? 8. What wall happen if you eat toe much? 9. What will he do if you ring the bel? 10. What will you drink if you are thirsty? Upply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: 1. IF you (to leave) it in the house, a burglar might steal 2. tf that ree ( ‘would hit the house. 3. Describe how you (to feel) if this happened to you. 4. Ifthe police picked him up. he (not to have) a leg to stand on:'5. Ie would be 1 tive) this old car to Spain, 6. If did ic, | (0 put) myself on exactly their level; | (to turn) into the very sort of person | hate. 7. If more governments (to wake).up to what is-happening, perhaps we would be able to avoid the disaster, 8. | woul (to have) stomach ache. 9. I (to stop) working if| won a lot of money. 10. If you (to join) @ club of some sort, you wouldn't be so lonely and £ Wh Supply the corect tense of the verbs in brackets. He told the judge that he (to rob) the bank if he hadn't been threatened by the authorities, 2. If they (to change) more money, they could have stayed in a hotel. 3. If they had not taught us how to shoot a gun, | (not know) how to use one. 4 shop-assistant, what would you have done? 5. T} n (20 re commend) her to get contact lenses if the patient's eyes had been equally bad. 6. Perhaps dad wouldn’s have been so surprised If he (to hear) the boys talking about (not to be) for him, I'd have gone mad at that school. 8 drive) so fast. 9. Even if | had run as fast as | could, | (to miss) the bus, 10. | would never have won the prize, if | (to have) your support. IV, Rewrite the following sentences, replocing the wards in with the modal verbs wil, would, shoul |. IF by any chance | am late, don't wait for me, 2. If the dog ‘happens to bark, lat him in. 3. If she is willing to help us, we will be most grateful. 4. If you are agreeable to try again, perhaps they will be more patient. 5. If my parents were willing to give me some ‘money, | would buy this dictionary. 6. If he refuses to bring it back, Il give him a piece of my mind. 7. If by ony chance he doesn't show Up, there is nothing we can do, 8 If | happen to I would not be able to finish this chapter. YV. Revie the following sentences replacing the conjunction if by unless. Make sure the meaning is net changed. ‘won't call you if nothing happens. 2, If the engine isn't cold, out the choke control. 3. | will call the electrician if the closely, you'l see that they are the same gil. 5. You mustn't play here if daddy doesn’t let you. 6. The city might die if they don’t co something, 7. I'l cal for help if you don't go now. 8. You wouldn't get a degree if you did not go to versity. 9. If parents were unaware of all the im ing would happen very quickly. 10. You wouldn't hard if you hadn't wanted to become a doctor. VI. Rewrite the following sentences omitting the canjunction and ‘making the necessary changes |. If he had been, a good driver, he wouldn't have had an me know. 3, If lose my temper. have found the notebook, if he had looked into the drawer. 5. If there had been a 50 per cent inerease in our pay, our lives Would be more bearable. 6. If he should take the floor, | will stand up and leave. 7. If it were not for my friend, | would be told to never come back. 8. If | had known the truth, | would have reacted differently, VI. Translate the following sentences into English |, Dacd m-as afa in situatia lui, n-as sti ce si fac, 2. De-as fl intins mana, |-as fi putut atinge. 3. Daca iti vei face daterla, vor fi ‘multumisi. 4. Dacd a5 fin locul tu, a5 face orice-mi spune. 5. Daca mmagina mea s-ar striea atit de des ca a ta, a5 vi nne-am fl eprit acok mi-ar fi curs mal pugine lacrimi pe declinari Delavrancea, Nuvele si poresIi you will (would) answer my question, I shall be gratoful to you. Constructions such as but for, if it were not for, if it had not been for, vay replace the “it clauses” of miroal condition, e.g: ut for his mother he would be a beggar. If it wore not for his mother's help, he would be a beggar. IFit had not been for his mother’s help, he vould not havo become an engineer Besides the main types montioned above, there may types of sentences, e.g. It she had taken my advice, today she would he on good terms with her mother. Tf she wore not so beautiful, he would never have married her. also be mixed RXEROISE 1. Choose the correct formt vie Wf Thad a burglar alarm in my handbag, 1 (shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't have been afraid) of anybody. 2. Tf you leave this bag in the iniddle of the street, be sure someone (would, will) steal it. 3. PT (was, were) you, I shouldn’t oare a fig for all that. 4. If the manager (was, had deen) ‘here, he would have taken the floor. 5. If yesterday (was, has been, ‘had been) Sunday, we could have gone to the conceri. 6. 1f T (would be, were) in Lis position, T'should turn down all the applications kxencise 2. Change the following sentences to present-unreal conditions: yi. If T have a spare afternoon this week, I shall go to the swimming: pool. 2. If the doctor comes on time, the patient will he saved. 3. If moth- er is at home, she can cook dinner for us. 4. If he doesn’t have to learn, ho will go to the cinema. 5. If we find some bananas, we may have a fruits salad. 6. If sho sends the money, mother may go to pay her a visit in the country. 7. IT we are in Bucharest, we shall accept the invitation. 8. If he asks for money now, she ean give it to him. i iu . Change from present-unreal conditional to past-wnreal eonulitional: EXERUSE 4. If the pupils had more practice, they would speak belter. 2. If he were more hardworking, he would make good progress. 3. If I were mora realistic in my plans, T' might get a first. prize in the Town Hall’ compe- tition, 4 She could swim better, if she paid more attention to her training. 5. T should be more careful with the gas, if Fhad a gas-stove. 6. If William, came Lo his English classes, he would be a stndent now bxtnatst 4. When you have ehunged the above sentences to past-wnreal condi« tional, use inversion in the if elwuse. axpnatse 5. Put ihe verbs in brackets into the correct tenses: 1 JF they thang) the poster lower, poople would be able to see the d tails. 2. Nobody would have recognized the burglar, if he (wear) a mask. 3. Unless you listen to the instructions more carefully, you (not be able) to Jind your way out of the forest. 4. In case it (not be) inconvenient to you, 160let’s moet at 6 o'clock sharp. 5. If he (be) in, T should have told him the bad nows. 6. If you (have) the courage, I'm sure you should have answered him buck: 7, Unless I learn to type, I (not he able) to save money. 8. If Mary's thoes hadn't such high hecls, she (nol fall down). 9. If you (eall) a doe Pad name, it will certainly bark at you. 40. Tf you work harden, you (have) more chances to pass the examination. U1. If Mike had had a drink at the party, the policeman (line) him and (take) his driving-licence. 12. If you were i liar, I (not trust) you. uxERUIsE'B. Give complete answers to the following questions: 1. What would you do if you became a millionaire? 2, What would Fou have liked to be if you had lived during the Middle Ages? 3, What Would you do if you met_one of your enemies ata party? 4 What will you do if someone asks you to call an ambulance? 3. What will you do il you sin a big lottery prize? 6. What would you do il you were the only survivor of @ shipwreck? 7. If you had boen able to choose your identity, who would you have liked to he? 8. What will you do if on your trip to Afiica you como across a lion? 9 Which country would you like to visit if someone offered you 2 free trip abroad? 10. Tf you conld change yourself into an animal, or inset, what would you like fo bo? kxencist 7, Add more uncertainty to the following sentences: 4. Ti you would insist on that silly idea, we shall have an argument. 2. I! anyone asks about my mother-in-law, tell him she is abroad. 3 It_you happen to meet him, don’t tell him you saw me. 4. If the hunter comes face to tase with the tiger, he will probably run away. 5, If Susan passes her exam. ination, her parents will send hor to the seaside. 6. If John hears about your divoree, he'll be angry with you. BxeRcise 8. Use inversion in the above sentences. ExEncise 9. Add willingness to the following sentences: > 4. If you lend me the money, 1 ean buy the house. 2. If she paid us a ¥Bil, we should be vory happy. 3. II you drive me home, mother will bo grax teful. 4. I my sister baby-sits for me, I shall be able to finish the translation, ®. If you accepted the invitation to Mary’s party, Tom would accept it too. 6. It you kait a pullover for me, Mike will buy you a new hate pxuncise 10. Translate into English: 1 Dacii Lai vedea acum, nu Lai mai recunoagte; e numai o umbra di Co a fost odala. 2 Dac& nai fi atitde mincinos, n-ai fi acum in situslin regrotabili ca nimoni sii nu aibii tucreslere in tine, 3. N-as fi consimfitnici- odata si plrisese ailipostul dae& ag fi sliut cd se va intimpla o nenorocin 4, Nar fi trebuit sa elgtige atit de multi hani si near fi dat de necan daed so. ici lui i-ar fi plicut mai pujin Iuxul. 5. De data asta te-ag putea duce cu Magina mea daci imi promiti si nu se mai repete. eazul in care voi uita, te rog reaminteste-mi de promisiun , se intimpli 84 treei pe ling biroul Ini, ai putea si intri gi i-i inapoiezi diofionarul po 1 — Limbs eaatecd pentrs sem. tn fav, superior 161