Unit 5-Ideas Exercises

Conditionals

A. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, according to the type of the IF-sentence
shown at the end!

1. If he __________________ (EAT) everything he _____________________ (BE) ill. (3)

2. The police __________________ (ARREST) him if they __________________ (CATCH) him (1)
3. What __________________ (HAPPEN) if my parachute __________________ (NOT OPEN) ? (1)
4. I __________________ (BE) angry if he __________________ (MAKE) more mistakes . (2)
5. If he __________________ (NOT BE) late we __________________ (GO) without him (3).
6. If I __________________ (LEND) you 10 pounds, __________________ (YOU, GIVE) it back to me ? (1)
7. If you __________________ (NOT LIKE) this one, I __________________ (BRING) you another one. (1)
8. If I __________________ (KNOW) that I __________________ (VISIT) you . (3)
9. I __________________ (NOT DRINK) that wine if I __________________ (BE) you. (2)
10. If we __________________ (HAVE) more rain our crops __________________ (GROW) faster (3)
11. If you __________________ (PAINT) the walls white the room __________________ (BE) much brighter (1).
12. I __________________ (CAN REPAIR) the roof myself if I __________________ (HAVE) a ladder. (3)
13. You __________________ (NOT HAVE) so many accidents if you __________________ (DRIVE) slower (2).
 14. What __________________ (YOU, DO) if you __________________ (HEAR) the alarm ? (2)
15. If you __________________ (GO) to Paris where __________________ (YOU STAY ) ? (1)
16. I __________________ (BRING) you something to drink if I _______________ (KNOW) you were thirsty (2).
17. If anyone __________________ (ATTACK) me, my dog __________________ (JUMP) at him (3).
18. If everybody __________________ (GIVE) me 3 pounds we __________________ (HAVE) enough. (1)

B. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms!

1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________ (know) it was from you.
2. If Tony doesn’t help in the garden I ____________________ (not finish) my work in time.
3. If you ____________________ (not tell ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I would forget it.
4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.
5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she would have known the answer.
6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.
7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it home.
8. If the Professor spoke clearly we __________________________ (understand) him better.
9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________ (throw) you out.
10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would meet his own brother.
11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.
12. If I ____________________ (not tell) Jim the address he wouldn’t have found you.
13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had caught it.
14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery ?
15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we will reach the top of the mountain.
16. Dinner ____________________ (be) fine if the meat weren’t cold.
17. I’m sure Benny ____________________ (come) if you wait a bit longer.
18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________ (answer) it.
19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have talked to you.
20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had looked into your pockets.
21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.
22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had not been opened?
23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, __________________________ (you, give) him one?
24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you would need a lot of money.
 25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked you to do so ?
26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post) it for you .
27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I had given it to you?
28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go) swimming.
29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you won't pass the exam.
30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would travel around the world.
31. The children ____________________ (go) skating if the lake were frozen.
32. What would you have done, if you ____________________ (lose) your handbag?
33. What will happen if you ____________________ (not know) the answer?
34. She ____________________ (go) on holiday, if she hadn't been ill.
35. If I ____________________ (notice) you, I would have said hello.
36. If I ____________________ (be) like you, I wouldn't watch such films.
37. If you opened your eyes, you____________________ (see) a wonderful world.
38. People ____________________ (live) in peace if they stop fighting.
39. If Tom drinks so much,he _____________________________ (cannot drive) home.
40. If we ____________________ (not hurry) we would miss the train.
41. He ____________________ (not spend) so much money if he weren't a happy person.
42. ____________________________ (You, come ) , if you had had more time ?
43. If Jim ____________________ (study) the new words he would have got a better mark.
44. If he were rich, he ____________________ (buy) the house.
45. If you don't hurry you ____________________ (be) late.
46. If it wasn't so hot, we ____________________ (play) football.
47. If I ____________________ (be) ill, would you visit me?
48. If Sean ____________________ (not be) driving so fast, the police would not have stopped him.
49. If I had sold my house, I ____________________ (get) 4 million pounds.
50. If I ____________________ (be) you I would I would do it.

C. Choose the correct item and underline it:

1. If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.

2. If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.
3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.
 4. If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.
5. If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.
6. If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.
7. If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.
8. If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.
D. Complete the sentences with these phrases(not all will be used):
* If I had a motorbike * If I lost all my money * your English would improve
* If Peter ate less * I’m sure she’d tell me * If I were a famous model
* my uncle would stop too * my English teacher would be surprised
1. If you practiced more, ……. your English would improve. ………………………………
2. …………………………………………….., it would be easier to go and visit my friends.
3. ……………………………………………………………………., I would feel miserable.
4. If I started writing poetry, …………………………………………………………………
5. ……………………………………………………………………., he wouldn’t be so fat.
6. If my little sister did something wrong, …………………………………………………..
7. …………………………………………………, people would see my photo everywhere.
E. Choose the best one:

1. I ………………. very unhappy if my friends didn’t come to my party.

a) would have been b) will be c) would d) would be
2. If the old man …………………. some money, he would hire a taxi.
a) have b) had c) would have d) had had
3. If you had come in time, you ……………………. the lesson.
a) wouldn’t miss b) would miss c) would have missed d) wouldn’t have missed
4. I could have heard the telephone if I ……………………….. so deeply.
a) didn’t sleep b) hadn’t been sleeping c) wouldn’t sleep d) wouldn’t have slept
5. If he doesn’t pay the bill, he ………………………. into trouble.
a) won’t get b) will get c) would get d) would have got
6. If the weather …………………… good, we would go swimming.
a) was b) would be c) were d) is
7. Your brother wouldn’t have found such a nice job if he ……………………. a university diploma.
a) didn’t have b) doesn’t have c) hadn’t had d) hadn’t
8. You would have some money in your pocket if you ……………………. it so generously.
a) hadn’t spent b) didn’t spend c) couldn’t spend d) don’t spend
9. If you don’t succeed in the test, you …………………….. the job.
a) were not going to get b) wouldn’t get c) won’t get d) didn’t get
10. We wouldn’t be here now if we ……………………….. in that airplane crash.
a) were b) had been c) are d) had to be