Conditionals ex.

A. Determine which type of conditionals the following sentences belong to and fill in the
blanks.

1. If I __________________________ (afford) a mansion, I will definitely buy one.

2. She __________________________ (will/kill) her boyfriend If she

__________________________ (see) him kiss another girl.

3. If drugs __________________________ (be) harmless, there __________________________

(not/be) so many addicts suffering from its horrible effects every day.

4. If I __________________________ (can) speak fluent and perfect France, I

__________________________ immigrate to Southern France.

5. If there __________________________ (be) bullies around, the best strategy

__________________________ (be) to leave school at different times or with some friends.

6. Progress __________________________ (not/make) if human beings

__________________________(be) too self-complacent.

7. Even if Albert Einstein __________________________ (be) my teacher, I

__________________________ (not/pass) Physics on the HKDSE.

8. Flowers __________________________ (wither) if there __________________________ (be) a

drought.
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9. If Taylor Swift __________________________ (be) my friend, I __________________________

(sing) karaoke with her once every week.

10. They __________________________ (not/be) separated if the wife

__________________________ (treat) the husband better.

11. If Greece __________________________ (be) more prudent on its financial budget, she

__________________________ (not/be) on the verge of bankruptcy and

__________________________ (feel) humiliated by the European Union.

12. If a company __________________________ (overspend) on its budget, it

__________________________ (go) bankrupt.

13. You __________________________ (be) able to spot the mistake if you

__________________________ (pay) extra attention to the details.

B. Change the following sentences according to its scenario. At the same time, will you be able
to translate them into Chinese?

14. Type 1: If it __________________________ (stop) raining, we __________________________

(go) jogging.

如果停雨，我們就去慢跑。→ 天氣很可能好轉

15. Type 2: If it __________________________ (stop) raining, we __________________________

(go) jogging.
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一旦停雨了，我們就可以去慢跑了。→ 天氣不太可能好轉

16. Type 3: If it __________________________ (stop) raining we __________________________

(go) jogging.

如果當時停雨了，我們就己經可以去慢跑了。
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ANSWERS

A.
1. If I can afford (afford) a mansion, I will definitely buy one.

2. She would kill (will/kill) her boyfriend If she saw (see) him kiss another girl.

3. If drugs were (be) harmless, there wouldn’t be (not/be) so many addicts suffering from its horrible
effects every day.

4. If I could (can) speak fluent and perfect France, I would immigrate to Southern France.

5. If there were (be) bullies around, the best strategy would be (be) to leave school at different times
or with some friends.

6. Progress won’t be made (make) if human beings are (be) too self-complacent.

7. Even if Albert Einstein had been (be) my teacher, I wouldn’t have passed (pass) Physics on the
HKDSE.

8. Flowers wither if there is a drought.

9. If Taylor Swift was (be) my friend, I would sing (sing) karaoke with her once every week.

10. They wouldn’t have been (not be) separated if the wife had treated (treat) the husband better.

11. If Greece had been (be) more prudent on its financial budget, she wouldn’t have been (not/be)
on the verge of bankruptcy and felt (feel) humiliated by the European Union.

12. If a company overspends (overspend) on its budget, it will go (go) bankrupt.

13. You will be (be) able to spot the mistake if you pay extra attention to the details.
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B.
14. Type 1: If it stops (stop) raining, we will go (go) jogging.
如果停雨，我們就去慢跑。→ 天氣很可能好轉

15. Type 2: If it stopped (stop) raining, we could go (go) jogging.

一旦停雨了，我們就可以去慢跑了。→ 天氣不太可能好轉

16. Type 3: If it had stopped (stop) raining we could have gone (go) jogging.
如果當時停雨了，我們就己經可以去慢跑了。