The secret of a long life

Grygori Pilikian recently celebrated his 114^th birthday and reporters visited him in his mountain village in Georgia to find out a secret of a long life. ‘The secret of a long life,’ Grygori said, ‘is happiness. If you (to be) are happy, you will live a long time.’ ‘Are you married?’ a reporter asked. ‘Yes,’ Grygori replied. ‘I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you (to live) ………. for ever. But for my third wife, I (to die) ………. years ago.’ ‘What about smoking and drinking?’ a reporter asked. ‘Yes, they are important,’ Grygori said. ‘Don’t smoke at all and you (to feel) ………. well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you (to be) ………. healthy and happy.’ ‘If you (can / to live) ……….your life again, what (you / to do) ……….?’ a reporter asked. ‘I would do what I have done. If I had had more sense, I (eat) ……….more yoghurt!’ he chuckled. ‘Supposing you (can / to change) ………. one thing in your life what (you / to change) ……….?’ another reporter asked. ‘Not much,’ Grygori replied. ‘So you don’t have any regrets?’ ‘Yes, I have one regret,’ Grygori replied. ‘If I (to know) ………. I was going to live so long, I (to look after) ………. myself better!’

Revision Test on Conditional Clauses

Fill in the blanks with suitable conditional verb forms.

1. If you ______to learn a musical instrument, you have to practice.

a) want b) wanted c) would want d) have wanted

2. If you ______ math at school, you would find commerce difficult to understand.

a) learned b) didn’t learn c) doesn’t learn d) won’t learn

3. If that was John, why _______ he stop and say hello?

a) do b) did c) don’t d) didn’t

4. If I ______ enough time tomorrow, I will come and see you.

a) get b) will get c) had got d) have got

5. If I _______ her name, I would tell you.

a) know b) knew c) have known d) had known

6. If I married you, we both _______ be happy.

a) will b) would c) would have d) would been

7. Oil ______ if you pour it on water.

a) float b) floats c) would float d) floated

8. She would have come if you _______ her.

a) would invite b) had invited c) invited d) invite

9. If he ______ well, he would have passed the examination.

a) studied b) study c) had studied d) has studied

10. If you asked him neatly, he _______ you.

a) would have helped b) will have helped c) would help d) will help

Infinitive

Translate and memorize the following expressions.

1. He is hard to please. 2. She is pleasant to look at. 3. I have something to tell you. 4. There is nothing to be gained by it. 5. There is nothing to be done. 6. There is much to be done. 7. The house is to let. 8. Who is to blame? 9. Be sure to come. 10. There is nothing left to do but wait.

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