Conditional Sentences

Type 1 of Conditionals (IF+Present). Fill in the gaps with the

correct form of the verbs in brackets

1.- We won't go out if it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(not stop) snowing.

2.- Will you buy a new flat if you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (have) enough money?

3.- We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) out if you are ready

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4.- If you drink lemon tea, your sore throat_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (feel) better.

5.- If I_ _ _ _ _ __ _ (not, have) a quiet room I won't be able to do any work

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them down at the back

6.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (tell) Paul to ring me up if you see him.

7. If the baby __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (touch) the heater, she will burn

herself.

8.- If you are late, we_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (go) without you.

9.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (bring) me a newspaper if you can find one.

Type 2 of Conditionals (IF+Past Simple). Fill in the gaps with

the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1.- If you used a dictionary, your spelling_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (improve)

2.- They would pay you more if you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ (sell) more cars

3.- If Helen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a better swimmer, she would swim in the

national competitions.

4.- If I were you, I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _(try) it on

5.- If you worked very hard, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _(be) successful.

6.- If you didn't believe me, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _(not, talk) to you again

7.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (you, visit) me if I were sent to prison?

8.- If Paul worked more slowly he__ _ _ __ _ (not, make) so many mistakes

9.- If I were rich, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _(travel) around the world

10.- I would not call you if you _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _(not, call) me

Type 3 of Conditionals (IF+Past Perfect). Fill in the gaps with

the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. We _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _(tell) them the news if they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (arrive)

2.- If I had known Paul’s address, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ (write) to him.

3. If it had not snowed so heavily yesterday, I _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _(go) for a walk.

4. If you __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(not see) the news last night, we wouldn't have

known about the accident.

5.- If you_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (leave) earlier, you would have caught the train

6.- She wouldn't have gone if he_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (invite, not) her.

7. If the lifeguard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (arrive) sooner, he would have

saved my daughter's life.

8. If Ellen had gone to the theatre with us, she _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not enjoy)

the play we saw.

9. If AIfred hadn't picked the flowers yesterday, the bee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(not sting) him and he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not have) to go lo hospital.

Conditionals . Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs

in brackets

1.- You mother will not come unless you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (phone) her.

2.- If it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(rain), you would get wet.

3.- If you _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (go, not) to bed late, you wouldn't have got up late

4.- I’ll tell you about John if he _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come)

5.- If your message had not come, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) here tonight

6.- What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (happen) if the bridge had broken ?

7.- He won’t speak French unless he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to France.

8.- I am always tired if I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to bed very late.

9.- You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, lose) your money if you had had a good wallet
10.- We wouldn’t have come if we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(be) invited.

11.- If I were you, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stay) in bed

12.- If you took a taxi, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(catch) the train)

13.- If your brother wants to see me, he _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) to wait.

14.- If you sent him a email now, he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (know) at once.

15.- Unless someone tells me the way, I _ __ _ _ _ _ _ (get) lost

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16.- The street _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ wet if it rains.

17.- If you were a good boy, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (tell) me the truth

18.- Will you come if you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ (have) time ?

19.- If you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) a big house, you would need several servants

20.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) ready quickly if you want to be on time

Defining Relative Clauses: Combine the following pairs or

groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns, making any changes

necessary:

1. I didn't enjoy the film. We saw that film last night

2. The city is very modern. I live in this city

3. This is a sock. It was missing from my drawer

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them down at the back

4. That man is 100 years odl. He lives next door.

5. Where is the magazine? Jim bought it yesterday

6. An old woman died last night. She lived below us.

7. This is a neighbour. She wanted to buy our car.

8. The clerk was very polite. He helped me

9. We haven't thanked the girl- She found our cat.

10. This is the restaurant. It was recommended to me.

Non-defining Relative Clauses: Fill in the blanks with WHO,

WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE, WHEN or WHERE.

1. María, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brother is my P.E.teacher, has just phoned me

2. My school, _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I go every day, is very far from my flat.

3.- Paul Simon, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _was a very popular singer in the 60’s, has

just moved to Spain

4.- Paul Simon, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you met yesterday, is my new neigubour

Non-defining Relative Clauses:

Combine the following sentences using the relative pronouns. Make any necessary

changes.

1.- Nick Ashley has just died. He was a very famous doctor

2.- Jasmin’s brother has come to see me. He is a very good friend of mine.

3.- John Newman is my new Arts teacher. You know him very well

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4.- Ann told me the truth. I met her yesterday

5.- My new car is white. You have already seen

6.- Mr. John Brown is my father-in-law. You are looking for him.

7.-- Lucy is my best friend. John phones her every day

8.- My house is very comfortable. It needs redecorating

9.-This is the new president. We all voted for him.

10. Bill Gates is a millionarie. He was the founder of Microsoft.

Relative Clauses: Combine the following sentences using the

relative pronouns. Make any necessary changes.

1. Jessica has a coin collection. it contains many rare things.

2. The director is very demanding. Jean works for him.

3. John bought a new CD player. It was made in Korea.

4.- Chess is a very old game. It is difficult to play

5.- Madame Curie discovered radium. She was a great woman

6.- The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago.

7.- Where is the boy? He promised to wash our car

8. Mary spent the money. lt belonged to her sister.

9. The pen is on the desk. it is blue.

10. This is the place. I hurt myseIf here last week.

11. That is the book. I ordered it from the publishers.

12. The bag is not very cheap. Julia bought it yesterday

13.- The potman is nearly always on time. He was late this morning

14.- We often go to visit our teacher in Bristol. Bristol is only 30 miles away

15.-. The painting is an original Cizanne. We have been looking at it.

16.- This glass hasn’t been washed. You are drinking out of that glass

17.- Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop

18. The film was a drama. She starred in that film.

19.- Here is a lady. Her handbag has been stolen

20.- His mother was not very kind to him. He was living with her.

Turn these sentences into the Passive Voice

1.- Nobody has open this box for the last hundred years
2. Nadia Comaneci has won several Olympic medals .

3.- We will forget this play in a few year’s time

4. Verdi wrote the opera La Traviata in 1853

5.- People speak English all over the world

6. Yesterday’s flood destroyed the town

7.- Will you finish the book next month?

8. Alfred Nobel invented the dynamite in 1863

9.- They won’t answer your questions

10. An earthquake shook Mexico City.

11. This house was built before the Second World War.

12.- Somebody had pushed that table into the corner before ….

13.- Maria usually feeds the chickens every day

14.- Somebody is collecting money to help the poor in the neighborhood

15.- John found Paul’s dog in the park yesterday

Pay attention to the possibility to write 2 passives from one active sentence if there are

2 objects

Active Voice:

They told me the time

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Passive 1 (Indirect Passive):

I was told the time.

Passive 2 (not very used)*:

The time was told to me.

Turn these sentences into the Indirect Passive:

1. People always give Jean lots of presents for her birthday.

2. They paid Lisa a lot of money for that project

3.- She showed me her new baby

4.- They have made my uncle a captain

5.- They will allow each boy a second cone of ice-cream

6.- They promised us higher wages

7.- The police will ask you several questions

8.-They offered me a new job in Italy

9.- Somebody has just given me this dictionary

10.- They will teach you French in France

Reported Speech (introduction)

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Exercise 97: Turn these Statements into Reported Speech:

1.- “My brother swims very well “ I told her

2.- "There was an accident here yesterday", said the policeman

3.- "I'm living with my parents at present", she said,

4.- “I have just finished the article”, Mary told me

5.- "I am very tired today", said Maggie

6.- "Margaret, I can't speak Gaelic", he said

7.- Alcia told me: "You forgot to send me a birthday card yesterday"

8.- "I will watch this video tomorrow", John told me

9.- Lina said: "She is going out now"

10.- “The museum won´t be opened tomorrow”, the guide said

Turn these Questions into Reported Speech

1.- "Will your aunt visit us next month?" Paul asked Tom

2.- “Has your sister ever been to Sweden, Joe?”, asked Paul

3.- "How old are you?" James asked me

4.- Frank asked Anne: "Where do you sleep?"

5.- "Did you go to the cinema last weekend?" John asked me

6.- "When will you speak English?", I asked him

7.- "What is your name and how old are you?", she asked me

8.- “Do your friends go swimming very often?” my parents asked me

9.- She asked him: “When is your birthday?”

10.- “Have they already visited that museum, Paul?”, she asked

Turn these Commands into Reported Speech

1.- "Go away!!" She told me

2.- "Write me a letter!" Veronica told Tim

3.- “Shut the door, please!” John told her

4.- “Joe, make me a cup of coffee !”, said Linda

5.-“ Pay the bill “, she told me

6.- “Don’t lend her any money , Phil!”, said Tom

7.- “Sell your car !”, Ana told me

8.- “Don’t come late, please!” my mother told me

9.- “Study hard !” the teacher told me

10.- “Lend me your pen, please !”, Nick told Alicia

Turn these sentences into Reported Speech

1.- “I will give you that ring” Pauld told me

2.- “Write to me soon, please!” Charles told me

3.- Natalie said: "What will you buy tomorrow?"

4.- “I am ill”, she told her boyfriend

5.- “Where do you live, Paul ?” asked Anna

6.- “Don’t smoke, Paul ! ”, my mother advised me

7.- “She always wears a hat”, Tom told me

8.- My friend asked me: "Why don't we go to the cinema?"

9.- “We can come next week”, my nephews told me

10.- “Who showed you my work, John?” asked Linda

11.- “Why have you phoned me, Nick?” Mary asked

12.- John told Lisa, “Have you done the exercises ?”

13.- “Why did you come so early to my party?” asked Mary

14.- “Don´t stand by the door!”, my mother told me

15.- “She is singing very well today”, Paul told me