Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms.
1. I ___________________ (read) the letter if I _____________________ (know) it was from
you.
2.If Tony ____________________ (not help) in the garden I ____________________ (not
finish) my work in time.
3.If you ____________________ (not tell) me about Maxwell’s birthday I
________________________ (forget) it.
4.We _________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary _______________ (find) her purse.
5.If Susan ________________ (learn) the poem she _________________ (know) the answer.
6.If it __________________ (be) too hot we __________________ (stop) and get a cold drink.
7.If it ____________________ (not rain) today I ________________________ (stay) it home.
8.If the Professor ________________________ (speak) clearly we
__________________________(understand) him better.
9.If you ___________________ (go) on talking like that we ________________ (throw) you out.
10.If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he ________________________ (meet)
his own brother.
11.If it ________________________ (rain), the streets ____________________ (be) wet.
12.If I __________________ (not tell) Jim the address he ____________________ (find) you.
13.The bird _________________________(die) if you ______________________ (catch) it.
14.What __________________ (you, do) if you ______________________ (win) the lottery?
15.If the weather ____________________ (not change) we ________________________
(reach) the top of the mountain.
16.Dinner __________________ (be) fine if the meat ________________________ (be) cold.
17.I’m sure Benny __________________ (come) if you _________________ (wait) a bit longer.
18.If you ____________________ (ring) the bell, somebody _________________ (answer) it.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below following the example given
with the appropriate conditional form.
1.a. She will take care of the children for us next weekend because her business trip was
cancelled.
1.b. But, she (take, not) would not be taking care of the children for us next weekend if her
business trip (be, not) had not been cancelled.
2.a. Tom is not going to come to dinner tomorrow because you insulted him yesterday.
2.b. But, he (come) _________________if you (insult) _________________him.
3.a. Marie is unhappy because she gave up her career when she got married.
3.b. But, Marie (be) _________________happy if she (give, not) _________________ up her
career when she got married.
4.a. Dr. Mercer decided not to accept the research grant at Harvard because he is going to take
six months off to spend more time with his family.
4.b. But, Dr. Mercer (accept) _________________ the research grant at Harvard if he (take,
not) _________________ six months off to spend more time with his family.
5.a. Professor Schmitz talked so much about the Maasai tribe because she is an expert on
African tribal groups.
5.b. But, Professor Schmitz (talk, not) _________________so much about the Maasai tribe if
she (be, not) _________________ an expert on African tribal groups.
6.a. I am unemployed because I had a disagreement with my boss and I was fired.
6.b. But, I (be, not) _________________unemployed if I (have, not) _________________a
disagreement with my boss and I (be, not) _________________fired.
