Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
A. wouldn't have been B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be D. would be
2. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked D. asked
3.Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal D. steal
4. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.
A. would have been/ hadn't lied B. would be/ didn't lie
C. will be/ don't lie D. would be/ hadn't lied
5. John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.
A. would invest B. invested C. had invested D. invests
6. She wouldn't have given them all that money if we _____ her to.
A. wouldn’t advise B. won't advise C. hadn't advised D. didn't advise
7. If the tree hadn't been so high, he _____ it up to take his kite down.
A. could have climbed B. climb C. is climbing D. climbed
8. 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
9. If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night.
A. had known/ could have phoned B. knew/ would have phoned
C. know/ can phone D. knew/ could phone
10. If he ______ the truth, the police wouldn’t arrest him.
A. tells B. told C. had told D. would tell
11. If you press that button, what _____?
A. would happen B. would have happened C. will happen D. happen
12. If I _____ that yesterday, I _____ them.
A. had discovered/ would inform B. had discovered/ would have informed
C. discovered/ can inform D. had discovered/ could inform
13. If you _______ to the course regularly, they ________ a certificate last year.
A. go/ gave B. go/ give C. had gone/ would have givenD. went/ would give
14. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.
A. was/ answered B. were/would answer
C. were/ would have answered D.had been/ would have answered
15. If I ______ in London now, I could visit British Museum.
A. were B. had been C. have been D. would be
16. If Columbus _______ money from Queen Isabella, he _______ across the Atlantic.
A. do not receive/ could not sail B. had not received/ might not have sailed
C. did not receive/ might not have sailedD. would not receive/ might not sail
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:
1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) ________________ plenty of time.
2. Lisa would find the milk if she (look) ________________ in the fridge.
3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she (feed) _________the animals.
4. If you spoke louder, your classmates (understand) ________________ you.
5. Dan (arrive) ________________ safe if he drove slowly.
6. You (have) ________________ no trouble at school if you had done your homework.
7. If you (swim) ________________ in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.
8. The door will unlock if you (press) ________________ the green button.
9. If Mel (ask) ________________ her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.
10. I (call) ________________ the office if I was/were you.
11. If it (be) ______ warmer, we (go) ________________ swimming.
12. My parents (buy) _________ this house if the man (not/sell) _____________ it to someone else.
13. If he (not/fail) _________ his driving test, his parents (lend) _________ him their car.
14. If my uncle (tell) _________ me the way to his office, I (not/arrive) ______________ so late.
15. She (be) ____________ at the airport if she (read) ________the message carefully.
16. Lucy (not/hurt) ________________ her foot if she (not/drop) ________________ the old box on it.
17. If you (use) _______ a sharp knife, you (not/cut) _______________ yourself.
18. If Victoria (celebrate) __________ her birthday at home, I (bring) _____________ her some flowers.
19. We (take) ________________ the train to Edinburgh if it (run) ___________on time.
20. If Max (not/forget) ____________ his schoolbag, he (give) ________________ you your USB flash drive.
Exercise 3: Match the beginnings of the sentences in A with their endings in B. Write your answers in the space provided.
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A |
B |
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1. If I were the president, |
A. this river wouldn’t be so polluted. |
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2. If the air is cleaner, |
B. they wouldn’t dump so much litter into rivers and oceans. |
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3. If farmers don’t overuse pesticides and herbicides, |
C. I would punish those who throw rubbish on the streets. |
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4. If this factory had a better waste treatment system, |
D. people’s health will be improved. |
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5. If people were really concerned about the environment, |
E. vegetables will be safer to consumers. |
Your answers:
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
Exercise 4: Rewrite:
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up.
→ If you don't keep silent, you will wake the baby up.
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. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
→ If …………………………………….……..…….……
6. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes.
→……………………………………………..……
7. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
→……………………………………….….…...
8. He lost his job because he was late every day.
→………………………………………………...……
9. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips.
→……………………………………………………...…..
10. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes.
→………………………………..…..
Exercise 1: 1.B
2.A
3.D
4.A
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.C
14.B
15.A
16.A
Exercise 2: 1.will have
2.looked
3.had fed
4.would understand
5.would arrive
6.would have had
7.swim
8.press
9.had asked
10.would call
11.had been / would have gone
12.hadn't sold/would have bought
13.hadn't failed/would have lent
14.had told/ wouldn't have arrived
15.had been/ would have read
16.hadn't hurt/ wouldn't have dropped
17.had used/ wouldn't have cut
18.had celebrated/ would have brought
19.had taken / would have run
20.hadn't forgotten/ would have given
Exercise 3: 1.C
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
Exercise 4 :
2. If you don't stop talking,you won't understand the lesson.
3. If I knew her number, I would ring her up.
4. If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
5. If we had had map,we wouldn't have got lost.
6. If Susan hadn't eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn't have felt sick.
7. If that patient hadn't undergone this treatment,he would have died.
8. If he hadn't been late every day, he wouldn't have lost this job.
9. If Peter didn't eat so many chips ,he wouldn't be fat.
10. If Robeet hadn't started smoking cigarettes,he wouldn't have got a bad cough.