Do the first fifteen sentences in Tasks I and II in writing and the rest of the sentences orally. Do Task III in writing.

Do the first fifteen sentences in Tasks I and II in writing and the rest of the sentences orally. Do Task III in writing.

I Conditional sentences: type 2. Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.

Ex.: He smokes too much; perhaps that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough. – If he didn’t smoke so much he might get rid of his cough.

1. She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties. 2. He doesn’t take any exercise; that’s why he is so unhealthy. 3. I haven’t the right change so we can’t get tickets from the machine. 4. They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn’t improve. 5. He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do. 6. My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up. 7. The police are not armed so we don't have gun battles in the streets. 8. The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult. 9. He's very thin; perhaps that's why he feels the cold so much. 10. We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire. 11. It's a pity we haven't a steak to cook over our camp fire. 12. I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window. 13. He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help. 14. I can't drive so we can't take the car. 15. We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall. 16. My friend advised me to sell it. (My friend said, 'If I... you I...) 17. I haven't much time so I read very little. 18. They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark. 19. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart. 20. He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well. 21. We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold. 22. I have no dog, so I don't like being alone in the house at night. 23. He spends hours watching television; that's why he never has time to do odd jobs in the house. 24. I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow. 25. I don't know his address, so I can't write to him. 26. He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive. 27. You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes. 28. I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car. 29. I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work. 30. I haven't a map so I can't direct you.

II Conditional sentences: type 3. Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.

Ex.: You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any. - If you had told me we had run out of bread I'd have bought some.

1. I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop. 2. I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring. 3. She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you. 4. We only came by bus because there were no taxis. 5. She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 6. Landlord: She threatened to set fire to her flat; that's the only reason I asked her to leave. 7. We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time. 8. I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working. 9. We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake. 10. We got a lift, so we reached the station in time. 11. You washed it in boiling water; that's why it shrank. 12. We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable. 13. His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed. 14. They were driving very quickly. That's why the accident was so terrible. 15. It was raining. That's the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach. 16. When I bought this house I didn't realize that in summer planes skimmed the roof every five minutes. (If I (knew)... I (not buy) etc.) 17. Tom's father was on the Board. That's the only reason he got the job. 18. He wasn't looking where he was going. That's why he was run over. 19. I don't like country life, perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country. 20. I didn't know he was so quarrelsome. I'm sorry now that I invited him. 21. It rained all the time. Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit. 22. I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left. 23. They used closed-circuit-television. That's how they spotted the shop-lifter. 24. They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn't wearing a shirt. 25. It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked. 26. We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money. 27. The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up. 28. He turned up at the interview looking so disreputable and unshaven that they didn't give him the job. 29. I didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently. 30. The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it.

III Conditional sentences: mixed types. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1. If you (find) a skeleton in the cellar don't mention it to anyone. 2. If you pass your examination we (have) a celebration. 3. What (happen) if I press this button? 4. I should have voted for her if I (have) a vote then. 5. If you go to Paris where you (stay)? 6. If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, which you (choose)? 7. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) thick. 8. If the milkman (come) tell him to leave two pints. 9. Someone (sit) on your glasses if you leave them there. 10. You would play better bridge if you (not talk) so much. 11. What I (do) if I hear the burglar alarm? 12. If you (read) the instructions carefully you wouldn't have answered the wrong question. 13. I could repair the roof myself if I (have) a long ladder. 14. Unless they turn that radio off I (go) mad. 15. If you were made redundant what you (do)? 16. We'll have a long way to walk if we (run) out of petrol here. 17. If you shake that bottle of port it (not be) fit to drink. 18. I'll probably get lost unless he (come) with me. 19. You (not have) so many accidents if you drove more slowly. 20. If you (wear) a false beard nobody would have recognized you. 21. If she (leave) the fish there the car will get it. 22. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole in the road somebody (fall) into it. 23. You'll get pneumonia if you (not change) your wet clothes. 24. If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus I (not buy) it. 25. If they (hang) that picture lower people would be able to see it. 26. She (be able) to walk faster if her shoes hadn't such high heels. 27. I (bring) you some beer if I had known that you were thirsty. 28. If you had touched that electric cable you (be) electrocuted. 29. If the story hadn't been true the newspaper (not print) it. 30. I (not buy) things on the installment system if I were you.

The Key.

Task I.

1 If she wasn't/weren't so shy she would enjoy 2 If he took more exercise he would be healthier 3 If I had the right change we could 4 If they spoke English to her, her English would/might improve 5 If he worked overtime he would 6 If my number was/were in the directory people would ring 7 If the police were armed we would/might have gun battles 8 If the shops delivered, life would be easier/less difficult 9 If he wasn't/weren't so thin he mightn't feel/If he was/were fatter, etc. 10 If we had matches we could light 11 If we had a steak we could cook it 12 If I wasn't/weren't so fat I could/would be able to 13 If I asked him he might help 14 If I could drive we could/would be able to take the car 15 If we had a ladder we could 16 If I were you I should/would sell it 17 If I had more time I'd read more 18 If they cleaned the windows the rooms would look brighter 19 If he polished his shoes he'd look smarter 20 If he paid his staff properly they might work better 21 If we had central heating the house would be warmer 22 If I had a dog I wouldn't mind being alone 23 If he didn't spend hours watching television he would have time 24 If I had a vacuum cleaner I'd be quicker 25 If I knew his address I could write 26 If he shaved he'd look more attractive 27 If you worked more slowly you wouldn't make 28 If I could park near my office I'd come by car 29 If I lived nearer the centre I wouldn't always be late 30 If I had a map I could direct

Task II

1 If I had seen the signal I would have stopped 2 If I'd known your number I would have rung 3 If she had known you were in hospital she would have visited 4 If there had been taxis we would have taken one 5 If she hadn't been so shy she might have spoken 6 If she hadn't threatened to set fire to her flat I wouldn't have asked 7 If we'd had time we'd have visited 8 If the lift had been working I wouldn't have come up the stairs 9 If we had listened carefully we mightn't have made 10 If we hadn't got a lift we shouldn't/wouldn't have reached 11 If you hadn't washed it in boiling water it wouldn't have shrunk 12 If we hadn't been using an out-of-date timetable we shouldn't/wouldn't have missed 13 If his own men hadn't deserted him he wouldn't have failed 14 If they hadn't been driving so quickly the accident wouldn't have been 15 If it hadn't been raining I would have taken 16 If I'd known that in summer etc. I wouldn't have bought 17 If Tom's father hadn't been on the Board he wouldn't have got 18 If he'd been looking where he was going he wouldn't have beep run over 19 If I'd been brought up in the country I might like country life 20 If I'd known he was so quarrelsome I wouldn't/shouldn't have invited him 21 If it hadn't rained all the time he might have enjoyed his visit 22 If I'd worked hard at school I would/should/might have got a good job 23 If they hadn't used closed-circuit television they wouldn't/mightn't have spotted 24 If he'd been wearing a shirt they wouldn't have asked him to leave 25 If the streets had been clearly marked it wouldn't have taken us so long 26 If we'd had enough money we would/should have gone by air 27 If you'd put your hand up the bus would have stopped 28 If he hadn't turned up looking so disreputable they would have given him 29 If I'd known how thin the ice was I wouldn't/shouldn't have been walking 30 If he had taken the fight seriously from the beginning he might have won

Task III

1 find/should find 2 will have 3 will happen 4 had had 5 will you stay 6 would you choose 7 gets/should get 8 comes 9 will sit 10 didn't talk 11 will/should I do 12 had read 13 had 14 will go 15 would you do 16 run 17 will not be 18 comes 19 would not have 20 had worn 21 leaves 22 will fall 23 don't change 24 would not have bought 25 hung 26 would be able to/could 27 would have brought 28 would have been 29 would not have printed 30 would not buy

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