1. I would have read the letter if I (KNOW) it was from you.

2. If Tony doesn't help in the garden I (NOT FINISH) my work

in time.

3. If you (NOT TELL ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I would forget it.

4. We (CATCH) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.

5. If Susan (LEARN) the poem she would have known the answer.

6. If it (BE) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.

7. If it (NOT RAIN) today I will stay at home.

8. If the Professor spoke clearly we (UNDERSTAND) him better.

9. If you go on talking like that we (THROW) you out.

10. If Sasha (GO) home now he would meet his own brother.

11. If it rained , the streets (BE) wet.

12. If I (NOT TELL) Jim the address he wouldn’t have found you.

13. The bird (DIE) if you had caught it.

14. What (YOU, DO) if you won the lottery ?

15. If the weather (NOT CHANGE) we will reach the top of the

mountain.

16. Dinner (BE) fine if the meat weren't cold.

17. I’m sure Benny (COME) if you wait a bit longer.

Choose the correct verb form to complete the IF - CLAUSES!

1. You have to work hard if you to pass your exam. (WANT)

2. I if you had told me there was a problem (HELP)

3. You would be smarter if you form the university (GRADUATE)

4. I my job if I had always been on time for work. (NOT LOSE)

5. You tired tomorrow if you do not go to bed soon (BE)

6. I would have told you the news earlier if I you (SEE).

 7. If I didn't think he was the best person for the job I him (NOT

EMPLOY).

8. If you sell more than you did last year you a rich man (BE)

9. I it very much if they gave the job to Mark (NOT LIKE)

10. I would have bought the bigger car if I the money (HAVE)

11. If sales soon we will have to lay off some workers (NOT IMPROVE)

12. If he does not accept the offer we it. (MUST WITHDRAW)

13. If the report is not on my desk by tomorrow you in big trouble (BE)

14. If we had had enough money we to the concert (GO).

15. I Tom if I had stayed at home (MEET)

16. I so angry with you if you got more work done (GET).

17. You English better if you read more English newspapers (SPEAK)

18. If he had not fallen asleep he his car (CRASH).

19. 1 That was a bad decision. If I (be) you, I would change it as soon
as possible.
20. 2 Sunshine - at last! Imagine if the English weather was like this all the time.

(it/not/be) wonderful?
21. 3 He's usually pleasant, but when he's tired he (be) pretty short-
tempered. That's the way he is.
22. 4 If you (not/be) so stubborn you would find it a lot easier to keep
your friends.
23. 5 Sorry I didn't call you and tell you I wasn't coming. I would have called you if I

(have) your number with me.

24. 6 He says that if he (not/be) so busy he would go with you to
the movie tomorrow. As it is, he simply has too much work to do.
25. 7 We (miss) the bus unless you hurry.

26. 8 If only I (have) more free time. All the things I would do. All I ever do
is work.

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences

 1. Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the
impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.

Something would
Something will
Should something
Does something
2. Had I known the carpenter was going to take three days to show up, I ---- the
materials and done the work myself. It would have been finished by now.

will get
would have gotten
might get
will have gotten
3. I wish you ---- making that noise. It's bothering me.

would stop
are going to stop
stop
can stop
4. If I can speak Spanish, I ---- next year studying in Mexico.

would spend
would have spent
had spent
will spend
5. It would have been a much more serious accident ---- fast at the time .

had she been driving

was she driving
she had driven
she drove
6. "Can I borrow your car for this evening?"
"Sure, but Nora's using it right now. If she ---- it back in time, you're welcome to borrow
it."
 brought
would bring
had brought
brings
7. We ---- the game if we'd had a few more minutes.

might have won

won
had won
will win
8. If you ---- to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.

listen
will listen
had listened
listened
9. If I ---- the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life
as well as you have.

have
would have
had had
should have

Conditionals exercises. Complete the following sentences with the words in brackets.
I (write) to her if I knew her address.

I wouldn’t mind living in this country if the traffic (not/be) so bad.

If I showed you how to open the safe, (you/promise) not to tell

anyone?

If the police come looking for you I (say) you have left the country.

If you (move) to the UK you would have to learn to speak English.

She (not/buy) it if she didn’t think she needed it.

The salad (taste) better if you added some garlic.

We (grow) our own vegetables if we had a garden.

What will you do if the boat (sink) .

When the sun (shine) I like to lie on the beach.

1. If I were you, I (start) now.

2. If Charles (visit) me, I would lend him my tools.

3. If I (be) at home, I will learn my words.

4. If Sam has a hammer, he (lend) it to me.

5. If Mary helped in the kitchen, she (get) more pocket money.

6. If you (come), you would see her.

7. If we go to London, we (see) the Tower.

8. Susan will help you if she (get) more pocket money.

9. I (tell) you if you asked me.

10. He (wash) his hands if you give him some soap.

11. If you close the door, nobody (see) you.

12. If we (eat) too much, we would get fat.

13. I will travel to the USA if I (have) enough money

14. If you (get) up early, you would catch the bus

15. If I have some money, I (buy) a new car.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using unless and/or provided. When both
solutions are possible, write two sentences.
 1. If we don’t have more rain soon, the plants will all die.

2. If you look after it, I’ll let you have my bicycle till the weekend.

3. If you don’t tell anyone else, I’ll tell you what happened.

4. I’ll be there by 7 o’clock if I don’t get held up in the traffic.

5. The children won’t be scolded if they do what they are told.

6. Set your alarm clock and you won’t oversleep.

7. There’ll be a grand picnic on Thursday except if it rains.

8. You must practice more otherwise you won’t be fit for the race.

9. Study harder or you won’t pass the examination.

10. My dog won’t attack you if you don’t move.

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences starting in the way shown. Look at the example.
0. I can’t park near my office, that’s why I don’t come by car.
1. If I could park near my office, I’d come by car
2. We didn’t go by air only because we didn’t have enough money.
If we ......................................................
3. the teacher read the passage very quickly so the students didn’t understand it.
If the teacher .......................................
4. The reason why you make so many mistakes is that you work too fast.
You ...............................................
5. Liz is tired all the time. She shouldn’t go to bed so late.
If ....................................................
6. It’s rather late. I don’t think Ann will come now.
I’d be surprised if Ann ...................................as it’s rather late.
7. Unfortunately I didn’t have an umbrella and so I got very wet in the rain.
If ...........................................................
7. Martin failed his driving test last week. He was very nervous and that’s why he
failed. Martin .................................................................if he
..............................................
8. We didn’t go because it was raining.
If ...................................................................
8. My husband didn’t leave the car keys so I couldn’t pick him up.
If my husband ......................................
9. Jack stayed at home only because a holiday abroad was far too expensive.
If ...............................................