Exercise 1.Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1..If I ……….a lot of money now, I …………..a new car.
a. have /will buyb. have / would buyc. had/ will buyd. had/ would buy.
2. If I ……………you, I …………….do that.
a. am/ willb. were /wouldc. were/ willd. had been/ would.
3. if I were offered the job, I think I ………. it.
a. takeb. will takec. would taked. would have taken.
4. I would be very surprised if he……………..
a. refusesb. refusedc. had refusedd. would refuse.
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory………..down.
a. closesb. had closedc. closedd. would close.
6. If she sold her car, she ………… much money.
a. getsb. would getc. will getd. would have got.
7. They would be disappointed if we…………….
a. hadn’t comeb. wouldn’t comec. don’t comed. didn’t come.
8. Would John be angry if I ……. ……his bicycle without asking?
a. takeb. tookc. had takend. would take.
9. She ……….terrible upset if I lost this ring.
a. will beb. would bec. wered. had been.
10. If someone…………in here with a gun, I would be very frightened.
a. would walkb. walksc. had walkedd. walked.
11. What would happen if you ……………..to work tomorrow?
a. don’t gob. didn’t goc. won’t god. wouldn’t go.
12. We ‘ll get wet if we ………….out.
a. gob. did goc. wentd. had gone.
13. If I go shopping, I ………some food.
a. buyb. will buyc. would buyd. would have bought.
14. If I find it, I ………you.
a. will tellb. would tellc. had toldd. told.
15. What would you do if you……………a million dollars?
a. would winb. winc. had wond. won.
16. They ‘d be hurt if I ……………….
a. don’t gob. didn’t goc. hadn’t goned. wouldn’t go.
17. If we took the 6: 30 train, we…………too early.
a. would have arrivedb. arrivedc. will arrivedd. would arrive.
18. If I had known you were in hospital, I …………to see you.
a. will gob. would goc. wentd. would have gone.
19. If I …………., I would have said hello.
a. had seenb. seec. sawd. would see.
20. I…………..out if I hadn’t been so tired.
a. will gob. wentc. would have goned. would go.
21. If I ………..a camera, I would have taken some pictures.
a. haveb. hadc. would haved. had had.
22. You won’t pass the examination……………you study more.
a. as long asb. unlessc. ifd. whether.
23. If only I …………you wanted to invest money in business.
a. had knownb. knewc. have knownd. know.
24. If I were to leave my country , I ……………disappointed.
a. probably beb. would have beenc. will bed. would be.
25. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he…………….in his examination.
a. would failb. wouldn’t failc. wouldn’t have failed.d. won’t fail.
26. If I had taken that English course, I ………..much progress.
a. had madeb. would have madec. maded. would make.
27. If I were in your place, I ……….a trip to England.
a. will makeb. had madec. made.d. would make.
28. If I………….. you , I’d save some of your lottery winning.
a. beb. werec. amd. was
29. If the car ……….. larger, we would have bought it.
a. had beenb. have beenc. has beend. been
30. If I had enough money, I ……… abroad to improve my English.
a. will gob. should goc. would god. should have go to
Exercise 2: Identify the one that has a mistake by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c, d.
1. If wewill reducethe speed ofpopulation growth, there will belesspressureonthe earth.
Abcd
2.Unlesswe leavea bowl ofwaterunderthe sun, itwillevaporate.
Abcd
3.Ifwe continueto usefuels at the current rate, wewouldsoon haveto facea fuel crisis.
Abcd
4. If Iam10centimeterstaller, Iwould playbasketball.
Abcd
5. Ifthe doctorscouldfind inthe remedy,a lot ofpeoplewould besaved.
Abcd
6. If sheboughtthat housenow, sheranoutofmoney.
Abcd
7.Whatyou would doif youcouldspeak Frenchwell?
Abcd
8. If Ihad knownheis notat home, Iwouldn’t have goneall the waytohis house.
Abcd
9. If Ihad knownthat the roadwere flooded, Iwouldneverhave takenthat way.
Abcd
10. If Iwereyou, Iwill gotothe dentist’sand have the toothchecked.
abcd
Exercise 3: Rewrite those sentences with words given:
1..Let me give you my advice. You should cut down on smoking right now.
If I …………………………………………………………………………………………......
- Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.
Unless………………………………………………………………………………………….
- If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
Should………………………………………………………………………………………….
- The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather.
If it ………………………………………………………………………………………….
- He died so young; otherwise, he would be a famous musician by now.
Had ………………………………………………………………………………………….
- You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.
Unless………………………………………………………………………………………….
- The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.
Were I………………………………………………………………………………………….
- He is very bad-tempered, that’s why his wife left him soon after marriage.
If he………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Don’t tell lies to your boss or you’ll be fired at once.
If………………………………………………………………………………………….
- She got married at such an early age: otherwise, she would be at university now.
Had ………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. If I ……….a lot of money now, I …………..a new car.
a. have /will buyb. have / would buyc. had/ will buy d. had/ would buy.
2. If I ……………you, I …………….do that.
a. am/ will b. were /wouldc. were/ willd. had been/ would.
3. if I were offered the job, I think I ………. it.
a. takeb. will takec. would taked. would have taken.
4. I would be very surprised if he……………..
a. refuses b. refusedc. had refusedd. would refuse.
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory………..down.
a. closesb. had closedc. closedd. would close.
6. If she sold her car, she ………… much money.
a. getsb. would getc. will getd. would have got.
7. They would be disappointed if we…………….
a. hadn’t comeb. wouldn’t comec. don’t come d. didn’t come.
8. Would John be angry if I ……. ……his bicycle without asking?
a. take b. tookc. had takend. would take.
9. She ……….terrible upset if I lost this ring.
a. will beb. would bec. wered. had been.
10. If someone…………in here with a gun, I would be very frightened.
a. would walkb. walksc. had walkedd. walked.
11. What would happen if you ……………..to work tomorrow?
a. don’t gob. didn’t goc. won’t god. wouldn’t go.
12. We ‘ll get wet if we ………….out.
a. gob. did goc. wentd. had gone.
13. If I go shopping, I ………some food.
a. buyb. will buyc. would buyd. would have bought.
14. If I find it, I ………you.
a. will tellb. would tellc. had toldd. told.
15. What would you do if you……………a million dollars?
a. would winb. winc. had won d. won.
16. They ‘d be hurt if I ……………….
a. don’t gob. didn’t goc. hadn’t goned. wouldn’t go.
17. If we took the 6: 30 train, we…………too early.
a. would have arrivedb. arrivedc. will arrivedd. would arrive.
18. If I had known you were in hospital, I …………to see you.
a. will gob. would goc. went d. would have gone.
19. If I …………., I would have said hello.
a. had seenb. seec. sawd. would see.
20. I…………..out if I hadn’t been so tired.
a. will gob. went c. would have goned. would go.
21. If I ………..a camera, I would have taken some pictures.
a. haveb. hadc. would have d. had had.
22. You won’t pass the examination……………you study more.
a. as long asb. unlessc. ifd. whether.
23. If only I …………you wanted to invest money in business.
a. had knownb. knewc. have knownd. know.
24. If I were to leave my country , I ……………disappointed.
a. probably beb. would have beenc. will be d. would be.
25. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he…………….in his examination.
a. would failb. wouldn’t failc. wouldn’t have failed.d. won’t fail.
26. If I had taken that English course, I ………..much progress.
a. had made b. would have madec. maded. would make.
27. If I were in your place, I ……….a trip to England.
a. will makeb. had madec. made. d. would make.
28. If I………….. you , I’d save some of your lottery winning.
a. be b. werec. amd. was
29. If the car ……….. larger, we would have bought it.
a. had beenb. have beenc. has beend. been
30. If I had enough money, I ……… abroad to improve my English.
a. will gob. should goc. would god. should have go to
Exercise 2: Identify the one that has a mistake by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c, d.
1. If wewill reducethe speed ofpopulation growth, there will belesspressureonthe earth.
Abcd
A. will reduce->reduce
2.Unlesswe leavea bowl ofwaterunderthe sun, itwillevaporate.
Abcd
A. Unless-> If
3.Ifwe continueto usefuels at the current rate, wewouldsoon haveto facea fuel crisis.
Abcd
C. would->will
4. If Iam10centimeterstaller, Iwould playbasketball.
Abcd
A.am->were
5. Ifthe doctorscouldfind inthe remedy,a lot ofpeoplewould besaved.
Abcd
B. find in-> find out
6. If sheboughtthat housenow, sheranoutofmoney.
Abcd
C. ran-> would run
7.Whatyou would doif youcouldspeak Frenchwell?
Abcd
A. you would do-> would you do
8. If Ihad knownheis notat home, Iwouldn’t have goneall the waytohis house.
Abcd
B. is not-> was not
9. If Ihad knownthat the roadwere flooded, Iwouldneverhave takenthat way.
Abcd
B. were flooded -> was flooded
10. If Iwereyou, Iwill gotothe dentist’sand have the toothchecked.
abcd
B. will go-> would go
Exercise 3: Rewrite those sentences with words given:
- Let me give you my advice. You should cut down on smoking right now.
If I were you, I would cut down on smoking right now.
- Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.
Unless you leave me alone, I will call the police
- If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
Should you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
- The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather.
If it snows, the children won't go to school
- He died so young; otherwise, he would be a famous musician by now.
Had he not died so young, he would have been a famous musician by now.
- You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.
Unless you tell me the whole truth, I won't help you
- The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.
Were I you, I would take good care of it
- He is very bad-tempered, that’s why his wife left him soon after marriage.
If he hadn't been very bad-tempered, his wife wouldn't have left him soon after marriage
- Don’t tell lies to your boss or you’ll be fired at once.
Ifyou tell lies to your boss, you'll be fired at once
- She got married at such an early age: otherwise, she would be at university now.
Had she not got married at such an early age, she would have been at university now.