Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct word forms in the brackets

1. If they ________ (listen) carefully, they might hear the woodpecker.

2. The soil ________ (not/dry out) if you water the plants regularly.
3. If you ________ (give) the young boy this stick, he’d hurt himself.
4. If the cat hides in the tree, the dog ________ (not/find) it.
5. If I had time, I ________ (go) shopping with you.
6. If he washed his feet more often, his girlfriend ________ (visit) him more often.
7. If I see him, I _____ (give) him a gift.
8. If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself.
9. You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly.
10. If I _____ (know) his telephone number, I’d give it to you.
Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the sentences in another way using conditionals so that it means
almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up.
→ If _______________________________________________
2. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
→ If _______________________________________________
3. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
→If _______________________________________________
4. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
→ If _______________________________________________
5. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips.
→ If _______________________________________________
6. You are so nervous because you drink too much coffee.
→ If _______________________________________________
7. As I haven’t got money, I can’t buy a new car.
→ If _______________________________________________
8. He isn’t a good runner because he doesn’t train every day.
→ If _______________________________________________
9. Go to Corfu on your holiday. I'm sure you will like it.
→ If _______________________________________________
10. Will you see her tomorrow night? Say hello to her.
→ If _______________________________________________
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked D. asked
2. Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal D. steal
3. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.
A. climbed B. could climb C. is climbing D. climb
4. If he ______ the truth, the police wouldn’t arrest him.
A. tells B. told C. had told D. would tell
5. If you press that button what _____?
A. would happen B. would have happened
C. will happen D. happen
6. I am very thin. I think, if I _____ skipping meals, I might get fat.
A. stop B. had stopped C. will stop D. stopped
7. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.
A. was/ answered B. was/ would answer
C. were/ would have answered D. had been/ would have answered
8. If I ______ in London now, I could visit British Museum.
A. were B. had been C. have been D. would be
9. If it rains, you ______ wet.
A. will get B. would get C. get D. had got
10. She would go to the Job Centre if she ______ a job.
A. had wanted B. will want C. wanted D. wants