Inglés III - Dolores Fernández Martínez & Francisco Vizcaíno Ortega

CONDITIONALS

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the following sentences using both an if-clause and the word given in capitals so that
they mean exactly the same as the first sentence.

1. Call him when you get home so he can tell you at what time the meeting starts. WILL

If you call him when you get home, he will tell you at what time the meeting starts.

2. I didn’t email the documents because my boss didn’t ask me to. WOULD

If my boss had asked me, I would have emailed the documents.

3. Tim doesn’t have enough pocket money to ask Jane out for dinner, but he’d like to. HAD

If Tim had enough pocket money, he would ask Jane out for dinner.

4. I’ll take an aspirin because I might have a headache. CASE

I’ll take an aspirin in case I have a headache.

5. I didn’t take French in high school, so I don't have many job opportunities now. WOULD

If I had taken French in high school, I would have more job opportunities now.

6. The salad did not taste good because he didn’t buy fresh green vegetables. HAD

If he had bought fresh green vegetables, the salad would have tasted better.

7. It is true that being stressed prevents you from sleeping well at night. CAN’T

If you are stressed, you can’t sleep well at night.

8. We cannot wait any longer to see Madonna coming out of the hotel, but I wish we could.
COULD

If we waited a bit longer, we would/could see Madonna coming out of the hotel.
 9. You should do your best or the party won’t be successful. UNLESS

The party won’t be successful unless you do your best.

10. I didn't win the lottery in the past, and so I am not rich now. WON

If I had won the lottery in the past, I would be rich now.

11. It is always the case that when you heat water at 100 º C, it boils. HEAT

If you heat water at 100º C, it boils.

12. Without his address, I won’t be able to send him an invitation. GET

If I don’t get his address, I won’t be able to send him an invitation.

13. She is not a US citizen, so she needs a visa now to work there. WERE

If she were a US citizen, she wouldn’t need a visa to work there now.

14. I could not send her an invitation because I didn’t find her address. FOUND

If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.