WORKSHEET - Conditional Sentences- Rephrasing

EXERCISE 1:

A. Rewrite the following sentences by using the suitable Conditional Type and
starting them as suggested:

1. People aren´t concerned about environmental protection, so the planet is in

danger.
The planet wouldn´t...

2. The Earth is certainly not going to survive as people go on wasting resources.

If people go...

3. Countries didn’t take environmentally friendly solutions; our natural resources

weren’t preserved.
If countries had....

4. Walking or bicycling is a healthy alternative in case we want to not to

increase carbon emissions.
Walking or bicycling may be a healthy alternative...

5. The Earth has become a dangerous place because we didn’t stop wars.
The Earth couldn’t....

6. Humans must change the way they live. Otherwise they face an ecological
disaster.
Humans could...

EXERCISE 2:

1- Not many people care about saving our planet; otherwise several
environmental issues are possibly solved.

If more people cared….

2- They saw the ad many times on TV, so they bought the product at once.

They wouldn’t have bought…

3- When advertisers use stars on their ads people surely buy more.

If advertisers use…

4- "You need some money to buy that. You can ask me for some."

"If you are needing …

5- He bought those expensive jeans, but he didn’t look at the price carefully.

If he had looked…
 6- When advertisers don’t use dishonest marketing techniques it’s possible
that people get better informed.

People could be…

7- Children ask their parents to buy some products when they identify
themselves with their heroes on the product ads.

Children won’t ask…

8- "I don’t have much money, so I don’t buy all the things I want to."

"If I had…

EXERCISE 3:

1- I bought that T-shirt because it had a famous logo.

If that T-shirt hadn’t had…

2- Shoppers should have access to reliable information so that they aren’t

deceived by bad marketing.
If shoppers have access…

3- I’m not a compulsive buyer; otherwise I possibly buy everything I see.

If I was …

4 - It was very unlikely for them to be promoted. They had to work harder.

If they...

5- She didn´t pay attention to the meeting. She wasn´t able to write the report.

If she had...