CONDITIONALS It’s obligatory to do exercises 2 and 4

1. Write conditional sentences with the prompts below. Use IF or UNLESS.

1. I / go to the concert with you tonight ! my boss / ask me to work overtime this evening.
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2. you / read it carefully ! sign the document only.
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3. Paul / must study ! he / not want to fail this school year.
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4. you / not be able to see that concert ! you / buy the tickets in advance.
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5. it / probably be to Australia ! he / move to another country.
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6. Your boyfriend / shouldn't drive ! he / not have a driver's license.
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7. it / rain this weekend ! we / go to the beach with you.
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8. feel free to visit us ! you / ever come to California.
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9. not do it ! you / not be sure of the consequences.
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10. it / be an emergency ! not interrupt the meeting
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11. just let it go ! you / not want to be involved in any argument.
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12. we / may repeat them ! we / learn from our mistakes.
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13. Karen / work hard ! she / not get a promotion.
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14. the students / not understand the exercise ! the teacher / try to help them.
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15. you / look at the picture carefully ! you / not be able to describe it.
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16. your sister / do well at the interview ! she / not be accepted in the Ph.D. program.
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17. people / not fight against air and water pollution ! life on the planet / be impossible.
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18. you / want to develop a lung disease ! you / shouldn't smoke.
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19. I / sit here ! you / ask me to sit somewhere else.
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20. the criminal / be caught in the act ! he / be sent to jail.
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2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If people didn’t drive to work, they……….......…........……………(save) a lot of petrol.
2. What could our city be like if everybody ……………….............…….(use) public transport?
3. If you…………………....………..(turn off) the tap while brushing your teeth, you can save a lot of water.
4. Someone………...........…………..(steal) your car unless you lock it.
5. If your dog................................(bite) me again, I’ll be very angry.
6. She ......................................... (look) completely different if her hair were black.
7. Children won’t get presents if they ........................................... (not write) to the 3 Kings.
8. If he ................................... (not waste) much time he would go to the university.
9. The workers .......................................... (build) the road if they had had enough tools
10. If I had to make a speech I ..................................... (be) pretty nervous.
11. What would you say if you ....................................... (meet) a celebrity?
12. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ........................................(feed) the animals.
13. The door ................................... (unlock) if you press the green button.
14. Lisa ....................................... (find) the milk if she looked in the fridge.
15. If you had told me the truth, I .................................................. (help) you.
16. If we .................................... (have) good luck, we would have won the first prize.
17. If Susan took her driving lessons regularly, she ........................................ (pass) her driving test.
18. If Charlie ......................................... (not stop) eating these green apples, he'll soon feel sick.
19. If we missed the train, we ............................................ (take) a taxi.
20. If we ................................ (meet) at 9:30, we’ll have plenty of time.

3. Complete the sentences with your own ideas.

1. If I went abroad for my next holiday, ..................................................................................................
2. If someone stole my car, ......................................................................................................................
3. If you had been here last week, ...........................................................................................................
4. If I decide to go out this weekend, .......................................................................................................
5. English would be easier to learn if .......................................................................................................
6. We ‘ll reduce greenhouse gas emissions if ..........................................................................................
7. If I could have any job in the world, ....................................................................................................
8. Someone can steal your car unless ......................................................................................................
9. If someone pays me a compliment, .....................................................................................................
10. If your friend tells you a secret, ..........................................................................................................
11. If I would have my life again, ..............................................................................................................
12. If I had known that you were in hospital, ...........................................................................................
13. Would you visit me if .........................................................................................................................?
14. Their camera would have worked correctly if .....................................................................................
15. If a friend of mine had an accident, ......................................................................................................
16. Students would work a lot harder in class if .........................................................................................
17. If you ask me to cook you a meal, ........................................................................................................
18. The children won’t go to the beach if ...................................................................................................
19. If I could change one part of my body, ..................................................................................................
20. The world would be a better place if .....................................................................................................
4. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the appropriate conditional form.
Did you hear about that guy who won 180 million dollars in the lottery? If I
.............................(win) that much money, I ............................. (quit) my job the next day. I
............................. (travel) around the world and ............................. (stay) in the most luxurious
hotels. If I ............................. (want) anything, I .............................. (buy) it. If I .............................
(see) a beautiful Mercedes that I wanted, I ............................... (buy) it. If I wanted to stay in a
beautiful hotel and the hotel ............................. (be) full, I ............................. (buy) the hotel and
make them give me a room. I ............................. (can) do anything in the world if I had 180 million
dollars.
Oh, I'm starting to sound a little materialistic. Well, I ............................. (do) good things with the
money as well. If anybody ............................... (need) help, I ............................... (give) them some
money to help them out. I ............................... (donate) money to charities. I ...............................
(give)money to help support the arts. If I ............................... (win) that much money, I wouldn't
keep it all for myself. I ............................... (help) as many people as possible.

5. Complete the sentences and don’t change the original meaning.

1. Lana was upset because she lost her mobile phone.

If Lana ____________________________________________________________________________

2. I think you should apologise.

If _________________________________________________________________________________

3. I had a headache because I sat in front of the computer all day.

I wouldn’t __________________________________________________________________________

4. Sheila is going to work all day to complete the project.

Unless ____________________________________________________________________________

5. I didn’t remember to buy Mum a birthday present, but my sister reminded me.

If she ______________________________________________________________________________

6. I won the race because I listened to my coach.

Unless _____________________________________________________________________________

7. I didn’t know Ken was in hospital so I didn’t go visit him.

I would have _______________________________________________________________________

8. I can’t drive because I’m not old enough.

I could_____________________________________________________________________________

9. I’m going to finish my homework so I can go out with my friends.

Unless ____________________________________________________________________________

10. I was exhausted because I stayed up all night.

I wouldn’t __________________________________________________________________________
6. Rewrite the following sentences using conditional sentences.
1. Peter lives with his parents because he can’t buy a flat.
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2. Mary is sad because she has a small flat.
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3. I didn’t go to Mary’s birthday because she didn’t invite me.
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4. John will pass the driving exam if he isn’t nervous.
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5. I don’t know his email so I can’t send him an invitation.
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6. You must leave home early or you’ll miss the flight.
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7. I was busy so I didn’t have enough time to go to the supermarket.
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8. Mary was ill so she didn’t go to the cinema with me.
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9. Mary didn’t play tennis because she had broken her leg.
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10. I’d like to buy a new car but I haven’t got enough money.
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11. It rained so we couldn’t go for a walk.
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12. If you don’t study, you’ll fail your English exam.
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13. I missed the bus so I was late for my English class.
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14. You’re tired because you go to bed late.
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15. I didn’t buy a new mobile phone because my credit card didn’t work.
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16. It snowed so much yesterday that I didn’t go out.
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17. I didn’t see Mary because she didn’t go to the disco.
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18. It rained so the football match was cancelled.
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19. I can’t go to the disco because I’m under 18.
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20. I didn’t buy a new mobile phone because I didn’t have enough money.
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21. It was so cold yesterday that we stayed at home.
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22. I couldn’t fix the washing machine because I didn’t have the instructions.
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23. The reason I was late was that my alarm clock didn’t work.
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24. I’m not going out because I’m tired.
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25. They didn’t miss the train because they were early at the station.
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26. I don’t know how this machine works so I don’t use it.
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27. I don’t have enough time to learn how to play golf.
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28. We can’t go to the beach because it’s raining.
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29. I didn’t take any pictures because I forgot my camera at home.
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30. You forgot your coat, gloves and cap so you got a cold.
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31. I’m with the flu so I can’t go to the party.
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32. Unless you leave home now, you won’t miss the train.
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33. I would like to travel to Japan but I don’t have enough money.
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34. I didn’t go to Anne’s birthday party because she didn’t invite me.
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