If

Clauses all types. Practice

I. 1. If Mary paid attention, she wouldn’t lost her purse.
2. If she hadn’t been tired, she would have worked overtime.
3. If he didn’t lie Tom before, I would have believed his words.
4. If this place wasn’t very crowded, she wouldn’t have moved to another city.
5. If she didn’t know to socialize, my memories about her wouldn’t be wonderful.

II. 1. If you hadn’t drunk a glass of beer, you would drive.
2. But for his constant help, she would never have succeeded.
3. But for Henry, I wouldn’t have managed.
4. Would he translate all the text, he would get a better mark.
5. Will I not deliver all the food if they will pay later.

III. 1. If he paid his staff properly, they would work well.
2. If the streets had been clearly marked, it wouldn’t have taken us a long time to find his house.
3. If he hadn’t worn dark glasses, I would have recognised him at first.
4. If they hadn’t been travelling with false passports, they wouldn’t have been arrested.
5. If we had got central heating, the house wouldn’t be rather cold.
6. If we had time, we would have visited the museum.
7. If he hadn’t been driving much too close to the car in front, I would have be able to stop in time.
8. If I didn’t live near my office, I would spend much time travelling to work.
9.If I didn’t live a long way from the centre, I wouldn’t be always late for work.
10. If I had worked hard at school, I would have got a good job when I left.
11. If we hadn’t got a lift, we wouldn’t have reached the station in time.
12. If I had been paying attention, I would have remembered what was said at the conference.
13. If people didn’t drive very fast, there wouldn’t be so many accidents.
14. If it hadn’t rained all the time, he would have enjoyed his visit.
15. If she had known you were in hospital, she would have visited you.
16. If we hadn’t missed the train to London, we wouldn’t have been waiting for the next one.

IV. 1. Were I you, I would make a little more effort….
2. Had they known the truth, they wouldn’t….
3. Should you happen to be in town, call on us.
4. Were I you, I’d take up German lessons.
5. Should the tourists need further information, they…
6. Should the weather be fine, we…
7. Had someone phoned the police earlier, the thief…
8. Had you been more careful, you wouldn’t …
9. Had you told me about your debt, I could…
10. Should you change your mind, we’ll go…