Conditionals practice – Michael Vince

1.

a) wouldn’t have happened

b) lived / would be

c) don’t punish / will only commit

d) wasn’t / would be

e) had / would lend

f) touch / won’t

g) had / were

h) decide / calls

i) hadn’t missed / would have been killed

j) have finished / will clear away

2.

3.

1) b.

2) a.

3) c.

4) a.

5) b.

6) c.

7) a.

4.

a)

b) hadn’t rained

c) wouldn’t have said

d) couldn’t have done

e) would’ve had

f) If I don’t pay

g) hadn’t had
h) wouldn’t touch them

i) it hadn’t been

5.

A) We will only go away if the weather is bad /we’ll stay here if the weather isn’t bad.

b) If you don’t hurry up, you will be late / Hurry up, or you’ll be late / If you don’t want to be
late, hurry up.

c) If they were to offer you the job, would you accept? / If they offer you the job, you should
accept / If they happened to offer you the job, would you accept?

d) If it hadn’t been for your help, I would have given up… / If you hadn’t helped me, I would
have given up…

e) I’ll lend you the money provided that you pay it back next week / I’ll lend you the money as
long as you pay it back next week / I’ll only lend you the money if you pay it back next week.

6.

2 – do

3 – in

4 – Unless

5 – put

6 – unable

7–

8 – have

9 – not

10 – have had

First certificate exercises – Michael Vince

Conditionals

1.

b) treated / would be

c) help / will

d) leaves / will

e) is / will go
f) find / will

g) take / will loose

h) I’d be / lived

i) did / would play

j) phon / will you be in

2.

b) hadn’t stolen / wouldn’t be

c) hadn’t driven / wouldn’t have crashed

d) smoked / wouldn’t feel

e) hadn’t fallen / would have won

f) had invited me / would have been able

g) had come / would have noticed

h) would you feel / offered

i) lent / would pay

j) caught / would throw

3.

b) had come / would have met

c) had / would be able

d) don’t help me / will not pass // hadn’t helped me – wouldn’t have passed

e) would buy it / if I had

f) would do / won

g) trained / would be

h) had listened / wouldn’t have married

4.

b) unless you leave me alone, I will call the police.

c) If it’s snowing, we don’t go to school.

d) If jack hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.

e) If you make me some coffee, I will give you my biscuits.

f) unless you had told me, I wouldn’t have noticed.

g) Should you see peter, tell him to be here at 8oc.

h) If you were to ask me to marry you, I wouldn’t accept.

5.

a) 1.

b) 3.

c) 2.

d) 2.

Reported speech

1.

b) have you done

c) does

d) have you seen

e) will you

f) did you go

g) did you get

h) is.

2.

b) “Your swimming things are not here” – Pauline told the children.

c) “ Your letter arrived yesterday” – David told me

d) “I’ll see you this evening” – Shirley told larry

e) “ I haven’t been at home this morning” – bill told Stephen.

f) “ call me tomorrow” – Margarret told john

g) “I’m leaving this afternoon” – Tim told ron

h) I lost my lighter last night.

3.

a) he couldn’t park there

b) he would see her in the next morning

c) she was taking the train the next evening

d) that the trousers had

e) I had left her umbrella there 2 days ago.

f) the parcel ought to be ready by the following week.

g) she liked

h) he thought it was going to rain tonight.

4.

a)

b) Chris if he watched television every evening.

c) why had I applied for that job.

d) if I was taking much money with me to France.

e) when she would know

f) if I was enjoying

g) how did the ….

h) if he had ever been

5.

a) to tell him the time

b) to open the window

c) to get to the cinema

d) much the bike cost

e) would help me

f) have the car for 500p.

g) I was being a bit silly

h) would be arriving after eight. / wouldn’t arrive until after eight.