CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (3)

I. Choose the correct word or phrase .

1. (Supposing/Providing) he doesn't bring the money, what will we do?
2. (But for/Except) for her help, I would never have managed.
3. I must write it down straight away, (unless/lest) I forget.
4. (Should/Had) he turned up, how would we have explained our presence?
5. (Were/Could) Nicholas to apply, I'm sure he would get a place on the programme.
6. We ought to have expected him to react like that, (provided/given) his history.
7. I’d better go, (otherwise/unless) I shall be late.
8. (Should/Provided) Kate want to go with us, we can take a taxi.
9. (Provided/Supposing) they have an alibi, they needn't be afraid of the police questioning them.
10. There is a first-aid kit here (but for/in case of) accidents.
II. Cross out any of the verb forms in bold that cannot be used.
1 If you are holding/will hold on, I see/will see if Mr Brown can speak to you. ,
2 Unless it rains/will rain/will be raining, we go/are going to the beach tomorrow.
3 If you asked/will ask her politely, she helps/would help/would have helped you.
4 If I was thinking/had thought he was unreliable, I won't lend/wouldn't have lent/don't lend him the money.
5 If only I wasn't driving/hadn't been driving so fast, the accident wasn't happening/ won't have happened/wouldn't have
happened.
6 If they had known/knew you were coming, they will meet/would have met/had met you at the station.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’d rather you (not/sit) ___________ there, if you don't mind.
2. You might have got a cheaper ticket if you (look) ___________ on the Internet.
3. You may watch TV provided you (finish) ___________ your homework.
4. Say you haven't seen me, if Julia (ask) ___________.
5. It (complete) ___________ by now if you hadn't wasted so much time.
6. If they (listen) ___________ more carefully at the briefing, they wouldn't be in this mess now.
7. I'd be very grateful if you (inform) ___________ me of any future plans.
8. He is very stubborn, and if he (refuse) ___________ to ask for help, there's nothing I can do.
9. He (run) ___________ to his friends for financial help now if he had invested more wisely.
10. If he (notice) ___________ that, I’m sure he would have made a sarcastic comment.
IV. Some of the sentences below are grammatically incorrect. Find the errors and correct them.
1. If the world’s population continues to increase at the current rate, ecological issues will become even more critical.
2. But for the public outcry, the case wouldn't have gone to court.
3. Supposing you have the opportunity to be on a reality show, would you take part in it?
4. We took a map supposing we should get lost.
5. Were you asked these children why they work, they would tell you that it is a question of survival.
6. If child care facilities hadn't been available, I couldn't go back to work after I had my baby.
7. We should become computer literate, if we’ll be on the wrong side of the digital divide.
8. If he would tell me who is bullying him at school, I could report it to the head teacher.
9. If you shouldn't have any problems during your holiday, our representative will be on hand to help you.
10. Even if this could be the case, I’m sure they would prefer to sort out their difficulties themselves.
V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
A CHILD DISC JOCKEY
It would not be going too (1) ______ to call Bridget Knight a child prodigy. She may still be three months (2) ______ from her twelfth
birthday, but Bridget is well on her (3) ______ to becoming a superstar DJ.
Ever since she was nine, her main interest in life has been music - hard house and mellow house in particular. Her parents admit to not
having developed a taste (4) ______ the frantic, frenetic one hundred and forty beats a minute that blast off the record decks when
Bridget is practising “spinning" discs.
Bridget's parents no longer expect her to grow (5) ______ of her passion for playing music. Their main concern is to make sure that
there is some sort of balance in her life, and that her schooling is not neglected. They have, for the time (6) ______ anyway, reached a
compromise. She is only allowed to work as a DJ at weekends, and (7) ______ then she has to be home by midnight at the latest. She
complains that it’s very uncool for a DJ to leave the disco long (8) ______ the dancers do, but accepts that there have to be limits.
Besides, she acknowledges (9) ______ a grin, her parents aren’t too bad really. Who else would (10) ______ up with a shaking house
when heavy house music is on the turntable?
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word giv Do not change the word
given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.
1 If you don't feel well, you shouldn't participate in the race. TAKE
Don't ____________________________________ you feel well.
2 I wasn't wearing my glasses, so I couldn't see who it was. HAVE
If I had ____________________________________ out who it was.
3 Entry is prohibited to those without tickets. WILL
Unless you ____________________________________ allowed in.
4 I think you should refuse to lend him money. NOT
If I ____________________________________ loan.
5 If Petra hadn't overslept, we would have caught the flight. GOT
We missed____________________________________ late.
6 Please sit down so that we can talk about the problem. DISCUSS
If you would take ____________________________________ the problem.
7 Without you, we would have lost the game. BEEN
If it ____________________________________ won the game.
8 I regret drinking so much last night. HAD
If ____________________________________ drink last night!

VII. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. “I hear you had unexpected visitors last night."
“Yes. If I’d known _________ , I’d have tidied the house!"
a. they would come b. they came c. they were coming d. they had come
2. "Why have you got so many candles?"
“ _____ there's a power cut.”
a. As long as b. Given c. Unless d. In case
3. "Do you want to try my new recipe tonight?"
“Sure. If you do the cooking, ____ the washing up."
a. I do b. I've done c. I'd do d. I'll do
4. "Where does she hide her spare key?”
"I don't know, and even ____, I couldn’t tell you."
a. though I do b. if I do c. if I did d. though I did
5. "Don’t you ever cook?"
"If I get hungry, _____ a pizza."
a. I order b. I'm ordering c. I’d order d. I've ordered
6. “I’m going to paint the walls in the bathroom."
"____ the ceiling too If I were you."
a. You're painting b. I'll paint c. You'll paint d. I'd paint
7. "What do you want to do tomorrow?"
"If ____ , we could go to the beach."
a. it would be sunny b. it will be sunny c. it's sunny d. it was sunny
8. “Is Jane in some kind of trouble?”
"I don't think so. If ____ a problem, she'd tell me."
a. she had b. she'd had c. she has d. she's having
9. "Do you think I should take that job?'
"If you want my advice,_____ twice about it."
a. I'll think b. I've thought c. I’d think d. I think
10. "It was lucky that George was able to play on our team."
"It sure was. _____ we wouldn't have won."
a. Unless him b. If otherwise c. If not him d. Without him
11. “Can I borrow your car?"
“ ____ you promise to look after it."
a. Only if b. Unless c. Otherwise d. Given
12. "Why are you angry with me?"
“If ____ , we wouldn't have missed the plane."
a. you aren't late b. you weren't late c. you weren't being late d. you hadn't been late
13. “I wonder why they aren’t here yet."
“I don’t know, but unless ______in the next five minutes, I’m going home."
a. they'll arrive b. they'd arrived c. they arrive d. they won't arrive
14. "This meat smells funny."
"_____ it out If I were you."
a. I'd throw b. I could throw c. I threw d. You should throw
15. “ I think we’re lost."
"If ______ a map, we’d know where we were."
a. we were having b. we'd had c. we have d. we had
Complete the sentences , using the words given
as long as given that if any if it hadn’t been for if not
if so otherwise unless whether without
1. We’re supposed to be going to the theater tonight; ___________ , I’ll give you a call and we can get together.
2. He must be 20 years old now, ____________ he went to school with my brother Harry.
3. You might encounter some problems when trying to operate the machine; ________ , call me and I'll guide you
through them.
4. ________ Celeste apologises, I will not forgive her.
5. You won't get lost, ___________ you have GPS and a good Internet connection.
6. ____________________ my sister's call, I would have forgotten our parents’ anniversary!
7. ____________________ the guided tour, we would have just stared at the paintings instead of understanding their
significance.
8. It's a good thing we left the hotel with time to spare, __________ we would have missed our flight with all this traffic.
9. __________ they agree with me or not does not concern me.
10. There's little chance, _________ that I'll be able to do a tour of Sub-Saharan Africa this year.

REWRITE:
A.
1. You weren’t eligible for a 50% discount on train tickets as you’re not under 25.
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2. Leslie didn’t plan a visit to her cousins this summer because she’s going to do an internship at a fashion magazine.
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3. Stuart didn’t take any time off in August since he’s saving up leave days to go to Australia.
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4. I lost my keys on the bus, which is why I’m calling you this late at night for help.
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5. Jeff was not able to coach the basketball team because he is away on business all the time.
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6. Olga will not be joining us for dinner tomorrow; her son has broken her arm.
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B.
1. As long as I return by 10:00, my parents won't mind me going out this Friday. CONDITION
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2. If the cabin pressure drops, put the oxygen mask over your nose and mouth. CASE
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3. If the renovations go well, when will your new house be ready? ASSUMING
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4. You won't find any vacancies if you don't book in advance. ELSE
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5. If you're not certain about how to assemble the device, read the manual. DOUBT
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6. You may start to feel better, but you still cannot go to school for the next three days. EVEN
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7. It's only because Adrian knows first aid that Irene’s injury didn't get worse. WEREN’T
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