1.Choose the correct continuation. 1. I wouldn’t have come late if I had remembered that this was a surprise party. a. I’m so glad I arrived on time. b. I’m so sorry I was late. 2. Jeff would have paid for our lunch if we had let him. a. It was nice of him to treat us to a meal. b. We didn’t want him to pay for the meal. 3. She wouldn’t have seen the film if we hadn’t recommended it. a. She enjoyed it, actually. b. It’s a pity she didn’t go to see it. 2.Complete the e-mail with the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional. Dear Aunt Lucy, Thanks for the bag you sent for my birthday. I love it! How did you know what I wanted? If you 1. HAD GIVEN (give) me money, I 2. WOULD HAVE BOUGHT (buy) the same thing! On Saturday night, my best friend is having a big party for me. If everybody we’ve invited 3. COMES (come), I think there 4. WILL BE (be) about 50 people! Mum agreed to make the cake – she makes the best chocolate cake in the world! If I WERE (be) you, I 6. WOULD TRY (try) to be here on Saturday night – it’s going to be great! Thanks again for the wonderful gift! Love, Joni 3.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the first or second conditional. 1. My train leaves in about an hour. I WILL MISS(miss) it if I DON’T LEAVE (not leave) soon. 2. Chocolate’s not good for me. If I WEREN’T (not be) allergic to it,I WOULD EAT (eat) a piece of that cake. 3. We haven’t practised enough. We WILL LOSE (lose) the match next Saturday unless we PRACTISE (practise) this week. 4. It’s a pity that it’s so cold and rainy. I WOULD GO (go) for a walk if the weather WERE (be) better. 5. I’m glad my mum works for an airline. We WOULDN’T GET (not get) a discount on tickets if she DIDN’T WORK (not work) for them. 4.Complete the letter with the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional. To the Local Council: Last year, nearly 20 small family-owned shops closed in the town of Coburn. That WOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED (not happen) if the huge new Coburn Shopping Centre 2. HADN’T OPENED (not open). Sadly, the same thing 3. WILL soon HAPPEN (happen) here in Wilton unless you 4. PREVENT (prevent) the building of the Wilton Shopping Centre. We believe that it will harm local business and that traffic 5. WILL INCREASE (increase) unless the developers also 6. BUILD (build) a new road. We urge you to vote against the new centre. If you 7. DO (do), you 8. WILL (make) Wilton residents very happy.
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5.Rewrite the sentences correctly. Pay attention to the errors. 1. If Jack feels better tomorrow, he comes to school. HE WILL COME 2. Would you miss me if I move to New York? WILL YOU 3. You would like my grandfather if you had met him. YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED 4. Unless she really needed money, she won’t ask to borrow some. NEEDS 5. If you buy a new scooter, would you give me a ride on it? BOUGHT 6 Rewrite the sentence with the word in brackets. 1. Mary can go on the trip if she tidies up. (unless) UNLESS SHE TIDIES UP SHE CAN’T GO ON THE TRIP 7.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. I WOULD RETURN(return) the book to you if I KNEW (know) where it is, but I can’t find it. 2. If they HAD OFFERED(offer) you the job last week, WOULD you HACE ACCEPTED(accept) it? 3. If Paul DOESN’T TRAIN (not train) hard, he WILL NOT (not win) the next match. 8.Complete the sentences. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. 4. I can’t drive because I’m not old enough. I could drive IF I WERE OLD ENOUGH . 5. I’m going to try and finish my homework in order to go out with my friends. Unless I FINISH MY HOMEWORK, I WILL NOT GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS 6. We’re trying to locate the passenger so that we can return his luggage to him. As soon as we FIND THE PASSENGER, WE WILL RETURN HIS LUGGAGE TO HIM 9.Complete the sentences. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. 4. I had a headache because I sat in front of the computer all day. I WOULDN’T HAVE A HEADACHE IF I HADN’T SAT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER ALL DAY. 5. Sheila is going to work all day in order to complete the project. Unless she COMPLETES THE PROJECT, SHE WILL WORK ALL DAY 6. I didn’t remember to buy Mum a birthday present, but my sister reminded me. If she hadn’t REMINDED ME, I WOULDN’T HAVE REMEMBERED 10.Rewrite the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional. Make any necessary changes. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. There may be more than one correct answer. 1. I think you should move to a quieter area. (be you) IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD MOVE TO A QUIETER AREA 2. I won the race because I listened to my coach. (not win)
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I WOULDN’T HAVE WON THE RACE IF I HADN’T LISTENED TO MY COACH 3. I didn’t want the job so I didn’t apply for it. (want) IF I HADN’T WANTED THE JOB, I WOULD HAVE APPLIED FOT IT
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