Open the brackets using the correct form of the verb.

HOW I BECAME AN ARTIST

When I was young I hated art. I never (to hate) it so much if I (not to live) with an artist — it was my father — if I (not to see) how hard he took his failures. That's why I was very glad to get the chance of going into an office and become a clerk.

I had a bowler hat, a home, a nice little wife and a nice little baby. I sent money to my mother every week, and helped my sister. A nice happy young man. I enjoyed life in those days. But one day when I was sitting in our London office I happened to drop a blot on an envelope. But for this drop of ink my life (to continue) to be nice and pleasant. Having nothing better to do just then, I started pushing it about with my pen to try and make it look more like a face. And from that moment I was lost. If only I (to be able) to keep from drawing I (not to be) what I am now. I couldn't keep from drawing even during office hours.

When my boss found out about it he sent for me and said he was dissatisfied with me. But I said I (to give up) drawing gladly if I could.

"Jimson," he said, "I don't want to turn you out. If I (to turn) you out now you never (to be able) to get another job. I suggest that you take a couple of days off and think it over. This is my final suggestion."

If I (to listen) to reason then I still (to be) a good clerk now. But I spent my holiday drawing, and when I went back to the office I didn't last long. I left within a week. I painted about twelve hours a day and hated to be interrupted. Some of my pictures were even sold. They were very classical. Almost early Turner.

But then one day I happened to see a Manet and was greatly impressed. When I came out of the museum I saw the whole world in a different light. But for Manet I (not to see) the world of colour as I see it now.

(after "The Horse's Mouth" by Joyce Cary)

46. Look at the pairs of pictures below and imagine yourself in each

situation. Write what you would say using if. There may be several possibilities for each pair.

If I _______________________ If I _______________________

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If I ______________________ If I _____________________

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If I _______________________ If I _______________________

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If I _______________________ If I _______________________

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47. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Both real conditions and unreal conditions are used.

Model: If I were (be) you, I would buy (buy) a new car.

I’ll buy a new car if I get (get) a raise this year.

1. You can’t take photographs here unless you ________ (get) permission. 2. My mother may visit me next week. If my mother ________ (come) here, I ________ (be) absent from class for a few weeks. 3. If you don’t light the fire, we ________ (get) cold. 4. I left my country six years ago. If I ________ (stay), I ________ (finish) my degree by now. 5. My boss will probably call. If he ________ (call), tell him I’m not home. 6. He didn’t know she was dishonest. If he ________ (know) how dishonest she was, he ________ (never/trust) her with his money. 7. Do you think they ________ (like) the party if they ________ (come)? 8. If I ________ (see) the movie, I ________ (can/give) you some information about it. 9. My family lives in Minneapolis. It’s so cold there in winter. If it ________ (be/not) so cold there, I ________ (move) there to be with my family. 10. It’s raining now. If it ________ (not/rain), we ________ (can/go) roller skating. 11. She was sleeping when the burglar entered the house. If she ________ (not/sleep), she ________ (hear) the burglar. 12. Don’t give them anything unless they ________ (pay) in cash. 13. If I ________ (not/take) a wrong turn on the highway, I ________ (arrive) at the meeting on time. 14. She may get some money from her parents. If her parents ________ (send) her some money, she ________ (buy) some new clothes.15. I’ll talk to you tomorrow if you ________ (come) early. 16. If he ________ (not/love) her, he ________ (not/marry) her. 17. She ________ (answer) the phone if she ________ (hear) it ring. 18. If he ________ (not/leave) his keys at the office, he ________ (not/stand) in the street now. 19. I can’t speak French. If I ________ (can/speak) French, I ________ (go) to France for my vacation. 20. As long as you drive carefully, I ________ (give) you my car. 21. I ________ (eat) the potato salad yesterday if I ________ (like) potatoes. 22. Everybody who ate the fish got sick. I didn’t eat any fish. If I ________ (eat) the fish, I ________ (get) sick. 23. We weren’t born in Zimbabwe. If we ________ (be) born in Zimbabwe, we ________ (not/be) in this class. 24. You’ll feel much better if you ________ (take) an aspirin. 25. Let me know at once if you ________ (get) any news. 26. If I ________ (be) in my country now, I ________ (be) happy.

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