Exercise “The Cat and the Mouse” – Part 1

Exercise “The Cat and the Mouse” – Part 1

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Complete the conditional sentences (type I, II and III)

1. Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse's tail off. “Give me back my tail,” said the mouse. And the cat said, “Well, I (give) you back your tail if you fetched me some milk. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”

2. The mouse, however, went to the cow. “The cat (give / only) me back my tail if I fetch her some milk.”

3. And the cow said, “Well, I would give you milk if you (get) me some hay. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”

4. The mouse, however, went to the farmer. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow (give) me some milk. And the cow (only / give) me milk if I get her some hay.”

5. And the farmer said, “Well, I would give you hay if you (bring) me some meat. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”

6. The mouse, however, went to the butcher. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow (give) me milk. And the cow will only give me milk if she (get) some hay. And the farmer (only / give) me hay if I get him some meat.”

7. And the butcher said, “Well, I would give you meat if you (make) the baker bake me a bread. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”

1. The mouse, however, went to the baker. “The cat (give / only) me back my tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow (give / not) me milk if I don't get her hay. And the farmer will only give me hay if the butcher(have) some meat for him. And the butcher will not give me meat if you (bake / not) him a bread.”
2. And the baker said, “Well, I (give) you bread if you promise never to steal my corn or meal.”
3. The mouse promised not to steal, and so the baker gave the mouse bread, the mouse gave the butcher bread. The butcher gave the mouse meat, the mouse gave the farmer meat. The farmer gave the mouse hay, the mouse gave the cow hay. The cow gave the mouse milk, the mouse gave the cat milk. And the cat gave the mouse her tail back.
4. But imagine what would have happened otherwise:
5. If the mouse (promised / not) never to steal corn or meal, the baker (not/give) the mouse bread.
6. If the baker (not / give) the mouse bread, the butcher (refuse) to give her meat for the farmer.
7. If the butcher (refuse) her any meat, the farmer (not / be) willing to give the mouse hay.
8. If the farmer (not / be) willing to give the mouse hay, the mouse (not / receive) milk from the cow.
9. If the mouse (not / receive) milk from the cow, she (not / get) back her tail.

I wish and if only Exercise

There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences:-

1 - REGRETS with the PAST PERFECT (the third conditional) e.g. I wish I hadn't got so angry.

2 - WANTING CHANGE FOR THE PRESENT OR FUTURE with the PAST SIMPLE e.g. I wish I had enough money to go to Mozambique this summer.

3 - COMPLAINTS with WOULD + INFINITIVE e.g. I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time.

Regrets
	I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)
	I wish it ___________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)
	If only I ___________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE)
Wanting change
	If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)
	I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)
	I wish I ___________________ to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE)
Complaints
	I wish you ___________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink NEGATIVE)
	If only it ___________________. The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)
	I wish Samantha ___________________ her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash)
Mixed
	I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)
	I wish the council ___________________ that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
	If only I ___________________ the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have)
	I wish I ___________________ her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE)
	I wish you ___________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)
	If only we ___________________ a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
	I wish Jorge ___________________ so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE)

At the dentist's

I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I (1)..............(sit) in the waiting room and (2)................ (read) some of the old magazines lying there. While I (3)................(wonder) whether to leave and come back another day, I (4).....................(notice) a magazine article about teeth. It (5)............ (begin): 'How long is it since you last (6)............ (go) to the dentist? (7).................... (you go) regularly every six months? Or you (8).................(put off) your visit for the last six months?' Next to the article was a cartoon of a man in a dentist's chair. The dentist (9)..............(say): 'I'm afraid this (10)................ (hurt).' I (11)....................... (suddenly realise) that my tooth (12)........... (stop) aching. But just as I (13).............. (open) the door to leave, the dentist's door (14).............. (open). 'next please,' he (15)................... (call), as the previous patienty (16)............. (push) past me. 'Actually I not here tyo see you, I (17)............. (wait) for my friend,' I (18).......... (shout), leaving as rapidly as I could. (19)................ (you ever do) this kind of thing? Surely I can't be the only person who (20)......... (hate) the dentist!

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