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1. If the person won $180 million in the lottery, they would quit their job, travel around the world staying in luxurious hotels, buy anything they wanted like a Mercedes, and help as many people as possible by donating money and giving money to those who needed help. However, they admit starting to sound materialistic and would also do good things with the money like donating to charities and supporting the arts. 2. The person applies for a marketing job but doesn't get it because they didn't speak Spanish fluently. They reflect that if they had taken Spanish in high school instead of acting, they would have gotten the job which could have led to them moving to Spain, meeting a Spanish woman

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Conditionals Exercises

1. If the person won $180 million in the lottery, they would quit their job, travel around the world staying in luxurious hotels, buy anything they wanted like a Mercedes, and help as many people as possible by donating money and giving money to those who needed help. However, they admit starting to sound materialistic and would also do good things with the money like donating to charities and supporting the arts. 2. The person applies for a marketing job but doesn't get it because they didn't speak Spanish fluently. They reflect that if they had taken Spanish in high school instead of acting, they would have gotten the job which could have led to them moving to Spain, meeting a Spanish woman

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Did you hear about that guy who won 180 million dollars in the lottery?

If I (win)
that much money, I (quit)
world and (stay)
(buy)

my job the next day. I (travel)

around the

in the most luxurious hotels. If I (want)


it. If I (see)

anything, I

a beautiful Mercedes that I wanted, I (buy)

it. If I wanted to stay in a beautiful hotel and the hotel (be)


the hotel and make them give me a room. I (can)

full, I (buy)
do anything in the world if I had

180 million dollars ... Oh, I am starting to sound a little materialistic... Well... I (do)
good things with the money as well. If anybody (need)
them some money to help them out. I (donate)
money to help support the arts. If I (win)
keep it all for myself. I (help)

help, I (give)
money to charities. I (give)
that much money, I wouldn't

as many people as possible.

After I graduated from university, I applied for a marketing position with a prominent
bank with branches all over the world. I didn't get the job because they wanted
someone who spoke Spanish fluently. I (could, take)

Spanish in high

school, but I didn't. I took an acting class instead. If I (take)


(get)

Spanish, I

the job. Just imagine, if I had actually gotten the job, I (move)
to Spain. My entire life (could, go)

in a totally different

direction. If I had accepted the job and moved to Spain, I (might, meet)
a Spanish woman and (get)

married. If that had actually happened, I

probably (stay)
in Spain. We (might, have)
children.
Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain. I got a boring job and I
live alone. If I had just taken Spanish, my life (be)
interesting.

much more

1. If I (have)
enough money, I (backpack)
But, unfortunately, I am broke.
2. If I (have)

around Europe.

enough money in my twenties, I (backpack)


around Europe. But, unfortunately, I was broke.

3. She would have been here earlier if she (miss, not)

the train.

4. Thank you for helping me study. If you hadn't tutored me, I (fail)
the test.
5. If I exercised more, I (be)

much more fit and I (have, not)

so many health problems.


6. It's too bad Frank isn't with us. If he (be)

here, he (can, translate)

the letter for us.


7. Stop asking me what Joe bought you for your birthday. Even if I (know)

what he bought you, I (tell, not)

you.

8. My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip (be)
longer, I (visit)

my friends in Los Angeles.

9. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I (know)

,I

(make)
you a vanilla birthday cake.
10. Did you hear that Margaret won $2,000 in Las Vegas, and she used the money
to buy a new washing machine and dryer? How boring! If I (win)

that

much money, I (go)


to Tahiti for a couple of weeks.
11. Sally's alarm didn't go off, and she was almost late to the interview. If she
(arrive)

late, she (might, not, get)

the job.

12. Jane is polite and well mannered. She (say, never)


anything rude
or insulting. That is just the kind of person she is.
13. Martha said that Paul called Nick a jerk at the party. I don't believe that! Paul is
polite and well mannered. He (say, never)
anything rude or
insulting like that.
14. Penny's baby daughter almost drank some of the furniture polish which was
sitting on the coffee table. If she (drink, actually)
(could, get)

the polish, she

sick or even died.

15. If I (can, go)


see the pyramids.

anywhere in the world, I (go)

to Egypt to

1. Researchers are visiting Loch Ness next week to see if they can find signs of the
Loch Ness Monster. I seriously doubt they will find anything. If they did actually
manage to find something, I am sure they (become)
world famous.
2. I am going to go to California next week on business. If I have enough time, I
(visit)
my friends in Los Angeles.
3. Sally has always been interested in pre-Columbian cultures. When she (go)
to Mexico, she (visit)
Chichen Itza, the most famous
Mayan site in the Yucatan.
4. We are driving from Las Vegas to Death Valley next week by way of Pahrump, a
town located on the edge of the infamous Area 51. Area 51 is well known for its UFO
sightings. If I (see)
any aliens, I will be sure to take a picture for you.
Just kidding!
5. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my
company is sending me to New York to attend a trade show. I (miss, never)
your wedding if I (have)
6. I (interpret)

a choice in the matter.

for you at the conference tomorrow if I (be)

not already scheduled to work at the UN. I have a friend who (do)
it for you if she (be)
see what her schedule is like.
7. The mountain climbing team (attempt)
next month if the weather conditions (be)

not busy. Why don't I give her a call to


to conquer Mount Everest
suitable. I (join)

them in the ascent if I (can)


while training in Alaska.

. Unfortunately, I broke my leg last month

8. If Sarah (go)
to university, she (be)
the first person in
her family to get an advanced education. She has applied to many schools, but she
really wants to go to MIT. If she (get)
(move)

accepted to the university, she

to Boston to study astrophysics.

9. If mankind (do)

not do something about the destruction of the rain

forest, global warming (cause)


dramatic changes in weather
conditions all over the world.
10. Even if they managed to convince him to run for president in the next election,
he (be, never)
elected. His ideas are too dramatic and unconventional
to be accepted by the mainstream.
1. They canceled all the flights out of Chicago today because of the blizzard. If it
(snow, not)
so hard, I would not be stuck in the airport.
2. Charles arrived late again to work yesterday. He came running into the office
complaining of car problems, but everyone knew it was a lie. If the boss (stand)
there when he showed up, I am sure he would have been fired.
3. If I were in Hawaii right now, I (sunbathe)
on a beach. I would not
be stuck here in this office with mountains of paperwork.
4. John is so incredibly lazy! If we went over to his house right now, I bet he (lie)
other.

on the couch with some pizza in one hand and a remote control in the

5. If I were a millionaire, I (work, not)

here in this factory. I (shop)

in Paris, (ski)
in Innsbruck or (sail)
the
Mediterranean on my super yacht.
6. I wish we had time to organize a surprise party for Linda. If all of her friends (sit)
in her apartment waiting for her when she gets home from work
tomorrow, she would be so surprised!
7. If she (stay)
in that hotel next week while the trade show is being
held, she might be able to meet some contacts and tell them about our new line of
computer software.
8. When Mike came home yesterday, he claimed he had been jogging. I didn't
believe a word he said. If he had really been jogging, he (sweat)
or at least out of breath. I think he went down to the coffee
shop and had a donut.
9. Jane's plane arrived a half an hour ahead of schedule. If we hadn't decided to go
to the airport early, she (wait)
arrived.

there a long time before we

10. If Sam hadn't stopped to pick up that quarter, he (cross)


the
street when the car ran the red light. He could have been killed!
11. When I went up to the cash register to pay for the Coke, the lady behind the
counter was talking to a friend of hers on the phone. I waited and waited until I
finally had to demand that she help me. If I hadn't said anything, I (wait)
there for hours.
12. I am looking out the window right now and I see children playing soccer and

hide-and-go-seek in the street. If it were winter, it would be too cold to play outside.
All the kids would be indoors. They (watch)
books or (play)

TV, (read)

board games with their friends.

13. If Bob (stand, not)


behind us right now, I would tell you what
happened. Just wait until he leaves, and I'll tell you the whole story.
15. If you went to the studio early tomorrow morning, you (wait)
there
when the actors arrive for work. I'm sure you could get ten or twenty autographs
that way.
1. (If / When)

I leave work, I usually go to the fitness center to work out.

2. She hates TV. She thinks television is a waste of time. (If / When)
watches any television at all, it is usually a documentary or a news program.
3. My friend always keeps in touch by mail. (If / When)
usually write back immediately.
4. If I (have)
enough money, I (go)
However, my bank account is empty!

she

I get a letter, I
on safari to Kenya.

5. I love to travel! When I (have)


enough money, I (go)
abroad. I do it almost every year.
6. I really wanted to go on safari to Kenya with my friends, but I couldn't afford to
go. If I (have)

enough money, I (go)

with them.

7. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I (know)

,I

(make)
you a vanilla birthday cake.
8. Stop asking me what Amanda bought you for Christmas. Even if I (know)
what she bought you, I (tell, not)

you.

9. Nobody here speaks English. Too bad Gloria isn't here. If she (be)
with us, she (can)
act as our interpreter.
10. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my
company is sending me to New York to attend a trade show. I (miss, never)
your wedding if I (have)

a choice in the matter.

11. If the weather is nice tomorrow, she (walk)


school.
12. If you help me move tomorrow, I (treat)
movie.

along the river to


you to a dinner and a

13. If you were to help me move tomorrow, I (treat)


a movie.

you to a dinner and

14. If I were in Tahiti right now, I (snorkel)


along a beautiful reef. I
wouldn't be stuck here in this office with mountains of paperwork.
15. If Jerry hadn't stopped to pick up that quarter, he (cross)
street when the bus ran the red light. He might have been killed!
16. Tina's train arrived ahead of schedule. If I hadn't decided to go to the train
station early, she (wait)
before I arrived.
17. If I (pass)

there for more than twenty minutes


the test, I (get)

an "A" in the class.

the

Instead, I got a "C." I really should have studied more.


18. If I (be)
rich, I (buy)
that new Mercedes we saw
yesterday. Unfortunately, I can't even afford a used car.
19. We (go)
skiing this weekend, but there's no snow. Oh, well! We will
just have to find something else to do instead.
20. If Heather spoke Chinese, she (translate)
yesterday.

the email for you

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