CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

I.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. Type I

1 If I see him I (give)_______________ him a lift.
2 The table will collapse if you (stand) _____________on it.
3 If he (eat)___________ all that he will be ill.
4 If I find your passport I (telephone) _______________you at once.
5 The police (arrest) _____________him if they catch him.
6 If he (read)_____________ in bad light he will ruin his eyes.
7 Someone (steal) _____________your car if you leave it unlocked.
8 What will happen if my parachute (not open)_______________?
9 If he (wash) _______________my car I'll give him Ј10.
10 If she (need)________________ a radio she can borrow mine.
11 If you (not go) ________________away I'll send for the police.
12 I'll be very angry if he (make) __________________any more mistakes.
13 If he (be)___________ late we'll go without him.
14 She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) ______________about this.
15 If you put on the kettle I (make) _______________the tea.
16 If you give my dog a bone he (bury) _______________it at once.
17 If we leave the car here it (not be)________________ in anybody's way.
18 He'll be late for the train if he (not start) ______________at once.
19 If you come late they (not let) _____________you in.
20 If he (go)____________ on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says.
21 Unless he (sell) ______________more he won't get much commission.
22 If I lend you Ј10 when you (repay) __________________me?
23 We'll have to move upstairs if the river (rise) ______________any higher.
24 If he (work)______________ hard today can he have a holiday tomorrow?
25 Ice (turn)_____________ to water if you heat it.
26 If the house (burn)________________down we can claim compensation.
27 If you (not like)________________this one I'll bring you another.
28 Unless you are more careful you (have)______________ an accident.
29 Tell him to ring me up if you (see)_____________________him.
30 If I tell you a secret, you (promise)___________________ not to tell it to anyone else?
31 If you (not believe)_____________ what I say, ask your mother.
32 If he (like)_______________ the house will he buy it?
33 If you will kindly sit down I (make)_______________ enquiries for you.
34 Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able)_________________to do any work.
35 She won't open the door unless she (know)_______________ who it is.
36 Should you require anything else, please (ring)___________ the bell for the attendant.
37. If we____________( send) an invitation, our friends_____________( come) to our party.
38. He_______________(not/ understand) you if you ( whisper)__________________.
39. They______________(not/ survive) in the desert if they__________(not/ take) extra water with them.
40. If you_____________( press) CTRL + s, you_____________( save) the file.
41. You____________( cross) the Channel if you___________( fly) from Paris to London.
42. Fred______________( answer) the phone if his wife ( have) ___________________a bath.
43. If Claire___________( wear) this dress at the party, our guests_____________(not/ stay) any longer.
44.If I______________( touch) this snake, my girlfriend_____________(not/ scream).
45. She_______________( forget) to pick you up if you (not/ phone) _______________her.
46. I_______________( remember) you if you_________________( give) me a photo.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses Type II
1 If I had a typewriter I (type)_______________ it myself.
2 If I (know) _________________his address I'd give it to you.
3 He (look)_______________ a lot better if he shaved more often.
4 If you (play) __________________for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much.
5 If he worked more slowly he (not make)_______________ so many mistakes.
6 I wouldn't drink that wine if I (be) _____________________you.
7 More tourists would come to this country if it (have) ______________a better climate.
8 If I were sent to prison you (visit)______________________ me?
9 If someone (give)______________ you a helicopter what would you do with it?
10 I (buy) ________________shares in that company if I had some money.
11 If he (clean)____________ his windscreen he'd be able to see where he was going.
12 If you drove your car into the river you (be able) __________________to get out?
13 If you (not belong)___________________ to a union you couldn't get a job.
14 If I (win) ___________a big prize in a lottery I'd give up my job.
15 What you (do)_____________________if you found a burglar in your house?
16 I could tell you what this means if I (know)___________ Greek.
17 If everybody (give) ____________Ј1 we would have enough.
18 He might get fat if he (stop) ___________smoking.
19 If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come)________________.
20 If you (see)________________ someone drowning what would you do?
21 I (be)_____________ ruined if I bought her everything she asked for.
22 If you slept under a mosquito net you (not be) ____________bitten so often.
23 I could get a job easily if I (have)______________ a degree.
24 If she (do) _______________her hair differently she might look quite nice.
25 If we had more rain our crops (grow) _______________faster.
26 The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove)________________ that screw
27 I (keep) ______________a horse if I could afford it. '
28 I'd go and see him more often if he (live)______________ on a bus route.
29 If they (ban)_________ the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence.
30 I (offer) ____________to help if I thought I'd be any use. '
31 What would you do if the lift (get)____________ stuck between two floors?
32 If you (paint) ___________the walls white the room would be much brighter.
33 If you (change) ____________your job would it affect your pension?
34 If you knew you had only six weeks to live how you (spend) __________those six weeks?
35 You wouldn't have so much trouble with your car if you (have)_______ it serviced regularly.
36 I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) _____________so much broken glass on it.
37. If you____________( help) your grandma, I_______________( do) the shopping.
38. Andrew_____________( water) the flowers if he_________________( stay) at home.
39. If she______________( have) 5 pounds more, she______________( buy) herself this T-shirt.
40. If they____________(offer) me the job, I____________( take) it.
41. You___________( have) summer holidays from June till August if you__________( live) in the USA.
42. We____________( sell) the bike for 20 Euros if Ron______________( repair) it.
43. If you__________( use) a pencil, the drawing_________________( be) perfect.
44. The children_____________(be) happy if he________________( teach) them English.
45. If Ireen______________(visit) us, we______________( go) out tonight.
46. They___________________( come) again if he_______________( plan) a second stay.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses Type III
1 If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit)______________________ you.
2 The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win)________________________
3 If you (arrive) __________________ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.
4 You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be)________________ here last week.
5 But for his quickness I (be)___________________killed.
6 I wouldn't have believed it if I (not see)____________________ it with my own eyes.
7 If he had slipped he (fall) __________________500 meters.
8 If he had asked you, you (accept)_________________________?
9 If I (have) ____________________a map I would have been all right.
10 If I (know)_________________ that you were coming I'd have baked a cake.
11 I (offer)___________________ to help him if I had realized that he was ill.
12 If you had left that wasp alone it (not sting) __________________________you.
13 If I (realize)________________ what a bad driver you were I wouldn't have come with you.
14 If I had realized that the traffic lights were red I (stop)________________________.
15 But for the fog we (reach) ______________________our destination ages ago.
16 If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) ______________him the money.
17 If you (not sneeze) _________________he wouldn't have known that we were there.
18 If you (put)______________ some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better.
19 The hens (not get) ________________into the house if you had shut the door.
20 If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) _______________to swim across it.
21 If you (speak) ______________more slowly he might have understood you.
22 If he had known the whole story he (not be) ____________________so angry.
23 I shouldn't have eaten it if I (know)_________________ that there was ginger in it.
24 If I (try)_________________ again I think that I would have succeeded.
25 You (not get)________________ into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.
26 If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put)____________ sugar into the sauce instead of salt.
27 If I (be) _____________ready when he called he would have taken me with him.
28 She had a headache; otherwise she (come)_____________________- with us.
29 If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) _________________down the wrong street.
30 If you (look) _________at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.
31 Rome (be captured) ______________________by her enemies if the geese hadn't cackled.
32. If you____________( check) the car, it (not/ break) ____________-----down in the middle of the desert.
33. If it_____________(not/ rain), the children ( play) ______________________outside.
34. If my parents_______________(not/ be) so tired, they_________________( watch) the film on TV.
35. If she__________________( buy) a new hard disk, she__________________(not/ lose) all data.
36. If we______________( use) the town map, we_______________(not/ get) lost.
37. If Tom______________( eat) more salad, he (not/ catch) ____________________a cold.
38. If the police_______________(not/ stop) me, I_____________________( reach) you in time.
39. If his older brother______________(not/ drive) so fast, he._______________(not/ crash) into the other car.
40. If Fred_______________(not/ cheat) at the test, his teacher__________________(not/ phone) his father.
41. If I________________(not/ switch off) the radio, I_________________( know) about the second goal.
IV: Put the verbs in brackets in correct tenses.
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 were you.
11 If I (have) ____________________ a typewriter, I could type it myself.
12 If I had known that you were in hospital , I (visit) ______________________ you.
13 You could make much progress if you (attend) _______________________ class regularly.
14 If I (know) __________________ his telephone number, I would give it to you.
15 If you (arrive) ____________________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.
16 If he (study) _____________________ harder, he can pass an exam.
17 She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________________.
18 Tell him to ring me if you (see) _________________ him.
19 If you (speak) _____________________ more slowly ,he might have understood you.
20 What (you do) ___________________ if you got fat ?
21 If you are kind to me, I (be) ____________________ good to you.
22 He (come) __________________________ if you waited.
23 If you (ring) __________________ the bell, the servant would come.
24 If I had known that the baby was hungry, I (feed) __________________________ him.
25 If it (not, rain) __________________ a lot, the rice crop wouldn’t grow.
26 If today (be) ______________________ Sunday, we wouldn’t have to work.
27 If she had had your address, she (write) ____________________ to you.
28 We lost the match. If you (play) _____________ for us, we (win) ____________________.
29 They would not be paid unless they (do) __________________ their work well.
30 If I became very rich, I (build ) ____________________ a hospital for the poor.
 31 If he (give) _________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
32 He (not, have) ___________________ an accident if he had not been driving so fast.
33 If she (write) __________________ more carefully, she might not have made too many mistakes.
34 You would have to stay in bed unless your health (improve) _______________________.
35 If I (have) ___________________ a typewriter, I could type it myself.
36 If I had known that you were in hospital , I (visit) _____________________ you.
37 You could make much progress if you (attend) _______________________ class regularly.
38 If I (know) __________________ his telephone number, I would give it to you.
39 If you (arrive) ____________________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.
40 If he (study) _________________ harder, he can pass an exam.
41 She may be late if she (not hurry) ____________________.
42 Tell him to ring me if you (see) ________ him.
43 If you (speak) _________________ more slowly, he might have understood you.
44 What (you do) ____________________ if you got fat ?
. 45. If I (know)___________________ that you were ill, I (go)_______________to see you.
46 If she'd had enough money, She (buy) ___________________a car.
47. I (buy) ___________________ a car If you lend me some money.
48. I (see)____________-- him if I (go)__________________________to the party last night.
49. We could have gone out if the weather (not be)__________________________ so bad.
50. If the book (not be )_____________________ expensive, I'll buy it.
51. You would be very surprised if he (return)___________________________
52. I'll go out if it (not rain)_______________________
53. They wouldn't come to the party if you (not invite) ________________________them
54. What __________you (do)__________if you (be) ________________ him?
55. If that hat costs much, I (buy) ____________________ a small one.
56. If you (drive) _____________more carefully, you (have) _______________so many accidents.
57. If I (make) ____________ that mistake again, my teacher (get)________________ angry with me.
58. If I spoke English, my job (be) ________________ a lot easier.
59.If he (go) ……………………….. to London yesterday, he ( meet) …………………. his old friend.
60. I will lend them some money if they (ask) …………………………….. me.
61. If we had known who he was, we (invite) ………………………….. him to speak at our meeting.
62. My dog (bark) …………………………… if it (hear) ………………………….. any strange sound.
63. If I (have) ………………………….. enough money, I would buy a house.
64. They (not/let) …………………………… you in if you (come) late.
65. If you (not go) ………….. away, I (send) …………………… for a policeman. 66.
If I (be) ………… in your place, I (accept) …………… Mr. Anderson’s invitation.
67. If I (win) ……………………………. a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
68. If I (be) ……………….. you, I (tell) ……………… the truth. 69.
I was busy. If I (have) …………..free time. I (go) ……………. to the cinema with you.
70. Why didn’t you attend the meeting? Oh, I did not know. If I (know)……… I (come) ………..there.
71. What ………….we(do)……………? ? ? if they do not come tomorrow?
72. If I had enough time now, I (write) ………………………………. to my parents.
73. It’s too bad Helen isn’t here. If she (be) ………….. here, she (know) …………..what to do.
74. If I (eat) ………… breakfast tomorrow morning, I (get) ……………. hungry during class.
75. If she (come) …………….. late again, she (lose) ………her job.
76. I (let) ………………. you know if I (find) ………. out what’s happening.
77. If we (live) …………. in a town, life would be better.
78. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if we (arrive) ……………………………. early.
79. We (phone) ……………………you if we have time.
80. If I won the lottery, I (give) ………………. you half the money.
81. It (be) ………………. a pity if she married Fred
82. If I’m free on Saturday, I (go) …………………. to the mountains.
83. She (have) …………………….. a nervous breakdown if she goes on like this.
84. I know I (feel) better if I (stop) …………………… smoking.
85. If I (be) …………………… you, I (help) ………………………… him. 86.
I (understand)………… ….. him if he (speak) ………….. more slowly.
87. He didn’t listen to the teacher. If he (listen) …… carefully, he (perform) ……… well in the examination.
88. He’s waiting for his mother to come back from Chicago. If his mother (come) ………… home,
he (have) ……………. a lot of presents.
89. He wanted to buy some Christmas presents but he couldn’t. If he (afford) ………….. to buy,
his children (be) …………………… very happy to greet a new year.
90. The kitchen will look better if we (have) …………………………. red curtains.
91. If I knew his address, I (go) ……………………….. round and see him.
92. If you (not be) ……. so busy, I (show) ……………… you how to play.
93. It (be) ……………………… quicker if you (use) a computer. 94.
If we (have) …………….. some eggs, I (make) ………………… you a cake.
95. Bring him another if he (not/like) ……………………………….. this one.
96. She (be) …………………………. angry if she (hear) ……………………. this tomorrow. 97.
Unless you are more careful, you (have) …………………………….. an accident. 98.
If you (like), I (get) …………………………………. you a job in this company.
99. If grandmother (be) ……………. 5 years younger, she (play) …………… some games.
100. If he sun (stop) …………… shinning, there (be) ………………… no light on earth.
V: Use “ if” in place of “ unless” or unless in place of “ if “
1. We won’ t go out unless it stops raining.
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2 .I will call the police unless you give back my bicycle.
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3. You wouldn’t be able to do this exercise unless your English were good.
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4. Unless we had enough rain, we couldn’t grow rice.
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5. The fishermen couldn’t have caught a lot of fish unless they had had good nets.
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6. I wouldn’t buy it unless I could afford it.
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7. I would refuse to go unless they paid my expenses.
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8. I don’ t agree with his economic policy. I wouldn’t vote for him unless he changed it.
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9. He wouldn’t have written unless he had heard news.
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10. You might not have a terrible toothache unless you went to the dentist regularly.
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11. The crops would have been ruined if the floor had been risen higher.
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12. If you had not sneezed, he wouldn’t have known that you were there.
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13. If she did her hair differently she would look quite nice
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14. If John had played for our team we wouldn’t have lost the game.
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15. If I won a big prize in a lottery I would give up my job.
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16. If you are not careful you will cut yourself with that knife.
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17. If you don’t like this one I’ll bring you another.
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18. I’ll not be able to do any work if you don’t have a quite room.
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19. If she does not hurry, she’ll be late
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20. If he had more rain, our crops would be better
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21. If I have time, I’ll help you
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22. If you attended class regularly you could make better progress
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23. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat
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24. If I finish the dress before Saturday, I will give it to my sister for her birthday.
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25. If I hadn’t seen the movie I wouldn’t have told you about it last night.
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Exercise VI: Rewrite these sentences by using the condition sentence:

1. She can’ t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.
If _____________________________________________
2. I don’ t have enough money. I can’ t go on a long holiday this year.
If ______________________________________________
3.He is very slow, so we won’ t give his such an important task.
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4. I’ ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.
If ______________________________________________
5. He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’ s debt.
If ______________________________________________
6. City life isn’t enjoyable because everything is very expensive.
If _____________________________________________
7. She got bad mark because she didn’t learn hard.
If ______________________________________________
8.Be careful or you will make accidents.
If ______________________________________________
9. I got lost because I forgot the map.
If ______________________________________________
10. If anyone didn’t come, we would phone you at once.
Unless ______________________________________________
11 They were very angry because their friends didn’t come on time.
If________________________________________________________