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Conditional sentences Wish Clause

Form Form

Wish-
type if-clause main clause type main clause
clause

Simple will- I
I S + would +
Present future or (Modal
Possible Future infinitive
V(s/es) + infinitive) wish

II S. Past II S+
would + S + V2/-ed
Present (V2/ed- infinitive Present wish(es)
(WERE)
unreal WERE) wish

III Past III

Perfect would + have + S + had + V3/ed
Past past participle * Past wish
unreal Had+v3/ed

Example
1. If Mary doesn’t feel better tomorrow,
she will see a doctor.
2. If I were you, I would tell the truth.
3. If I had known the answer, I would
have told her.
Example
1. I wish I would study very well next
year.
2. I wish I studied very well.
3. I wish I had studied well last year.

A. Conditional sentences
Exercise 1:
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I) by putting the verbs into the correct
form.
1. If you (send)_________________ this letter now, she (receive)________________ it
tomorrow.
2. If I (do)_________________ this test, I (improve)_________________ my English.
3. If I (find)_________________ your ring, I (give)_________________ it back to you.
4. Peggy (go)_________________ shopping if she (have)_________________ time in
the afternoon.
5. Simon (go)_________________ to London next week if
he (get)_________________ a cheap flight.
6. If her boyfriend (phone / not)_________________ today,
she (leave)_________________ him.
7. If they (study / not)_________________ harder, they (pass /
not)_________________ the exam.
8. If it (rain)_________________ tomorrow, I (have to / not)_________________ water
the plants.
9. You (be able/ not)_________________ to sleep if
you (watch)_________________ this scary film.
10. Susan (can / move / not)_________________ into the new house if it (be /
not)_________________ ready on time.
Exercise 2:
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

1. If we (have)_________________ a yacht, we (sail)_________________ the seven

seas.
2. If he (have)_________________ more time, he (learn)_________________ karate.
3. If they (tell)_________________ their father, he (be)_________________ very
angry.
4. She (spend)_________________ a year in the USA if
it (be)_________________ easier to get a green card.
5. If I (live)_________________ on a lonely island, I (run)_________________ around
naked all day.
6. We (help)_________________ you if we (know)_________________ how.
7. My brother (buy)_________________ a sports car if
he (have)_________________ the money.
8. If I (feel)_________________ better, I (go)_________________ to the cinema with
you.
9. If you (go)_________________ by bike more often, you (be /
not)_________________ so flabby.
10. She (not / talk)_________________ to you if
she (be)_________________ mad at you.
Exercise 3:
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the verbs into the correct
form. Use conditional II with would in the main clause.

1. If you (study)_________________ for the test, you (pass)_________________ it.

2. If you (ask)_________________ me, I (help)_________________ you.
3. If we (go)_________________ to the cinema, we (see)_________________ my
friend Jacob.
4. If you (speak)_________________ English, she (understand)_________________ .
5. If they (listen)_________________ to me, we (be)_________________ home
earlier.
6. I (write)_________________ you a postcard if I (have)_________________ your
address.
7. If I (not / break)_________________ my leg, I (take part)_________________ in
the contest.
8. If it (not/ start)_________________ to rain, we (walk)_________________ to the
museum.
9. We (swim)_________________ in the sea if there (not /
be)_________________ so many sharks there.
10. If she (take)_________________ the bus, she (not /
arrive)_________________ on time.

Exercise 4: Conditional Sentences Type I, II or III

Complete the Conditional Sentences with the correct form (Type I, II or III).

 If I(be)_____________________ stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.

 If we'd seen you, we(stop)_____________________ .
 If we (meet)_____________________ him tomorrow, we'll say hello.
 He would have repaired the car himself if he (have)_____________________ the
tools.
 If you drop the vase, it (break)_______________________ .
 If I hadn't studied, I (pass)________________________ the exam.
 I wouldn't go to school by bus if I (have)_____________________ a driving licence.
 If she (see)_______________________ him every day, she'd be lovesick.
 I (travel)_________________________ to London if I don't get a cheap flight.
B. We'd be stupid if we (tell)_________________________ him about our secret.
Wish Clause
Exercise 1
1) I don't have a car.
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2) I can't play the piano.
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3) I'm at work.
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4) It's winter.
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5) I don't have new shoes.

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6) My laptop is broken.
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