CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Rewrite the sentences using conditional sentences

1. You got into so much trouble because you didn’t listen to me.
→ If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t have got much trouble___
2. There are so many bugs in the room because there isn’t a screen on the window.
→ If there was a screen on the window, there wouldn’t be so many bugs in the room
3. He is busy right now. So, he can’t help them.
→ If he weren’t busy right now, he could help them______________
4. I can’t make all of my own meals because I am not good at cooking.
→ If I were good at cooking, I could make all of my own meals_____
5. I’m not you, so I can’t tell him the truth.
→ If I were you, I would tell him the truth______________________
6. She came, so he wasn’t disappointed.
→ If she hadn’t come, he would have been disappointed___________
7. He is not a good student. He didn’t study for the test yesterday.
→ If he had been a good student, he would have studied for the test yesterday
8. I didn’t eat breakfast several hours ago, so I am hungry now.
→ If I had eaten breakfast several hours ago, I wouldn’t be hungry now
9. Mai is sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders.
→ If Mai had followed the doctor’s orders, she wouldn’t have been sick
10. He is tired this morning because he didn’t go to bed early last night.
→ If he had gone to bed early last night, he wouldn’t have been tired this morning
1. They don’t behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If they behaved themselves, their parents would be happy about that
2. She didn’t say sorry so he was angry.
→ If she had said sorry, he wouldn’t have been angry_____________
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can’t afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If I were a rich businessman, I could afford to buy an expensive car
4. It rained last night so I didn’t go to the barbecue.
→ If it hadn’t rained last night, I would have gone to the barbecue___
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If my parrents allowed me to go, I wouldn’t have to stay at home_
6. She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If she paid attention to her cooking, the food would not be horrible
7. The weather was very nice so we didn’t go camping.
→ If the weather had been very nice, we would have gone camping__
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If the computer hadn’t broken down, I wouldn’t have had to stop my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→If she didn’t love him, she wouldn’t forgive him easily_____________
10. He was angry so I didn’t say anything.
→ If he hadn’t been angry, I would have said anything
II. Put the verbs into the correct tenses
1. If it (rain) _____ rains _________, the children (not go) _____ won’t go _______ for a walk.
2. If she (not read) ___ doesn’t read ___ the novel, she (not pass) ___ won’t past _____ the literature test.
3. If I (not argue) _____ don’t argue ___ with my father, he (lend) _____ will lend ____ me his motorbike.
4. If we (take) ___ take ____ the bus, we (not arrive) ____ won’t arrive ______ in time.
5. If Dick (not buy) ____ doesn’t buy ____ the book, his friends (be) ____ will be _________ angry with him.
6. If Tom (not tidy up) ____ doesn’t tidy up ____ his room, Victoria (not help) _ won’t help __ him with the
muffins.
7. If the boys (not play) __don’t play___ football, the girls (not come) ___won’t come___ to the football
pitch.
8. If you (eat) _eat___ too much junk food, you (not lose) __won’t lose___ weight.
9. If I (not make) ___don’t make___ breakfast tomorrow morning, my girlfriend (not love) __won’t love___
me anymore.
10. If they (not hurry) ___don’t hurry____, they (not catch) _won’t catch__ the train.
11. You (not have) ____wouldn’t have___ so many accidents if you drove more slowly.
12. If they (hang) ____hung___ that picture lower, people would be able to see it.
13. I (not buy) _____wouldn’t buy___ things on the installment system if I were you.
14. You would hear my explanation if you (not talk) ____didn’t talk_____so much.
I would repair the roof myself if I (have) ____had_____a long ladder
III. Rewrite the statements by using the conditional sentences:
1. If you don’t do your homework, you will be punished.
Unless you do your homework, you will be punished.
2. If she doesn’t drink water, she will feel thirsty.
Unless she drinks water, she will feel thirsty.
3. If they weren’t absent now, they would meet the head master.
Unless they were absent now, they would meet the head master.
4. Unless he cleaned up the car now, his boss could ask him to do this.
If he didn’t clean up the car now, his boss could ask him to do this.
5. If you don’t hurry up, you will be late for school.
Unless you hurry up, you will be late for school.
6.You can’t run fast unless you try your best.
If you don’t try ur best, you can’t run fast.
7.Because Tom is absent, he can’t understand the lesson.
If Tom weren’t absent, he would understand the lesson.
8.The boy wouldn’t go swimming unless the weather were nice.
If the weather weren’t nice, they boy wouldn’t go swimming.
9.You throw it into the water. A stone sinks
If you don’t throw it into the water, a stone won’t sink.
10.Unless you lived in the dormitory, you could annoy me.
If you didn’t live in the dormitory, you could annoy me.
11.The dogs can’t bite you unless you touch them.
If you don’t touch them, the dogs can’t bite you.
12.The books are expensive. I can’t buy them.
If the books weren’t expensive, I could buy them.
13.I don’t like cats because cats are fury.
If cats weren’t fury, I would like cats.
14.You can’t join the club unless you are sick.
If you aren’t sick, you can’t join the club.
15.Unless this man is a driver, he can’t help you move by car.
If this man isn’t a driver, he can’t help you move by car.