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Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. If Anne’s father gets seriously ill, they ____________________ (BRING) him to the
hospital.
2. If I ____________________ (BE) you, I would pay more attention in class.
3. They ____________________ (NOT GO) out if they don’t get a babysitter.
4. The manager would have fired him if he ____________________ (HAVE) someone else to
replace him.
5. I ____________________ (LIKE) her more if she hadn’t asked such stupid questions.
6. If you ____________________ (NOT KNOCK), they won’t let you in.
7. If I had missed the bus, I ____________________ (TAKE) a taxi.
8. We will visit the sports centre tomorrow unless it ____________________ (RAIN).
9. I would have helped him if I ____________________ (KNOW) that his condition was so
bad.
10. He ____________________ (NOT GO) to the course if it were not so interesting.
11. I ____________________ (CALL) if I had had his mobile number.
12. If I ____________________ (WIN) in the lottery, I would go on an extended vacation.
13. If I ____________________ (NOT BE) careful, he would have lost his job.
14. ____________________ (SHE STAY) at home if I asked her to?
15. If her daughter ____________________ (WORK) harder, she would pass the exam.
16. If the French lessons had been more interesting, Mary ____________________ (NOT
ATTEND) a different school.
17. He wouldn’t have been so happy if he ____________________ (NOT HAVE) such a good
life.
18. If I were a millionaire, I ____________________ (STOP) working at once.
19. If you ____________________ (MARRY) Peter, you would be happier.
20. I ____________________ (GIVE) you the news as soon as I get it.
KEY: Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. If Anne’s father gets seriously ill, they WILL BRING him to the hospital.
2. If I WAS / WERE you, I would pay more attention in class.
3. They WON’T GO out if they don’t get a babysitter.
4. The manager would have fired him if he HAD HAD someone else to replace him.
5. I WOULD HAVE LIKED her more if she hadn’t asked such stupid questions.
6. If you DON’T KNOCK, they won’t let you in.
7. If I had missed the bus, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN a taxi.
8. We will visit the sports centre tomorrow unless it RAINS.
9. I would have helped him if I HAD KNOWN that his condition was so bad.
10. He WOULDN’T GO to the course if it were not so interesting.
11. I WOULD HAVE CALLED if I had had his mobile number.
12. If I WON in the lottery, I would go on an extended vacation.
13. If I HADN’T BEEN careful, he would have lost his job.
14. WOULD SHE STAY at home if I asked her to?
15. If her daughter WORKED harder she would pass the exam.
16. If the French lessons had been more interesting, Mary WOULDN’T HAVE ATTENDED a
different school.
17. He wouldn’t have been so happy if he HADN’T HAD such a good life.
18. If I were a millionaire, I WOULD STOP working at once.
19. If you MARRIED Peter, you would be happier.
20. I WILL GIVE you the news as soon as I get it.
Rewrite the following sentences.

1. Those of you who haven’t got cars will have to take the bus.
-Unless you _____________________________________________________________
2. I didn’t know anything about it. Otherwise, I’d told you.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
3. It may not fit you. In that case, you can return it to the shop.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
4. You didn’t tell me in time. Otherwise, I might have been able to help.
-If ____________________________________________________________________
5. You could have had an accident and your family would have blamed me.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
6. If you aren’t on a diet, try the cheesecake.
- Unless ________________________________________________________________
7. Danny wants to lose weight, but he doesn’t have any will power.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
8. Sue didn’t mention the tennis game so I didn’t turn up to watch.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
9. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
10. You should have a medical check-up when starting a diet.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
11. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad.
- If ____________________________________________________________________
12. Peter gets angry with people who don’t take him seriously.
- Unless _______________________________________________________________
13. You press this button to stop the machine.
- If ________________________________________________________________
14. My advice is that you must go to the doctor.
- If I _______________________________________________________________
15. You should tell them immediately.
- If I _______________________________________________________________
16. The computer was stolen because nobody saw the thief.
- If someone ________________________________________________________
17. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I get wet.
- I wouldn’t _________________________________________________________
18. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone.
- Unless ___________________________________________________________
19. In the snowy weather, we don’t go to the school.
- If ________________________________________________________________
20. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.
-If_________________________________________________________________
Key

1. Those of you who haven’t got cars will have to take the bus.
- Unless you have got a car, you will have to take the bus.
2. I didn’t know anything about it. Otherwise, I’d told you.
- If I had known something about it, I would have told you.
3. It may not fit you. In that case, you can return it to the shop.
- If it doesn’t fit you, you can return it to the shop.
4. You didn’t tell me in time. Otherwise, I might have been able to help.
- If you had told me in time, I might have been able to help.
5. You could have had an accident and your family would have blamed me.
- If you had had an accident, your family would have blamed me.
6. If you aren’t on a diet, try the cheesecake.
- Unless you are on a diet, try the cheesecake.
7. Danny wants to lose weight, but he doesn’t have any will power.
- If Danny had some will power, he would lose weight.
8. Sue didn’t mention the tennis game so I didn’t turn up to watch.
- If Sue had mentioned the tennis game, I would have turned up to watch.
9. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk.
- If I were you, I would drink low-fat milk.
10. You should have a medical check-up when starting a diet.
- If I were you, I would have a medical check-up when starting a diet. / If you are going to
start a diet, have a medical check-up.
11. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad.
- If I had bought some vegetables, I could have made a salad.
12. Peter gets angry with people who don’t take him seriously.
- Unless people take Peter seriously, he gets angry.
13. You press this button to stop the machine.
- If you press this button, the machine stops.
14. My advice is that you must go to the doctor.
- If I were you, I would go to the doctor.
15. You should tell them immediately.
- If I were you, I would tell them immediately.
16. The computer was stolen because nobody saw the thief.
- If someone had seen the thief, the computer wouldn’t have been stolen.
17. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I get wet.
- I wouldn’t have got wet, if I had had an umbrella with me.
18. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone.
- Unless you leave me alone, I will call the police.
19. In the snowy weather, we don’t go to the school.
- If it snows, we won’t go to the school.
20. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.
- If Jack hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.

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