Practice of Conditional Sentences & “Wish” Clauses I Underline the correct word: If the machine (stops/ will stop), please (press/ will press) this button I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone (treats/ treated) me like that, I (will be/ would be) extremely angry! If you (help/ helped) me with this exercise, I (will / would) the same for you one day According to the timetable, if the train (leaves/ left) on time, we (will/ would) arrive at 5.30 If it (is /will be) fine tomorrow, we (go/ will go) to the coast If we (find/ found) a taxi, we (will get/ would get) there before the play starts It’s quite simple really I think I (will be/ would be) happier if I (live/ lived) in a house in the country I don’t know how to play baseball, but I’m sure that if I (do/ did), I (will play/ would play) a lot better than anyone in this awful team! If I (phone/ phoned) you tonight, (will you be/ would you be) in? II Put the verbs in blankets into the correct forms: If our father (be) in a good mood after lunch, we (ask) him to lend us his car If our baby (be) a girl, we (call) her Marilyn If you (not/ have) that last drink, you (not/ have) the accident If I (give) up smoking, I (lose) this awful cough at last If only we (have) one more room, we (invite) all of them If this weather (last) for another week, we (be) extremely lucky people Pamela (borrow) one of my dresses for the party tomorrow if she (lose) about five kilos between now and then We (buy) a little car if I (get) a rise next month If Mary (hear) the news, she (be) terribly happy 10 If the medicine (be) good, she (be) well again in to time 11 If you are kind to me, I (be) good to you 12 If I (succeed) this time, I will enter into a University 13 If your statement is correct, what he (tell) me is untrue 14 If she (be) confident enough, she (take) part in this beauty contest 15 If John were here, he (know) the answer 16 If I did hurt his feelings, I (try) to explain to him 17 If he (have) the money next month, he (send) his children abroad for the summer 18 I would always have done that if they (explain) it at the start III Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same: I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone! Unless In the snowy weather we don’t go to school If Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table If Make me some coffee, and I’ll give you one of my biscuits If If you hadn’t told me about Sue’s hair, I wouldn’t have noticed Unless If they had got much money, they would have bought a new car Had Richard only took over family business because his father decided to retire early If Without his rescue, we would have all died If he If his lawyer hadn’t advised him, he would have made a serious mistake Had 10 If it hadn’t been for the storm, we would have finished our work But for 11 If she hadn’t insisted on kissing everyone good bye, she would have caught the train Had 12 We were late because it rained so heavily But for 13 The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended Unless 14 He lost his job because he used to go to work late If he l 15 You will not pass the exam if you don’t work hard Without 16 The fire will go out if someone doesn’t put some more coal on Unless someone 17 Without this treatment the patient would have died If the patient 18 The pandas need a special diet, without it they become extinct Provided that 19 I regret having told him our plan for that evening I wish 20 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice I wish 21 You can’t get a driver’s license if you’re not at least eighteen years old Unless 22 I’m going to the party if you go with me Unless 23 The dog will attack you if you move suddenly Unless IV Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each We’ll give him the message as soon as he………… a phones b will phone c will have phoned Sam’s on his way, so make him a coffee……… he arrives a if b until c while If I……… you, I’d apply for that job a had been b were c am You’d better go to bed early,……… ? a hadn’t you b didn’t you c wouldn’t you If I………ill, I wouldn’t have been absent from school a weren’t b hadn’t been c had been sentence d is phoning d when d weren’t d don’t you d ’d have been Unless you………… harder, you won’t succeed a will try b try c are trying d have tried I’ll just have to wait at the bus stop………… the bus turns up a before b after c while d until This broken cup cannot………… a repair b to be repaired c be repaired d repairing I’m sure she if you explained the situation to her a would understand b will understand c had understood d understood 10 What would you if you a million dollars? a would win b win c had won d won 11 They’d be hurt if I a don’t go b didn’t go c hadn’t gone d wouldn’t go 12 If the ball the line, that would have been the end of the game a would cross b will cross c had crossed d crossed 13 If someone knocked a candle over, it a fire a will start b would have started c would start d started 14 If you told us about the bad service, we would have eaten there a hadn’t b don’t c didn’t d wouldn’t have 15 What would Tom if he the truth? a would know b knows c had known d knew 16 If I you were sick, I would have called sooner a would have known b had known c know d knew 17 If there a row, I’m going to keep out of it a will be b is c were d had been 18 If I you, I’d call and apologize a am b were c would be d was 19 Jack will win the election if he harder a will campaign b would campaign c campaigned d campaigns 20 Had you not told me that this was going to happen, I .it a would never have believed b don’t believe c hadn’t believed d can’t believe 21 If you to go on the trip, what would you have done? a doesn’t agree b didn’t agree c hadn’t agreed d wouldn’t agree 22 If you , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t want to bother you a had studied b studied c hadn’t been studying d didn’t study 23 If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I in a bank a work b would be working c have worked d will work V Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting If you were here yesterday, you would have seen Jean A B C D We will visit that part of the country if it will be spring A B C D If I will make a difficult decision, I always discuss it with my friends A B C D We could had done more if we had had more time A B C D He said that if he has more time, he would come to see us A B C D VI Make sentences with the same meaning by omitting if If you should need more money, go to the bank before six o’clock If I were you, I wouldn’t that If they had realized the danger, they would have done it differently If I were your teacher, I would insist you better work If you should change your mind, please let me know immediately She would have gotten the job if she had been better prepared Your boss sounds like a real tyrant If I were you, I would look for another job If you should need to reach me, I’ll be at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul I wouldn’t have known about your new job if I hadn’t talked to your mother 10 If she were ever in trouble, I’d anything I could to help her VII Complete the conversation Choose the correct form of the verbs Adam is a music student He rents a room from Mr Day Mr Day: Can’t you stop playing that trumpet? You’re making an awful noise Adam: Well, if I (1) don’t practise/ didn’t practise, I won’t pass my exam Mr Day: But why at night? It’s half past twelve If you (2) played/ had played it in the daytime I (3) couldn’t hear/ couldn’t have heard you because I’d be at work If you (4) told/ had told me about this trumpet when you first came here, I (5) wouldn’t let/ wouldn’t have let you have the room I’m afraid it’s becoming a nuisance If you (6) don’t play/ didn’t play so loud, it (7) may not be/ might not be so bad Adam: I’m sorry, but you can’t play a trumpet quietly Mr Day: If I (8) realized/ had realized a year ago what you were going to do, then I (9) would throw/ would have thrown you out long ago If you (10) go/ went on making this noise at night, I (11) will have/ would have to complain to your college ... 20 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice I wish 21 You can’t get a driver’s license if you’re not at least eighteen years old Unless 22 I’m going... agree 22 If you , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t want to bother you a had studied b studied c hadn’t been studying d didn’t study 23 If... not at least eighteen years old Unless 22 I’m going to the party if you go with me Unless 23 The dog will attack you if you move suddenly Unless IV Choose