CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences:
1. He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam.
=> If…………………………………………………..
2. She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam.
If…………………………………………………………
3. I only come if they invite me.
=> unless……………………………………………….
4. He didn’t revise all his lessons, he failed the exam.
=> If he………………………………………………………..
5. Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.
=>Unless……………………………………………………………………………………
6. You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.
=> Unless………………………………………………………………………………
7. Don’t tell lies to your boss or you’ll be fired at once.
=> If……………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
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 seat.
7. If he worked more slowly, he _____ (not make) so many mistakes.
8. I wouldn’t drink that wine if I _____ (be) you.
9. If I _____ (find) a cheap room, I will stay a fortnight.
10. A lot of people _____ (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
Exercise 3: Make conditional sentences:
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up.
→If ……………………………………………..…..………
2. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
→ If …………………………………….....….……..
3. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
→ If …………………………………………….………..
4. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
→ If …………………………………….……..…….……
5. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes.
→……………………………………………..……
6. He lost his job because he was late every day.
→………………………………………………...……
