Task One: Correct the verbs between brackets

1. I(to buy) a castle unless I'd won the lottery.

2. If they had warned us, we (to leave) earlier.
3. If I (to go) to university I would have studied medicine.
4. I wouldn't be surprised if they (to come)
5. What would a police officer do if he (to know) the thief was still in there?
6. We'd buy antique furniture if it (not to be) expensive.
7. If we (to win) the World Cup, we would have celebrated all night long!
8. She'd lose weight if she (to eat) fewer sweets.
9. I would be very angry if you (to break) any more plates.

1. The glass wouldn’t have broken if you (to catch) it.

2. You look tired. If I (to be) you, I’d try to get some rest.
3. If you had stayed at home, there (not to be) any trouble!
4. What would you do if a burglar (to come) into your room at night?
5. Unless you drive more carefully, you (to have) an accident.
6. If I (to know) he was in hospital, I would have visited him.
7. Would it be alright if I (to bring) some friends tonight?
8. We (to find) it difficult to go there if we didn't have a car.
9. If we had played tennis together, I (to win)
10.What would you do if you (to lose) your job ?

Task Two: Rewrite the second sentence

1- I didn't own a car, so I took the bus.

-If……………………………………………….
2-She didn't have much money, so she never traveled.
-If……………………………………………………………..
3-I watched a lot of TV when I was a child, so I never read for entertainment.
-If…………………………………………………………………….
4- Jack was lazy and he didn't earn much.

-if………………………………………………………………..

 
 SOLUTIONS: LE CONDITIONNEL - Exercice 7

1. They wish they had been informed earlier.

2. I really wish the neighbours did not hold / would not hold / had not held such noisy
parties.
3. They wish they had treated their mother better while she lived with them.
4. The people next door are playing techno music again and I wish they would stop.
5. When they heard Barry sing they wished they had not come to the concert.
6. I wish somebody would send me some news by tomorrow.
7. The asylum-seekers wished they had been welcomed more warmly.
8. I wish I understood economics.
9. If only I had known before I went.
10.The President wishes the press would find / had found something to write about other
than his misdemeanours.

omplete the following sentences. Note that you might have to use other tenses
(active/passive voice) than required in the basic rules.

 If I had more time, I (come)   to your party yesterday.

 Give the book to Jane if you (read)   it.
 If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be)   on our way to the Caribbean
now.
 If you (have)   dinner right now, I'll come back later.
 If we (set)   off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now.
 What would you do if you (accuse)   of murder?
 If I hadn't eaten that much, I (feel / not)   so sick now.
 We would take another route if they (close / not)   the road.
 She only (sing)   if she's in a good mood.
 If she were sensible, she (ask)   that question, by which she offended him so
much.
Before submitting the test, check the following:
 Got the spelling right?
 Put in the full stop or question mark where required?
 Used the correct key to type the apostrophe (Shift and #)?
In the test we cannot give you a second try. Such careless mistakes would therefore cost you
valuable points.
   I had owned a car, I would have driven to work. But I didn't own one, so I took the
bus.
 She would have traveled around the world if she had had more money. But she
didn't have much money, so she never traveled.
 I would have read more as a child if I hadn't watched so much TV. Unfortunately, I
did watch a lot of TV, so I never read for entertainment.
 Mary would have gotten the job and moved to Japan if she had studied Japanese in
school instead of French.
 If Jack had worked harder, he would have earned more money. Unfortunately, he
was lazy and he didn't earn much.
 A: What would you have done if you had won the lottery last week?
B: I would have bought a house.
 A: What city would you have chosen if you had decided to move to the United
States?
B: I would have chosen Seattle.

Do the exercises below on conditional sentences and click on the button to check your
answers.

(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on conditional sentences)

Match the numbers with the letters to form conditional sentences:

1. b If I were a millionaire, a. if I finish early.

2. c  She wouldn't have  had an accident b. I would buy a beautiful car.
c. if she had driven carefully.
3. a  I’ll watch the film,

Decide which of the sentences below is conditional type 1, 2 &

3 :

1. If I were rich, I would travel around the world. Conditional

2
2. She wouldn't have missed the train if she had woken up
earlier. Conditional 3
3. I’ll watch the film if I finish early. Conditional 1

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (conditional 1):

1. If I (finish) finish  early, I will call you.

2. I (catch) would catch/'d catch  the 9:00 train if I hurry up .
3. She will know the answer, if she (try) tries  to understand.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (conditional 2):

1. If I (be) were/was  a star, I would help the needy.

 2. He (buy) would buy/'d buy  a house if he had a job.
3. She (be) would be/'d be  happy, if she marries him .

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (conditional 3):

1. If he (be) had been/'d been  careful, he would not be have had that terrible
accident.
2. I (pass) would have passed/'d have passed  the exam if I had worked hard .
3. Her father would not have died, if he (go) had gone/'d gone  to the doctor.

Choose the correct answer:

1. If I (wake up) wake up  early, I’ll go jogging.

2. He (visit) will visit  his uncle, if he finishes early.
3. If she had taken care of her son, he (not/become) would not have become  a
criminal.
4. If I were a star, I (help) would help  the poor.
5. She would have been top of her class if she (work) had worked  hard.

Try Again

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.

1. If I had time, I would go shopping with you.

2. If you speak English, you will get along with them perfectly.
3. If they had gone for a walk, they would have turned the lights off.
4. If she comes to see us, we will go to the zoo.
5. I would have told you, if I had seen him.
6. Would you mind if I opened the window?
7. If they had invited me, I wouldn't have said no.
8. My friend will meet me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
9. If I didn't do it, nobody would do it.
10.If my father doesn't pick me up, I'll take the bus home.

0 out of 10 answers are correct.

If you touch a bee, it (sting) you.

2. If I had known that he was such a pest, I (invite) him.
3. I (go) and call him if you need him now.
4. I won't tell you anything unless you (can) keep a secret.
5. If he hadn't spent all his money, he (can buy) a new motorbike last
year.
6. If she hadn't won in the lottery, she (not have) such a nice house now.
7. If she had green hair, they (laugh) at her.
8. If it is stormy, we (not can) go sailing.
9. She would not have stayed alive if the doctor (not come) in time.
10. If Rose had invited him, he (be) at her place now.
11. He (not pass) his exams if she hadn't studied with him.
12. If he (look) at me, I would have gone red.
13. If he came, I (be) happy.
14. He'd never have asked her to marry him if he (know) about her past.
15. If the wine-owner comes, (tell) him to leave 20 bottles, please.
16. If you drink too much coffee, your blood pressure (get) higher.
17. If it had been very late last night, we (walk) her home.
18. It would be a great idea if we (go) to the concert tonight.
19. If he wears his new leather boots, he (always feel) very cool.
20. If you drink two pints of beer, you (have) too much alcohol in your
blood to be allowed to drive.