CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN
A TYPES OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Give the correct forms
of the verbs using the conditional TYPE 1.
Question 1: If you______(eat) an ice-cream,
I______(have) a hot chocolate.
Question 2: If she______(need) a computer, her
brother______(give) her his computer.
Question 3: If we______(not have) time this
afternoon, we______(meet) tomorrow.
Question 4: He______(talk) to her if
you______(not want) to do it.
Question 5: You______(not win) the game if
you______(not know) the rules.
Question 6: If you______(wash) the dishes,
I______(cook) dinner tonight.
Question 7: If my dad______(have) time next
week, we______(paint) my room.
Question 8: You______(learn) a lot about
American history if you______(visit) the exhibition this afternoon.
Question 9: If the weather______(not be) too bad
tomorrow, we______(play) golf.
Question 10: We______(not get) there on time if
we______(catch) the bus.
Question 11: If you______(pour) oil into water,
it______(float) on the surface of the water.
Question 12: You______(have) any
problems,______(call) me immediately.
Question 13: If you______(not like),______(let)
him know your feelings.
Question 14: If you______(heat) ice,
it______(turn) to water.
Question 15: Unless she______(water) these
trees, they______(die).
Exercise 2: Give the correct forms
of the verbs using the conditional TYPE 2.
Question 1: If I______(have) more time,
I______(learn) to play the guitar.
Question 2: If she______(study) harder,
she______(get) better marks.
Question 3: If we______(know) more about
history, we______(not be) afraid of the test.
Question 4: I______(go) jogging with Tom and Sue
if they______(be) here now.
Question 5: I______(buy) these shoes if
they______(fit).
Question 6: If there______(be) no man in the
world, I______(not marry) you.
Question 7: He______(be) rich, he______(support)
his old-aged parents.
Question 8: If I______(be) you, I______(buy) a
car and have a look around the country.
Question 9: Thank goodness she isn’t your wife.
Just try to imagine our cooperation if she______(be).
Question 10: This city______(be) a better place
to live if the level of pollution ______(reduce).
Exercise 3: Give the correct forms
of the verbs using the conditional TYPE 3.
Question 1: If the weather______(be) nice
yesterday, they______(play) football.
Question 2: It was an awful meal. If
we______(go) to a good restaurant, we______ (have) a better dinner.
Question 3: If he had listened to me,
he______(not fail) in the exam.
Question 4: But for the storm, we______(not be)
late for the appointment.
Question 5: The ambulance______(come) earlier,
the victim______(not die).
Question 6: If it______(be) for your absence
yesterday, you______(understand) the lesson today.
Question 7: If the police______(come) earlier,
the burglar______(arrest).
Question 8: Without his parents’ money,
he______(not succeed).
Question 9: If you______(remember) to fill up
before the journey, we wouldn’t
have lost half an hour looking for a petrol station in an
unknown city.
Question 10: If I______(accept) the offer,
I______(not regret) now.
Question 11: If he______(be) younger,
he______(take) part in the last contest.
Question 12: The accidents______(not happen) if
the car in the front______(not stop) so suddenly.
Question 13: I would have visited you before if
there______(not be) quite a lot of people in your house.
Question 14: If I (know)______that you were ill,
I (go)______to see you.
Question 15: Thank God Sue came on time!
You______(find) the keys without her?
Exercise 4: Give the correct forms
of the verbs using the conditional sentences.
Question 1: If Tracy had a mobile phone,
she______(phone) all her friends.
Question 2: I______(be) very angry with Nick if
he forgets my CD again.
Question 3: If the boys______(win) this match,
their coach will invite them to a barbecue.
Question 4: If you don't read these articles,
you______(not know) the facts about Africa.
Question 5: If she'd had enough money, she
(buy)______a car.
Question 6: I (see)______him if I (go)______to
the party last night.
Question 7: We could have gone out if the
weather (not be)______so bad.
Question 8: If the book (not be)______expensive,
I______(buy) it.
Question 9: What you______(do) if you______(be)
in my situation?
Question 10: I'll go out if it______(not rain).
Question 11: If I spoke English, my
job______(be) a lot easier.
Question 12: If we had known who he was,
we______(invite) him to speak at our meeting.
Question 13: My dog (bark)______if it
(hear)______any strange sound.
Question 14: If I (be)______in your place, I
(accept)______Mr. Anderson’s invitation.
Question 15: If I (win)______a big prize in a
lottery, I’d give up my job.
Question 16: If I (have)______breakfast, I (not
feel)______hungry now.
Question 17: I was busy. If I (have)______free
time I (go)______to the cinema with you.
Question 18: Why didn’t you attend the meeting?
Oh, I did not know. If I (know)______ I (come)______there.
Question 19: If I (not have)______an important
test today, I (not stay)______up late last night.
Question 20: It’s too bad Helen isn’t here. If
she (be) ______here, she (know)______what to do.
Question 21: She (come)______late again, she
will lose her job.
Question 22: If he (not be)______selfish, his
wife (not leave)______him.
Question 23: We (live)______in a town, life
would be better.
Question 24: I know I (feel)______better if I
(stop)______smoking.
Question 25: I (understand)______him if he spoke
more slowly.
Question 26: He didn’t listen to the teacher. He
(listen)______carefully, he (perform)______well in the examination.
Question 27: He’s waiting for his mother to come
back from Chicago. If his mother (come)______home, he (have)______a lot of
presents.
Question 28: He wanted to buy some Christmas
presents but he couldn’t. If he (afford)______to buy, his children
(be)______very happy to greet a new year.
Question 29: The kitchen will look better if we
(have)______red curtains.
Question 30: Bring him another if he (not/like)______this
one.
Question 31: Unless you are more careful, you
(have)______an accident.
Question 32: If summer (come)______, we (not
have)______to go to school.
Question 33: If the sun (stop)______shinning,
there (be)______no light on earth.
Question 34: If I (be)______a millionaire, I
(live)______on Mars.
Question 35: You (get)______very wet if
you______(walk) in this rain.
Question 36: If some endangered species
(keep)______in zoos, it will help to ensure their future survival.
Question 37: Why don’t we ask Michael to chair
the meeting?” “Suppose we (be)______to ask him, do you think he would accept?”
Question 38: Now I know we were just too tired.
Even with your help we (not finish)______it.
Question 39: I still regret I didn’t have a
camera. I (take)______some photographs of the bird.
Question 40: Now that you’re through with it,
you should be more grateful to Ted for all his help. Do you think you
(succeed)______without it?
Exercise 5.1: Mark the letter A, B,
C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1:______have enough apples, she’ll make an
apple pie this afternoon.
A. Should she B. If
she C. Will she D. Unless
she
Question 2: If you don’t know how to spell a
word, you______look it up in the______dictionary.
A. must B. will C. should D. ought
Question 3: If the sun______, we______for a
walk.
A. shines / will go B. shone
/ will go C. shone /
would go D. had
shone / would go
Question 4: The campfire______if it______last
night.
A. wouldn’t be cancelled/hadn’t rained
B. wouldn’t have been cancelled/hadn’t rained
C. would have been cancelled/hadn’t rained
D. will be cancelled/rains
Question 5: But for our parents,
we______successful in life.
A. will never be B. would
never be C. wouldn’t
have D. would have
never been
Question 6: If I______my wallet at home this
morning, I______money for lunch now.
A. leave / will have B. didn’t
leave / would have
C. hadn’t left / would have D. hadn’t
left / would have had
Question 7: If we______the plans carefully, we
would not have had so many serious mistakes.
A. study B. had
studied C. studied D. were
studying
Question 8: I will never talk to you
again______you apologize me______your being rude.
A. if / for B. unless
/ for C. or / of D. whether
/ or
Question 9:______ you work harder, you will be
sacked.
A. Whether B. If C. However D. Unless
Question 10: " I think you should stop
smoking."
A. If I am you, I will stop smoking. B. If
I were you, I will stop smoking.
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking. D. If
I had been you, I would stop smoking.
Question 11: If you take the ice out of the
fridge, it______.
A. vaporizes B. melts C. heats D. disappears
Question 12: Unless we______more snow, we can’t
go skiing.
A. will have B. have C. have
had D. had
Question 13: You’ll fail the exam______you start
revising.
A. if B. until C. when D. unless
Question 14: Unless you wash the car,
you______not drive it at the weekend.
A. would B. could C. have
to D. may
Question 15: If Peter______his car before the
drive, he______the problem of out of petrol.
A. checked / will not get B. had
checked / would not have got
C. checks / will not have got D. would
be checking / will not have got
Question 16: Most people you meet will be polite
to you______.
A. if you are polite to them B. if
you will be polite to them
C. unless you are polite to them D. if
you were polite to them
Question 17: If you do so, it______the matter
worse.
A. makes only B. would
only make C. will
only make D. had
only made
Question 18: Hurry up______you will miss the bus
and be late for school.
A. if B. and C. or D. as
Question 19: You will get a good seat if
you______first.
A. come B. came C. have
come D. will come
Question 20: If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a
seat belt, she______injured.
A. has been B. would
has been C. would be D. would
have been
Question 21: If I______the rain yesterday,
I______ill.
A. had not caught / would have been B. had
not caught / would have not been
C. have not caught / were not D. have
not caught / would have been
Question 22: What______if there______a serious
nuclear accident.
A. will happen / was B. happens
/ were
C. would happen / were D. would
happen / had been
Question 23: If I hadn't stayed up so late last
night, I______so tired this morning.
A. don't feel B. felt C. didn't
feel D. wouldn't
have felt
Question 24: I______in terrible trouble right
now if you hadn't helped me.
A. am B. will
be C. would be D. would
have been
Question 25: If I had a computer, I______the
assignment last night.
A. finished B. have
finished
C. would have finished D. had
finished
Question 26: If you______harder, you'd have
passed the exam.
A. had studied B. have
studied C. studied D. study
Question 27: If you had lots of money,
what______?
A. do you do B. will
you do C. would
you do D. have you
done
Question 28: I'd______out with you if I weren't
so tired.
A. go B. went C. had
gone D. will go
Question 29: I'm sure your parents would have
been happier if you______harder
before that important exam.
A. work B. worked C. have
worked D. had
worked
Question 30: Tom______so careless if he'd known
what would happen.
A. would have been B. wouldn't
have been
C. would be D. wouldn't
be
Question 31: If she______on time, I would have
been surprised.
A. arrived B. have
arrived C. had
arrived D. would
arrive
Question 32: We wouldn't______the bus if we'd
left home earlier.
A. have missed B. had
missed C. will miss D. would
miss
Question 33: If John had studied more,
he______better marks.
A. gets B. will
get C. would get D. would
have got
Question 34: If he had tried harder, he
might______.
A. succeed B. have
succeeded C. be
success D. will
succeed
Question 35: If you had saved some money,
you______so hard up now.
A. aren't B. won't C. wouldn't
be D. wouldn't have
been
Question 36: Why didn't you tell me? If
you______me, I would have helped.
A. tell B. told C. have
told D. had told
Question 37: If he______the money, he wouldn't
be in prison now.
A. hadn't stolen B. didn't
steal C. had stolen D. stole
Question 38: If Tim______so fast, his car
wouldn't have crashed into a tree.
A. didn't drive B. hadn't
driven C. haven't
driven D. drives
Question 39: What a bad luck! If Nam______over,
he would have won the race.
A. doesn't fall B. didn't
fall C. hasn't
fallen D. hadn't
fallen
Question 40: If you______me last week, I would
have been able to come.
A. invited B. had
invited C. would
invite D. would have
invited
Question 41: I'm sure your letter hasn't arrived
yet. If it had come, I'm sure I______it.
A. will notice B. noticed
C. would have noticed D. would
notice
Question 42: Why didn't you phone? If I had
known you were coming, I______you
at the airport.
A. would have met B. would
meet C. met D. had
met
Question 43: It's a pity you missed the party. If
you______, you would have met my teacher from Australia.
A. came B. have
come C. come D. had
come
Question 44: I wouldn't have resat the exam if
I______harder.
A. study B. studied C. had
studied D. would
have studied
Question 45: If Jane______, I wouldn't have been
able to move the table.
A. didn't help B. hadn't
helped C. hasn't
helped D. wouldn't
help
Question 46: Unless you______me about Sue's
hair, I wouldn't have noticed.
A. had told B. hadn't
told C. told D. didn't
tell
Question 47: "If I______and my life
depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the
proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the
problem in less than five minutes." Albert Einstein
A. have an hour to solve a problem B. had
an hour solving a problem
C. had had an hour to solve a problem D. had
an hour to solve a problem
Question 48: If he had spent his youth learning
something, he______himself for his lack of knowledge now.
A. will not blame B. would
not blame
C. would not have blamed D. would
blame
Question 49: If he______this homework to do, he
would have gone out with his friends.
A. had not B. didn't
have C. had
had D. hadn't had
Question 50: Were my grandfather alive,
he______learning something new. He was really a studious.
A. will be B. would
be C. would have
been D. will
have been
Exercise 5.2: Mark the letter A, B,
C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: Students will not be allowed into
the exam room if they______their student cards.
A. don’t produce B. didn’t
produce C. produced D. hadn’t
produced
Question 2: Without your help, I______the
technical problem with my computer the other day.
A. wouldn’t solve B. couldn’t
have solved
C. could solve D. can’t
solve
Question 3: If Martin were here now, he______us
to solve this difficult problem.
A. would help B. helps C. will
help D. has helped
Question 4: If he didn’t have to work today,
he______his children to the zoo.
A. will take B. takes C. would
take D. has taken
Question 5: If you didn’t have to leave today,
I______you around the city.
A. have shown B. showed C. will
show D. would show
Question 6: If our teacher were here now,
he______us with this difficult exercise.
A. has helped B. helps C. will
help D. would help
Question 7: If he were younger, he______a
professional running competition now.
A. will j oin B. had
j oined
C. would have joined D. would
join
Question 8: If you watch this film,
you______about the cultures of Southeast Asian countries.
A. learned B. were
learning C. will
learn D. would learn
Question 9: If he were better qualified, he______get
the job.
A. will B. can C. may D. could
Question 10: If life______predictable it would
cease to be life, and be without flavor.
A. is B. would
be C. were D. had
been
Question 11: That sounds like a good offer.
I______it if I______you.
A. would accept - were B. accepted
- would be
C. accept - will be D. will
accept - were
Question 12: If he improved his IT skills,
he______a job.
A. will easily get B. would
easily get
C. will easily have______got D. would
easily have got
Question 13: If it had not rained last night,
the roads in the city______so slippery now.
A. must not be B. would
not be
C. could not have been D. would
not have been
Question 14:______ten minutes earlier, you would have
got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived B. If
you arrived C. Were
you arrived D. If
you hadn’t arrived
Question 15: If it______their encouragement, he
could have given it up.
A. hadn’t been for B. wouldn’t
have been for
C. had been for D. hadn’t
been
Question 16: But for his kind support, I______.
A. would not have succeeded B. did
not succeed
C. had not succeeded D. would
succeed
Question 17: - Jean: “Why didn’t you tell me
about the plans for the merge?” - Jack: “I would have told you______.”
A. if you asked me to B. had
you asked me to
C. you had asked to me D. you
were asking me
Question 18: We______on the beach now if we
hadn't missed the plane.
A. will lie B. could
be lying C. will
be lying D. might
have lain
Question 19:______anyone call, just say I'll be back
in the office at four o'clock.
A. If B. Were C. Should D. Unless
Question 20:______me twice my current salary, I
wouldn't work for them.
A. If they paid B. Weren’t
they paid
C. Were they not to pay D. Had
they not paid
Question 21: If we______, the work would have
been completed, I’m sure.
A. hadn’t been disturbed B. weren’t
disturbed
C. didn’t disturb D. hadn’t
disturbed
Question 22: The palace is so heavy and massive
that no redecoration can make it look like a little gracious villa. Even if
we______it pink, which, of course, is out of the question.
A. would paint B. had
painted C. were
to paint D. paint
Question 23: Well, you see, if I______up in a
neighborhood where drink problems were endemic, I might find these jokes really
funny.
A. wouldn’t be brought B. weren’t
brought
C. didn’t bring D. hadn’t
been brought
Question 24: If, as Mark says, the
landlord______so surprised seeing the group, he must have forgotten the
arrangement.
A. has been B. was C. would
have been D. had
been
Question 25: I’m glad I managed to talk Sandra
out of buying a dog. If I______, we would now be looking for a pet-friendly
hotel.
A. hadn’t B. did C. didn’t D. wouldn’t
Question 26:______she to call you immediately, what
would you do?
A. Does B. If C. Unless D. Were
Question 27: If Karol Wojtyia______elected Pope,
there wouldn’t be so many Poles visiting Rome every year now.
A. wasn’t to be B. weren’t C. hadn’t
been D. wouldn’t
have been
Question 28: Who will pay for the coach if
almost two fifths of the passengers______a free ride?
A. will receive B. are
to be given C. were
to give D. would
receive
Question 29: Don’t tell me I acted too quickly.
I’m sure nobody in my place______a minute longer.
A. would have to wait B. would
wait
C. would be able to wait D. would
have waited
Question 30: The company’s situation is hopeless
and I can’t see what the new president might do to improve it; even if
he______a genius, which he is not.
A. were B. is
to be C. will be D. would
be
Exercise 6: Mark the letter A, B, C
or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 1: If Lucia had been here
now, she would find out the truth about her
A B C
uncle’s accident.
D
Question 2: If a student takes
a course on Computer Science, it will take him four
years
A B C
doing the course.
D
Question 3: Unless it did
not rain, Peter would pay us a visit.
A B C D
Question 4: If had I known you were in financial
difficulty, I would have helped you.
Question 5: If I had knew the
time when the match started, I would have told you.
A B C D
Question 6: If she had finished the
work, she can go home.
A B C D
Question 7: If I had spoken more confident at
the interview, they would have offered
A B C
me the job.
D
Question 8: If we had had a
map, we would not be lost yesterday.
A B C D
Question 9: Had I known Alice’s address,
I would write to her.
A B C D
Question 10: If I had realized that the traffic
lights were red, I would stop.
A B C D
Question 11: If had you sent the
application form to that company, you would have
A B C
been offered a job.
D
Question 12: He spends money carelessly as
if he was a millionaire.
Question 13: Unless you work harder,
you will be sack because of your laziness.
Question 14: Unless there had
been the heavy storm, the climbers will not
have died.
A B C
D
Question 15: She has found that
nobody can help her if she did not try her
best to do
A B C D
it herself.
Question 16: If we will reduce the
speed of population growth, there will be less
A B
C
pressure on the earth.
D
Question 17: If we leave a
bowl of water under the sun, it will
evaporate.
A B C D
Question 18: If we continue to
use fuels at the current rate, we would soon
have to face
A B C D
a fuel crisis.
Question 19: If she bought that
house now, she ran out of money.
A B C D
Question 20: What you would do if
you could speak French well?
Question 21: If I had my mobile
yesterday, I could have contacted and informed you
A B C
about the last - minute cancellation of the seminar.
D
Question 22: If you had studied hard,
you wouldn't failed the exam.
A B C D
Question 23: If I hadn't been too late
for the exam, I might be allowed to enter the
A B C D
examination room.
Question 24: I would have enroll
on an online course if I had had enough money.
A B C D
Question 25: We might have gone
to the Science Fair if we knew about it happened.
A B C D
Question 26: If we had drop school so
early, we wouldn't have had enough knowledge
A B C D
of the school subjects.
Question 27: If you had come to
class last week, you might have join in the
discussion
A B C
on air pollution.
D
Question 28: If I had listened to my
parents, I wouldn't have been in so much
trouble now.
A B C D
Question 29: I don't know your
phone number. If I had known it, I would have
called
A B C D
you last night.
Question 30: If I have studied English earlier, I could have
read this book several years ago.
A B C D
Question 31: If a meteor hadn't struck
the Earth, the dinosaurs didn't become extinct.
A B C D
Question 32: If they had win the
lottery last summer, they would have bought a
new car.
A B C D
Question 33: If I had known he is
not at home, I wouldn’t have gone all the way to his
house.
Question 34: If I had known that
the road were flooded, I would never have
taken that way.
Question 35: If I were you,
I will go to the dentist’s and have the
tooth checked.
A B C D
Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B,
C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: I didn't have an umbrella with me,
so I got wet.
A. Since I got wet, I didn't have an umbrella
with me.
B. My umbrella helped me to get wet.
C. I wouldn’t have got wet if I had had an
umbrella with me.
D. I got wet, so I didn't have an umbrella.
Question 2: Unless you leave me alone, I'll call
the police.
A. I'll call the police because you leave me
alone.
B. I'll call the police if you don't leave me
alone.
C. If you leave me alone, I'll call the police.
D. You leave me alone, so I'll call the police.
Question?: Ifyou hadn't told me about the
changes in the timetable, I wouldn't have noticed.
A. You hadn't told me about the changes in the
timetable, so I didn't notice.
B. Unless you had told me about the changes in
the timetable, I wouldn't have noticed.
C. If you had told me about the changes in the
timetable, I would have noticed.
D. Unless you tell me about the changes in the
timetable, I won't notice.
Question 4: If I had known the reason why she
was absent from class, I would have told you.
A. I knew the reason why she was absent from
class, but I didn't tell you.
B. Unless I knew the reason why she was absent
from class, I wouldn't tell you.
C. I didn't know the reason why she was absent
from class, so I didn't tell.
D. Although I knew the reason why she was absent
from class, I didn't tell you.
Question 5: But for your carelessness, you could
have been a partner in the firm.
A. If it hadn't been your carelessness, you
could have been a partner in the firm.
B. Your carelessness was only thing to prevent
being a partner in the firm.
C. It was your carelessness that made you
impossible to be a partner in the firm
D. You could have been a partner in the firm,
but you were so careless.
Question 6: Without skillful surgery, he would
not have survived the operation.
A. With skillful surgery, he would have survived
the operation.
B. Had it not been for skillful surgery, he
would have survived the operation.
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have
survived the operation.
D. He wouldn't have survived the operation if he
hadn't skillful surgery.
Question 7: We could not handle the situation
without you.
A. You didn't help us handle the situation.
B. If you had not helped us, we could not have
handled the situation.
C. If you did not help us, we could not handle
the situation.
D. We will handle the situation if you help.
Question 8: Unless you have tickets you can't
come in.
A. You can't come in provided that you have
tickets.
B. You can come in provided that you have
tickets.
C. If you didn't have tickets, you couldn't come
in.
D. Unless you don't have tickets, you can come
in.
Question 9: He stepped on the mine, and it
exploded.
A. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t
explode.
B. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t
explode.
C. If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t
explode.
D. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t
have exploded.
Question 10: It may rain this afternoon. I hope
it doesn’t because I don’t want the match to be cancelled.
A. If it rains, the match is cancelled.
B. If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
C. if it rained, the match would be cancelled.
D. If it had rained, the match would have been
cancelled.
Question 11: Unfortunately, I don’t know
philosophy, so I can’t answer your question.
A. If I know Philosophy, I can answer your
question.
B. If I know Philosophy, I will be able to
answer your question.
C. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to
answer your question.
D. If I had known Philosophy, I would have been
able to answer your question.
Question 12: We survived that accident because
we were wearing our seat belts.
A. But for our seat belts, we would have
survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we
wouldn't have survived that accident.
C. Without our seat belts, we could have
survived that accident.
D. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we
couldn't have survived that accident.
Question 13: They were late for the meeting
because of the heavy snow.
A. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for
the meeting.
B. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have
been late for the meeting.
C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have
been late for the meeting.
D. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be
late for the meeting.
Question 14: He was successful in his career
thanks to his parents' support.
A. Had it not been for his parents' support, he
wouldn't be successful in his career.
B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he
wouldn't have been successful in his career.
C. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't be
successful in his career.
D. Without his parents' support, he would have
been successful in his career.
Question 15: They cancelled all the sporting
events because of the heavy rain.
A. Without the heavy rain, they wouldn't cancel
all the sporting events.
B. If it hadn't rained heavily, they would have
cancelled all the sporting events.
C. If it didn't rain heavily, they wouldn't
cancel all the sporting events.
D. Had it not rained heavily, they wouldn't have
cancelled all the sporting events.
Question 16: Without my tutor’s help, I couldn’t
have made such a good speech.
A. Had my tutor not helped me, I couldn’t make
such a good speech.
B. If my tutor didn’t help me, I couldn’t make
such a good speech.
C. If it hadn’t been for my tutor’s help, I
couldn’t have made such a good speech.
D. If my tutor hadn’t helped me, I could have
made such a good speech.
Question 17: He didn’t take his father’s advice.
That’s why he is out of work now.
A. If he took his father’s advice, he would not
be out of work now.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would
not have been out of work now.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would
not be out of work now.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not
be out of work now.
Question 18: I didn't speak to Anita because I
didn't see her.
A. If I saw Anita, I would speak to her.
B. If I had seen Anita, I would have spoken to
her.
C. Although I spoke to Anita, I didn't see her.
D. I saw Anita so that I could speak to her.
Question 19: Unless I had seen him doing it, I
wouldn't have accused him.
A. I could accuse him because I saw him doing
it.
B. I didn't see him doing it, so I couldn't
accuse him.
C. I accused him, but I didn't see him doing it.
D. He was accused though I didn't see him doing
it.
Question 20: If you had arrived, you would have
had the chance of meeting the chairman.
A. You hadn't arrived so you hadn't had the
chance of meeting the chairman.
B. You didn't have the chance of meeting the
chairman because you didn't arrive.
C. If you arrived, you would the chance of
meeting the chairman.
D. You don't arrive so you don't have the chance
of meeting the chairman.
Question 21: Get in touch with me as soon as
possible if you change your mind about the trip.
A. Should you change your mind about the trip,
contact me as soon as possible.
B. If you changed your mind about the trip, get
in touch with me as soon as possible.
C. You would call me whether you changed your
mind about the trip.
D. Having changed your mind about the trip, you
should get in touch with me soon.
Question 22: If it hadn't been for the goalkeeper,
our team would have lost.
A. Our team didn't lose the game thanks to the
goalkeeper.
B. Our team lost the match because of the
goalkeeper.
C. Without the goalkeeper, our team could have
won.
D. If the goalkeeper didn't play well, our team
would have lost.
Question 23: I didn't know you were coming, so I
didn't wait for you.
A. If I had known you were coming, I would wait
for you.
B. I would have waited for you if I knew you
were coming.
C. Had I known you were coming, I would have
waited for you.
D. If you had known you had been coming, I would
have waited for you.
Question 24: My friends rang me at the office
because they didn't know that I was away.
A. If my friends rang me at the office, they
knew that I was away.
B. My friends didn't ring me because they knew
that I was away.
C. Had my friends known that I was away, they
wouldn't have rung me at the office.
D. Were my friends not to ring me, they knew
that I was away.
Question 25: Please let me know if you wish to
keep the books any longer.
A. If you should wish to keep the books any
longer, please let me know.
B. Should you wish to keep the books any longer,
please let me know.
C. Should you wish keep the books any longer,
please let me know.
D. Wish you to keep the books any longer, please
let me know.
Question 26: It's my opinion that you should
take more exercises.
A. If I were you, you would take more exercises.
B. If I were you, I would take more exercises.
C. Had I been you, I would take more exercises.
D. If I were you, I will take more exercises.
Question 27: Had the advertisement for our
product been better, more people would have bought it.
A. Not many people bought our product because it
was so bad.
B. Our product was of better quality so that
more people would buy it.
C. Fewer people bought our product due to its
bad quality.
D. Since our advertisement for our product was
so bad, fewer people bought it.
Question 28: If it hadn't been for his
carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A. He was careless because he hadn't finished the
work.
B. If he was careful, we would finish the work.
C. If he had been more careful, we would have
completed the work.
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish
the work.
Question 29: This conference wouldn't have been
possible without your organization.
A. Had you not organized this conference, it
wouldn't be possible.
B. Your organization made it possible for this
conference to take place.
C. But for your organization, this conference
would have been possible.
D. If you didn't organize, this conference
wouldn't have taken place.
Question 30: She is so busy that she can't come
to the party.
A. If she were not so busy, she must come to the
party.
B. If she were not so busy, she need to come to
the party.
C. If she were not so busy, she could come to
the party.
D. If she were not so busy, she should come to
the party.
Exercise 8: Rewrite the following
sentences using the conditional sentences
Question 1: Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby
up.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 2: Stop talking or you won’t understand
the lesson.
=> If
____________________________________________________
Question 3: I don’t know her number, so I don’t
ring her up.
=> If
____________________________________________________
Question 4: Peter is fat because he eats so many
chips.
=> ____________________________________________________
Question 5: If you do not like this one, I’ll
change you another.
=> Unless________________________________________________
Question 6: If she does not hurry, she’ll be
late
=> Unless
____________________________________________________
Question 7: He can’t go out because he has to
study for his exam.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 8: She is lazy so she can’t pass the
exam.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 9: He will pay me tonight; I will have
enough money to buy a car.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 10: He smokes too much; that’s why he
can’t get rid of his cough.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 11: She is very shy, so she doesn’t
enjoy the party.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 12: I will get a work permit. I will
stay for another month.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 13: He doesn’t take any exercises. He
is so unhealthy
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 14: Study hard or you won’t pass the
exam.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 15: Don’t be impatient or you will make
mistakes.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 16: I didn’t see the film last night,
so I can’t tell you now.
=> If I____________________________________________________
Question 17: I only come if they invite me.
=>
unless____________________________________________________
Question 18: He didn’t revise all his lessons,
so he failed the exam.
=> Had____________________________________________________
Question 19: Leave me alone or I’ll call the
police.
=>
Unless____________________________________________________
Question 20: If you arrive at the office earlier
than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
=> Should____________________________________________________
Question 21: The children don’t go to school in
the snowy weather.
=> If
it____________________________________________________
Question 22: He died so young; otherwise, he
would be a famous musician by now.
=> Had ____________________________________________________
Question 23: You must tell me the whole truth or
I won’t help you.
=>
Unless____________________________________________________
Question 24: The car breaks down so often
because you don’t take good care of it.
=> Were
I____________________________________________________
Question 25: He is very bad-tempered, that’s why
his wife left him soon after marriage.
=> If
he____________________________________________________
Question 26: Don’t tell lies to your boss or
you’ll be fired at once.
=>
Should____________________________________________________
Question 27: She got married at such an early
age. Otherwise, she would be at
university now.
=> Had ____________________________________________________
Question 28: She can’t be employed because she
doesn’t have a college degree.
=> Were
____________________________________________________
Question 29: I don’t have enough money. I can’t
go on a long holiday this year.
=> Were
____________________________________________________
Question 30: He was tired. He made a mistake.
=> Had
____________________________________________________
Question 31: We won’t go out unless it stops
raining.
=> if ____________________________________________________
Question 32: I will call the police if you don’t
give back my bicycle.
=> Unless
____________________________________________________
Question 33: He is very slow, so we won’t give
him such an important task.
=> If____________________________________________________
Question 34: He didn’t look a lot better because
he didn’t shave more often.
____________________________________________________
Question 35: City life isn’t enjoyable because
everything is very expensive.
=> Were____________________________________________________
Question 36: The thief left his gloves at the
scene. He was arrested.
=> If
____________________________________________________