CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM:
1.- I don’t think she’s worried about us. If she (be) is worried, she (phone)
Phoned or something.
2.- I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I (manage) manage to finish
before
4.30, I (do) will do the shopping on my way back.
3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) got to the airport on time if he
(not oversleep) hadn´t oversleep
4.- If I (have) have such a large house as yours, I (invite)
Will invite all my friends for the weekend.
5.- If the child (not be playing) hadn´t be playing with matches, he (not
burn)
wouldn´t have bun himself. Now he’s in hospital.
6.- She’s so shy. If she (talk) talk´s to people, she (make) makes
friends.
7.- So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) asked you about me, (not, tell)
Hadn´t tell him I’m going out with John.
8.- If a machine (be) is properly maintained, it (fail, never)
Never fail
9.- We (invite) invited him if we (know)
Will know his address, but he never gave it to us.
10.- Unless I (have) ....................... a problem, I (bother, never).................my
friends.
11.- You’re very strong. If you (try) ......................., you (win) ..........................,
...............................................................................................................your
opponent.
12.- Look what you’ve done. If you (be)..............................careful, you (not,
break)
......................................... all those glasses.
13.- I was so stupid! Nothing (happened)...............................if I (not, moved)
............................................... to his flat.
14.- She’s a bit short. If he (be) ...................... taller he (can)...................play
basket.
15.- Sorry. I (lend) ................................. you the money you need if I (have)
........................
it.
16.- The bus is full up. If there (be) ..................... an empty seat, I (sit)
.............................
down.
17.- Why didn’t you go to the police station? If you (report).....................the
theft, they
(can arrest)......................................the robbers.
18.- I (leave) ............................ him a message if he (not, be)........home when I
phone.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS AND WRITE WHICH TYPE
IT IS:
1.- She would have never left her job if ...
2.- The workers would go on strike if ...
3.- They won’t come to the wedding if ...
4.- If there weren’t so much traffic, ...
5.- If Harry had got up earlier, ...
6.- If little children have pets, ...
7.- You’ll improve your English if ...
8.- People call the fire brigade if ...
9.- Everybody will stare at you if ...
10.- You’ll need a lawyer if ...
IF TO UNLESS CONVERSION
1.- If nobody helps me, I’ll get into trouble.
I’ll get into trouble unless somebody helps me.
2.- I won’t know anything about my friends if they don’t
write to me. 3.- They wouldn’t have bothered you if they
hadn’t needed your help. 4.- If there isn’t a traffic jam, we’ll
be home by five o’clock.
5.- People don’t go to the doctor if they
aren’t ill. 6.- I’ll punish you if you don’t
tell me the truth.
7.- They won’t invite you to their party if they don’t know your
phone number. 8.- They won’t give you the job if they don’t like
your appearance.
9.- If you don’t finish your homework now, I won’t let you
watch TV. 10.- I won’t phone you if there isn’t anything
urgent.
11.- I wouldn’t invest all this money if I weren’t sure I would
get it back. 12.- If you don’t get up early, you’ll miss your
train.
13.- I wouldn’t have asked him any questions if he hadn’t been ready to
answer them. 14.- We won’t go fishing if the weather isn’t fine.
15.- I won’t ask him to write if he doesn’t want to.
CIRCLE THE RIGHT OPTION:
1.- if we TAKE / WILL TAKE a taxi, we WILL ARRIVE / ARRIVED sooner.
2.- You WOULDN’T GET / DIDN’T GET wet if you WOULD HAVE WORN / WERE
WEARING a coat.
3.- If our team HAD SCORED / SCORED more goals, it HAD WON / COULD
HAVE WON.
4.- I HAD GIVEN / WOULD HAVE GIVEN you the news if you PHONED / HAD
PHONED
me yesterday.
5.- If you TOOK / WOULD HAVE TAKEN more exercise, you MIGHT FEEL / HAD
FELT better
6.- If Tim DROVE / HAD DRIVEN more carefully, he WOULDN’T HAVE CRASHED /
DIDN’T CRASH.
7.- If we ARE/WOULD BE LATE for class, our teacher WILL BE / WAS angry.
8.- If we LIVED / WOULD LIVE on another planet, we WOULD SEE / WILL SEE
the Earth in the sky.
9.- If we WERE / ARE birds, we WOULD BE ABLE / ARE ABLE to fly.
10.- If you DON’T WEAR / WOULDN’T WEAR your pullover, you WILL FEEL / FELT
cold.
11.- If I HAD / WOULD HAVE lots of money, I WOULD GIVE / GAVE some to
all my friends.
CORRECT THE MISTAKES
1.- If you’d be more sensible, you didn’t think about such stupid things.
2.- Unless I don’t have any problem, I won’t bother you.
3.- Would you help me if you can?
4.- I’d have bought her a present if she invited me to her birthday party.
5.- Nobody had noticed if you left the party before the others.
6.- If he had been a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.
7.- If you came to my party, you’ll enjoy yourself.
8.- I wouldn’t look up his phone number in the directory if I know it.
9.- She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it weren’t necessary.
10.- Would he win de contest if he had entered for it?
