Type 2

1 She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties.

(But) if she weren´t shy, she would enjoy parties

2 He doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy.

But if he took exercise, he wouldn´t be unhealthy

3 I haven't the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine.

If I had the right change, I could get the tickets

4 They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn't improve.

If they spoke English to her, her English would improve

5 He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do.

If he worked overtime, he would earn as much as I do

6 My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up.

If my number were in the directory, people would ring me up

7 The police are not armed so we don't have gun battles in the streets.

If the police were armed, we would have gun battles in the streets

8 The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult.

If the shops delivered, life would be easier

9 He's very thin; perhaps that's why he feels the cold so much.

But if he weren´t very thin, he wouldn´t feel the cold so much

10 We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire.

If we had matches, we could light the fire

11 It's a pity we haven't a steak to cook over our camp fire.

If we had a streak, we would cook it over our camp fire

12 I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window.

If I weren´t fat, I could get through the bathroom window

Type 3

1 I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop.

But if I had seen the signal, I would have stopped

2 I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring.

If I had known your number, I would have rung you up

3 She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you.

If she had known you were in hospital, she would have visited you

4 We only came by bus because there were no taxis.

If there had been taxis, we wouldn´t have come by bus

5 She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy.

If she hadn´t been so shy, she would have spoken to him

7 We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time.

If we had had time, we would have visited the museum

8 I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working.

If the lift had been working, I wouldn´t have come up the stairs

21 It rained all the time. Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit.

If it hadn´t rained all the time, we would have enjoyed the visit

22 I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left.

If I had worked hard at school, I would have gotten a good job when I left

9 We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake.

If we had listened carefully, we wouldn´t have made this mistake

10 We got a lift, so we reached the station in time.

If we hadn´t gotten a lift, we wouldn´t have reached the station in time

11 You washed it in boiling water; that's why it shrank.

If you hadn´t washed it in boiling water, it wouldn´t have shrunk

26 We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money.

If we had had enough money, we would have gone by air

27 The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up.
If you had put your hand up, the bus would have stopped