IF CLAUSES

A. Rephrase the following sentences as indicated below.

1. Send him a telegram now and he gets it this evening.

If you _____________________________________________
2. He doesn’t write to me and I don’t write to him.
If he _______________________________________________
3. The child was killed because the train didn’t stop quickly.
If the train had _______________________________________
4. He caught a cold because he didn’t put on his overcoat.
He wouldn’t _______________ if he _______________________
5. They waited for me and so we met.
If they hadn’t _________________________________________
6. You broke the window and so the teacher got angry.
The teacher wouldn’t ________________if you _______________
7. There wasn’t time to show us over the town.
If there had __________________, he ____________________
8. He wants to sell his car now but he might not get much money for it.
If he sells ___________________________________________
9. Be careful not to spoil it!
If you aren´t _________________________________________
10.They told us and we found the way.
If they hadn´t ________________________________________
11.Help me! I may need you.
Will you ______________________________________________
12.I called him and so he came.
If I hadn’t ____________________________________________
13.I studied hard and so I went to medical school.
If I hadn’t ____________________________________________
14.She was late because the car broke down.
If her car hadn’t ________________________________________
15.I didn´t forget because he rang me on Friday night.
If he hadn’t ___________________________________________
Answer key

1. ...send him a telegram now, he will get...

2. ...doesn’t write to me, I won’t write to him.
3. ...stopped quickly, the child wouldn’t have been killed.
4. ...catch a cold if he put on his overcoat.
5. ...waited for me, we wouldn’t have met.
6. ...get angry, if you didn’t break the window.
7. ..been time, he would have show us over the town.
8. ...his car, he may not get (won’t) get much money for it.
9. ...careful, you will spoil it.
10....told us, we wouldn’t have found the way
11....help me if I need you?
12.... call him, he wouldn’t come.
13....studied hard, I wouldn’t have gone to medical school.
14....didn’t break down, she wouldn’t be late.
15...rung me on Friday night, I would have forgotten.