. If the governments involved………..

5. One of the problems is that few of the countries affected have a Ministry of the Environment, so
there is no serious environmental protection. There might be more……………..

Other conditions
Look at these sentences. They all use ‘ if’ . Rewrite each sentence, replacing ‘if’ with the
words in bold. You may need to remove some of the other words.
1. You can borrow my dictionary if you return it before you go home. Providing that

2. You can’t go to university if you don’t have good grades unless

3. Pollution will get worse if we continue to live in a throwaway society. As long as

4. Many developed countries are willing to waive the Third world debt if the money is reinvested in

education and medicine. On condition tat

5. Some countries will never be able to rectify their deficits even if they work very hard. No matter how

6. Computers are difficult things to understand , even if you read a lot of books about them. However

many

Match the beginnings (1-8) and the endings (a-h) of these sentences.
1. If I win competition a. We’ll give you the job
2. If you boil milk b. If you don’t get accepted at Macquarine
Univeristy?
3. What happen to engine c. I will take you somewhere nice to
celebrate
4. What will you do d. If forms a skin on the top.
5. If I get all my work done in time e. You won't be able to open the cupboard.
6. I might buy a new laptop computer f. If my boss allows to work from home
sometimes
7. If you agree to enroll in the diploma course g. If you put diesel fuel into a petrol driven
car?
8. If you put the sofa there, h. I’ll be home by six o’clock tonight.
Fill in the gaps in the extracts below using the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1. My parents …………………………..(love) it if I …………….(become) a doctor but I am not sure
I’d be able to face all toes hours you have to work

2. These days, I use the Internet more and more to do my shopping. If I ………………. (not/ have) my
computer, I …………………………. (not/know) what to do. I buy clothes, books and DVDs online
as well as holidays. If you …………………(not/find) what you want in the shops , you
………………….(find) it on the internet. I’m going to Barcelona in a few weeks and I’m going to
buy my ticket on the Internet because it …………………..(save) me about 50 if I
……………….(do) it that way.

3. This production of Shakespeare's play ……………………(surprise) you, unless you (be used to)
seeing all the characters being played by just two people.

4. Eggs are best kept at a cool room temperature, so I don’t keep my eggs in the fridge. If I
………………..(keep) them in the fridge I …………………….. (take) them out half an hour before
cooking. However, not everyone has somewhere cool to keep eggs. If you ……………….(not/have)
a cool place to store them in your home , you ……………………..(have to) use the fridge , but just
remember to take them out in time.

Write the correct form of verbs in brackets to complete the conditional sentence in this
article. Use modal verbs if you think they are appropriate
No pain No gain
It’s January 1st. You’re on the bathroom scales, groaning. If you …………………… (eat) that last piece of
Christmas pud, perhaps you wouldn’t have put on that extra kilo. Never mind, you can lose it and get fit at
the gym
Or is that the right thing to do? If you’re unfit , you ……………………….(stand) a huge chance of injuring
yourself in the gym or on the squash court. You must take care before launching yourself into a vigorous
exercise routine: if you don’t treat your body with respect, it ……………………….(not/ function) as you
want it to. The knee, in particular, can cause untold problems. We ………………..(not/have ) problems with
our knees if we still ………………………(walk) on all fours, but they’re not up to a vertical pounding o n
the treadmill for an hour a day. All of our joints can cause problems; if you …………………..(want) to play
football safely, make sure you wear the right boots to protect your ankles. Decent coaching
………………………(be) essential if you’re going to take up a racket sport : something as simple as a
wrong -size grip can cause tennis elbow.
Many sports injuries are caused by insufficient warm-ups. If everyone spent a few minutes stretching their
muscles before exercising, they ………………………….(experience) much less pain during exercise itself.
But people can be stubborn about pan when exercising. The phrase ‘no pain , no gain’ is rubbish. Should
you feel pain when you are exercising, you ………………(stop) at once! Sport has so many other hazards,
though. Golf, you would think, is relatively harmless. Not so for Anthony Phua, a Malaysian golfer who was
killed by getting in the way of his partners swing. Now, if he hadn't taken up that particular form of exercise
in the first place, it………………………… (happen).What can we do if you .......................(not/walk) to
risk sport, but you still want to lose weight? Well, it's not all bad news for couch potatoes. If you're happy to
lose calories steadily but slowly, just ....................................(stay) at home; sleeping burns 60 calories an
hour, ironing 132 and cooking 190. Just don't eat what you cook!
Indirect speech
Fill in th blanks with appropriate words and phrases.
Interviewer : what did your mother say on your birthday?

You: I still remember my birthday . on that day, my mother ……………………. Said/ whihed that
be ………………………..blessed/ I should be blesses. And moreover , she
as……………………..said/ declared that ………………………….. you are/ I was gifted a new
mobile

Interviewer: How did you react to her blessings?

You : well . I was very happy to hear those blessings words. I said that …………… you are/ she is
the best person in the world. And I also …………………. Thanked / told her that
…………………you /she will get the best return gift.

Speaking section 2
Describe a conversation that you had with a stranger.
I met s stranger on the train when I was travelling to my hometown last year. He was a man of 50s.
Actually, he did not get a perfect listener like me. I asked ………………he /him what ……………
you do / he does/ did. To my ……………….. question/ inquiry He ……………………replied /
answers that ………………….. I have/ he had completed …………………………. my/his post
graduation from a reputed university in Delhi and now passing ………………… his/my leisurely
hours in Mumbai. Gradually , I …………………… thought / realized that he was also an educated
unemployed and thus he ………………………….told/ described his sufferings. He
…………………………..declared/ said that………………….. I am / he was finding a suitable job
fair ………………………. me /him. Interestingly , he was set for a formal interview at a research
organization that works for the improved sanitation in the country. He ……………………..said/
complained that………………………… I was/ he was frustrated for the partiality in the private
service sector. I also asked ……………. are you / if he was comfortable.

Reported Speech (Dialogue)

Detective: what were you doing yesterday between 11-11.30?
Bharat : I was walking my dog in the park
Detective: did you meet anyone in the park?
Bharat : I saw two men sitting on a bench
The detective asked Bharat …………………………Bharat replied that ………………..
The detective then asked Bharat ……………………..to which Bharat replied that ……………….
Match the expression of saying with the sentences
Asked That someone had stolen the diamonds
Begged That he had stolen the book
Boasted That everyone should work hard to get success.
Complained To help the poor next Sunday
Denied That he was mistaken as a culprit
Explained For his mistake
Ordered If we had seen the movie
Promised To make him free
Replied That he was the richest man in the country
Said That the neighbors had broken the window
Suggested Stealing the money
Accused To give his services for the poor.
Agreed To the question that he didn’t wake up late
Apologized To finish the work by evening.
Invited If I was a student or a professional
Offered Us that they had been absent from the location of the crime.