If Clause - 10

TYPES IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
S + V1 S + will / can + Vo
Real in the Present
S + V (o / s / es)
or Future Possible
Vo
Unreal in the S + V2/ ed

S + would / could + Vo
Present (be  were)
Unreal in the Past S + had + V3/ ed

S + would / could + have + V3/ ed
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
I.Put the verbs in the correct forms.

1) If I see him, I (give)____________ him a gift.
2) If I had a typewriter, I (type) ____________ it myself.
3) If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit) ____________ you.
4) You could make better progress if you (attend) ____________ class regularly.
5) If I (know) ____________ his telephone number, I'd give it to you.
6) If you (arrive) ____________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a job.
7) He could get a job easily if he (have) ____________ a degree.
8) I shouldn't have believed it if (not see) ____________ it with my own eyes.
9) If he (study) ____________ hard, he can pass the exam.
10) If she had asked you, you (accept) ____________?
11) Rice plants (grow) ____________ well if there is enough rain.
12) He might get fat if he (stop) ____________ smoking.
13) What you (do) ____________ if you found a burglar in your house?
14) If she (not hurry) ____________, she may be late.
15) If I (try) ____________ again, I think that I would have succeeded.
16) Water (not run) ____________ downhill if there were not gravity.
17) If I tell you a secret, you (promise) ____________ not to tell it to anyone else?
18) Tell him to ring me if you (see) ____________ him.
19) The police (arrest) ____________ him if they catch him.
20) If you (speak) ____________ more slowly, he might have understood you.
21) They (not / let) ……………………….you in if you come late.
22) If you (not / go) …………………………away, I’ll send for a policeman.
23) If I (be) ………………….in your place, I (accept) ………………….Mr Long’s officer.
24) If I (win) …………………a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
25) If Tom (be) ………………..here yesterday, he (be) …………………able to advise us.
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I. Write conditional sentences according to the ideas suggested:
1.Mary doesn’t see the sight. She can’t tell you about that.
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2.It wasn’t fine yesterday. We didn’t go for a walk.
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3.I saw it with my own eyes. I believed it.
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4.The accident happened because the driver didn’t see the stop sign.
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5.You can’t come late or they won’t let you in.
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6.I don’t know Greek, so I can’t tell you about that.
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7.Gravity keeps people from being hurled off the earth as it whirls around.
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8.Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
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9.The church bells keep me from sleeping.
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10.Go right now or you’ll be late for the train.
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II.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with words or phrases given:

1. I studied hard, so I passed the final examination.
If _________________________________________________________________
2. Unless it stops raining, we won’t go out.
If _________________________________________________________________
3.Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
If_________________________________________________________________
4.We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
If_________________________________________________________________
5.We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
If_________________________________________________________________
6.His friends were late so they missed the train.
If_________________________________________________________________
7.Today isn’t Sunday. The pupils can’t go swimming.
If_________________________________________________________________
8.We haven’t got a big house. We can’t invite friends to stay.
If _________________________________________________________________
9.Be calm, or you’ll make a wrong decision.
If _________________________________________________________________
10.She is often absent from class, so she can’t keep pace with her classmates.
If _________________________________________________________________
11.He was late because he missed the train.
If _________________________________________________________________
12.If she doesn’t hurry, she’ll miss the bus.
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13.She can’t walk without help, so she doesn’t go out very often.
If _________________________________________________________________
14.There will be a shortage of water unless it rains.
If _________________________________________________________________
15.We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
If we _________________________________________________________________
1. Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d- that best completes the sentences.
1. If the technology _______ available, we would be able to expand the business.
a. would become b. were become c. had become d. Became
2. If the North Sea _______ in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.
a. happened to freeze b. froze
c. should freeze d. should happen to freeze
3. It would have been a much more serious accident _____ fast at the time.
a. was she driving b. had she been driving
c. she had driven d. if she drove
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4. If you _______ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess now.
a. listen b. will listen c. had listened d. listened
5. I'll give you a lift if it _______.
a. is raining b. rained c. will rain d. had rained
6. If I _______ a more reliable car, I ' to Spain rather than fly.
a. would have - would drive b. had - had driven
c. had - would drive d. would have had - would drive
7. I _______ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
a. would have visited b. had visited c. visited d. visit
8. _______ how difficult the job was, I mightn't have taken it.
a. If I know b. If I would know c. Did I know d. Had I known
2. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1) If that hat costs much, I_____ a small one.
A. would have bought B. will buy C. bought D. would buy
2) If you_____ more carefully, you wouldn’t have had so many accidents.
A. drive B. drove C. had driven D. driven
3) If I_____ that mistake again, my teacher will get angry with me.
A. make B. makes C. made D. had made
4) If I spoke English, my job_____ a lot easier.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
5) If he_____ to London yesterday, _____ his old friend.
A. went/would meet B. go/would meet
C. had gone / would have met D. went / would have met
6) I will lend them some money if they_____ me.
A. ask B. will ask C. asked D. had asked
7) If we had known who he was, we_____ him to speak at our meeting.
A. would have invited B. have invited C. will invite D. would invite
8) My dog will bark if it_____ any strange sound.
A. hear B. hears C. heard D. had heard
9) If I_____ enough money, I would buy a house.
A. had B. had had C. will have D. have
10) They_____ you in if you come late.
A. won’t let B. not let C. wouldn’t let D. hadn’t let
3. Complete the following sentences:
1) If I were the Prime Minister, I _________________________________________________
2) He could buy a new car if _________________________________________________
3) If I had more time, _________________________________________________
4) If he hadn't been ill, _________________________________________________
5) They could have passed the exam if they ______________________________________________
6) We could have come with you if we _________________________________________________
7) If her parents had been richer, _________________________________________________
8) If he had come yesterday, _________________________________________________
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9) If it hadn't rained, _________________________________________________
10) The world would be a better place if _________________________________________________

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TYPES IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

Unreal in the S + V2/ ed

Unreal in the Past S + had + V3/ ed

I.Put the verbs in the correct forms.

II.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with words or phrases given:

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