Conditional sentences: type 2

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms, (self check)

1. If I had a typewriter I (type) it myself. 2. If I (know) his address I'd give it to you. 3. He (look) a lot better if he shaved more often. 4. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes. 5. I shouldn't drink that wine if I (be) you. 6. More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate. 7. If I were sent to prison you (visit) me? 8. If someone (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it? 9.1 (buy) shares in that company if I had some money. 10. If you drove your car into the river you (be able) to get out? 11. If I (win) a big prize in a lottery I'd give up my job. 12. What you (do) if you found a burglar in your house? 13.1 could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek. 14, If everybody (give) £1 we would have enough. 15. He might get fat if he (stop) smoking. 16. If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come). 17. If you (see) someone drowning what would you do? 18. I could get a job easily if I (have) a degree. 19. If she (do) her hair differently she might look quite nice. 20. If we had more rain our crops (grow) faster. 21.1 (keep) a horse if I could afford it. 22. I'd go and see him more often if he (live) on a bus route. 23.1 (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use. 24. What would you do if the lift (get) stuck between two floors? 25. If you (paint) the walls white the room would be much brighter. 26. If you (change) your job would it affect your pension? 27. I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) so much broken glass on top of it. 28. Of course I'm not going to give her a diamond ring. If I (give) her a diamond ring she (sell) it. 29. Husband: But I'm not going on a diet. Why should I go on a diet? Wife: If you (go) on a diet you (lose) weight. 30. If we (work) all night we (finish) in time; but we have no intention of working all night.

31. If I (see) a tiger walking across Hyde Park I (climb) a tree. -— That (not be) any use. The tiger (climb) after you. 32. If someone (ring) my door at 3 a.m. I (be) very unwilling to open the door. 33. Why don't you buy a season ticket? — Because I lose everything. If I (buy) a season ticket I (lose) it. 34. Why don't you bring your car to work? If I (have) a car I (bring) it to work.

35. Ann: George is fourteen. Tom: He must be older than that. He's in full-time job. If he (be) only fourteen he still (be) at school.

36. He is staying at the Savoy in London. — Is he very rich? — I suppose he is. If he (be) a poor man he (not stay) at the Savoy.

37. Why don't you get a cat? If you (keep) a cat the mice (not run) about everywhere. 38. A university degree is a useful thing. If I (have) a university degree I now (sit) in a comfortable office instead of standing at a street corner selling newspapers. 39.1 am not an astronaut. If I (be) an astronaut, I (take) my camera with me on the rocket ship next month. 40. If there (be) no oxygen on earth, life as we know it (exist, not) 41. If I (be) a bird, I (want, not) to live in a cage. 42. Sea water is salty. If the ocean (consist) of fresh water, there (be) plenty of water to irrigate all of the deserts in the world to provide an abundant food supply for the entire population of the earth. 43. It is expensive to call across the ocean. However, if transoceanic telephone calls (be) cheap, I (call) my family every day and (talk) for hours. 44. Jim doesn't study hard: If he (study) harder, he (get) better grades. 45. The weather isn't nice. I (take) a walk if the weather (be) nice. 46. If money (grow) on trees, all of us (be) rich. 47. Life (be) boring if everyone (have) the same opinions about everything. 48. If I (be) you, I (tell) Brian the truth. 49. The student cafeteria is relatively inexpensive, but the food isn't very good. I (eat) there all the time if the food (be) better. 50. I'm very tired tonight. If I (be, not) tired, I (go) to the movie with you. 51.1 won't have enough time today. But if I (have) enough time, I (write) a letter to my cousin. 52. I'm not going to buy a car. But if I (buy) a car, I (drive) to Springfield next month to visit my friend. 53. It is cold today. If it (be, not) cold today, I (go) swimming. 54. What noi^y neighbours you've got! If mine (be) as bad as yours, I (go) cra/y. 55. The style of that dress is lovely, but I'm not so keen on the colour. If the blue (be) a bit lighter, it (look) better. 56. Mmm! This meal's delicious! If I (can) cook as well as this, I (open) a restaurant. 57.1 have to work about 80 hours a week. If I (have)

_more time, I (take up) a sport like tennis. 58. If he (be) taller, he (can) be a policeman, but he's too short.

II. Rephrase these sentences using an if construction.

eg He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of his cough.

If he didn't smoke so much he might get rid of his 8ough. or

If he smoked less he might (be able to) get rid of his cough.

1. She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties. 2. He

doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy. 3.1 haven't

the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine. 4. They

speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn't improve.

5. He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do.

6. My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up.

7. The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult. 8. He's very thin that's why he feels the cold so much. 9. We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire. 10. I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window. 11. He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help. 12. I can't drive so we can't take the car. 13. We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall. 14. My friend advised me to sell it. (My friend said, "If I... you I...") 15.1 haven't much time so I read very little. 16. They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark. 17. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart. 18. He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well.

19. We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold.

20. He spends hours watching television; that's why he never has time to do odd jobs in the house. 21. I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow. 22.1 don't know his address, so I can't write to him. 23. He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive. 24. You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes. 25. I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car. 26. I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work. 27. I haven't a map so I can't direct you. 28. People drive very fast. That's why there are so many accidents. 29. English people speak very quickly. Perhaps that's why I can't understand them. 30. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. 31. You don't wipe

your feet, so you make muddy marks all over the floor. 32.1 live near my office, so I don't spend much time travelling to work.