CONDITIONAL SENTENCES_________KEY

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1.-            COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

     1)  If _______were________________________ (be) you, I’d apologize to her right 

           away

     2) If I run into her, I ___________will tell____________________ (tell) her you’re 

         looking for her

     3) If he _______does________________________ (do) that again, I’ll call the police

     4) He’d never have asked her out on a date if she ______hadn’t kissed

         _________________________ (not kiss) him first. 

     5) If you were her, what ________would you do_______________________ (you, do)?

     6) If she hadn’t gone to England, she _____wouldn’t have met   

          __________________________ (not meet) Orlando Bloom

     7) If it doesn’t start snowing, __________go_____________________ (go) to Music 

         school

     8) If you _______had saved________________________ (save) some money earlier, 

          you wouldn’t have been broke right now

     9) If I hadn’t arrived at the airport so late, I _______wouldn’t have missed

         ________________________ (not miss) my flight

   10) ____________Get___________________ (get) the second T-shirt if you buy one.

   11) He almost fell from the balcony. I’m sure that if he had fallen, he 

         _________would have broken______________________ (break) his leg or 

        something.

   12) If I’m leaving now, I _____will be__________________________ (be) in two hours

   13) If she ______likes_________________________ (like), I can lend her my dress 

   14) We would run the risk of pricing ourselves out of the market if we 

          __________increased_____________________ (increase) the price

   15) If you’d asked your boss, I’m sure he _____would have considered 

         __________________________ (consider) your proposal

  16) The radio is broken. When you turn it on, it 

         ________makes_______________________ (make) a strange noise

  17) I’d set them the task if they __________were_____________________ (be) more 

        reliable

  18) If I had known how long the journey was, I _____would have taken 

        __________________________ (take) something else to read with me.

  19) If she _______doesn’t manage________________________ (not manage) to finish 

         the catalogue on time, we’ll have to postpone printing until next month

  20) The accident _____wouldn’t / might not have been__________________________

        (not be) if you’d been driving more slowly 

  21) She will know the answer if she ________tries_______________________ (try) to 

        understand

  22) She’d be happy if she ____________married___________________ (marry) him

  23) She wouldn’t have missed the train if she ________had woken 

        _______________________ (wake) up earlier

  24) His sister ___________would have been ____________________ (be) glad if you’d 

        phoned her

  25) If Jack __________meets_____________________ (meet) Jack, he’ll tell him the 

        truth

  26) He’d fly to Paris if he _________won______________________ (win) a lot of money

  27) If they take their medicine, they ________will feel_______________________

         (feel) better.

  28) If you _________had asked______________________ (ask) me, I’d have told you

  29) She’d feel better if she _______ate________________________ (eat) less

  30) If you meet her, _______________don’t ignore________________ (not ignore) her 

2.- REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES INTO CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

     1) I didn’t go Helen’s party because she didn’t invite me

         I would have gone to Helen’s party if she had invited me

     2) We’ll go to the beach unless it rains

         We’ll go to the beach if it doesn’t rain

     3) Ann can’t buy a new car because she hasn’t got enough money

         If Ann had enough money, she could / would buy a new car

    4) You can get access to Internet only by having a password

        You can get access to Internet if you have a password

     5) She feels lonely since she hasn’t got any friends

          If she had some friends, she wouldn’t feel lonely

     6) Lorenzo didn’t win the race because his motorbike broke down

         Lorenzo would have won the race if his motorbike hadn’t broken down

     7) Should you require more information, ask at the desk

         If you (should) require more information, ask at the desk

     8) Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport

         If Jim hadn’t arrived late at the airport, he wouldn’t have missed the plane

     9) I don’t have a modem, so I can’t e-mail you

         If I had a modem, I would e-mail you  

   10) I didn’t sent them a postcard because I didn’t know their new address

          I would have sent them a postcard if I had known their new address

   11) I won’t go to the party if you don’t go with me

          I won’t go to the party unless you go with me

  12) Had I been told about the situation, I would have dismissed them

         If I had been told about ……

  13) Ice melts down when you heat it

        Ice melts down if you heat it

  14) You won’t get a promotion if your work doesn’t improve

         You won’t get a promotion unless your work improves

  15) Whenever I make a promise, I keep it

        If I make a promise, I keep it

  16) He was too slow to win the race

        If he hadn’t been so slow, he would have won the race  // If he had been faster, …

  17) Should you see Paul, tell him about the meeting

        If you see Paul, tell him about the meeting

  18) Had you asked me, I would have helped you

        If you had asked me, I would have helped you

  19) Whenever Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times

         If Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times

20)Had the referee seen the foul, he’d have awarded a penalty kick

If the referee had seen …….