IF - CLAUSES IF 1

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !

1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________ (know) it was from you.
2. ____________________ (not finish) my work in time.
3. If you ____________________ (not tell
4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.
5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she would have known the answer.
6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.
7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it home.
8. If the Professor spoke clearly we __________________________ (understand) him better.
9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________ (throw) you out.
10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would meet his own brother.
11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.
12. If I ____________________ (not tell
13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had caught it.
14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery ?
15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we will reach the top of the mountain.
16. Dinner ____________________ (be
17. enny ____________________ (come) if you wait a bit longer.
18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________ (answer) it.
19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have talked to you.
20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had looked into your pockets.
21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.
22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had not been opened?
23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, __________________________ (you, give) him one?
24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you would need a lot of money.
25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked you to do so ?
26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post) it for you .
27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I had given it to you?
28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go) swimming.
29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you won't pass the exam.
30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would travel around the world.
31. The children ____________________ (go) skating if the lake were frozen.
32. What would you have done, if you ____________________ (lose) your handbag?
33. What will happen if you ____________________ (not know) the answer?
34. She ____________________ (go) on holiday, if she hadn't been ill.
35. If I ____________________ (notice) you, I would have said hello.
36. If I ____________________ (be) like you, I wouldn't watch such films.
37. If you opened your eyes, you____________________ (see) a wonderful world.
38. People ____________________ (live) in peace if they stop fighting.
39. If Tom drinks so much,he _____________________________ (cannot drive) home.
40. If we ____________________ (not hurry) we would miss the train.
41. He ____________________ (not spend) so much money if he weren't a happy person.
42. ____________________________ (You, come ) , if you had had more time ?
43. If Jim ____________________ (study) the new words he would have got a better mark.
44. If he were rich, he ____________________ (buy) the house.
45. If you don't hurry you ____________________ (be) late.
46. If it wasn't so hot, we ____________________ (play) football.
47. If I ____________________ (be) ill, would you visit me?
48. If Sean ____________________ (not be) driving so fast, the police would not have stopped him.
49. If I had sold my house, I ____________________ (get) 4 million pounds.
50. If I ____________________ (be) you I would I would do it.
IF - CLAUSES IF 1

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !

1. I would have read the letter if I had known (know) it was from you.
2. will not finish (not finish) my work in time.
3. If you (not tell
4. We would have caught (catch) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.
5. If Susan had learned (learn) the poem she would have known the answer.
6. If it (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.
7. If it (not rain) today I would stay it home.
8. If the Professor spoke clearly we would understand (understand) him better.
9. If you go on talking like that we will throw (throw) you out.
10. If Sasha went home (go) home now he would meet his own brother.
11. If it rained , the streets would be (be) wet.
12. If I had not told (not tell
13. The bird would have died (die) if you had caught it.
14. What would you do (you, do) if you won the lottery?
15. If the weather (not change) we will reach the top of the mountain.
16. Dinner would be (be
17. will come (come) if you wait a bit longer.
18. If you ring the bell, somebody will answer (answer) it.
19. If Bert had seen (see) you, he would have talked to you.
20. You would have found (find ) your ticket if you had looked into your pockets.
21. You will fall (fall) ill if you eat so much.
22. What would have happened (happen) if the door had not been opened?
23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, would you give (you, give) him one?
24. If you bought (buy) that big car, you would need a lot of money.
25. Would you change (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked you to do so?
26. If you give me the letter, I will post (post) it for you .
27. Would you have posted (You, post) the letter if I had given it to you?
28. If the weather is fine, I will go (go) swimming.
29. If you (not work) harder, you won't pass the exam.
30. If they were (be) rich, they would travel around the world.
31. The children would go (go) skating if the lake were frozen.
32. What would you have done, if you had lost (lose) your handbag?
33. What will happen if you (not know) the answer?
34. She would have gone (go) on holiday, if she hadn't been ill.
35. If I had noticed (notice) you, I would have said hello.
36. If I were (be) like you, I wouldn't watch such films.
37. If you opened your eyes, you would see (see) a wonderful world.
38. People will live(live) in peace if they stop fighting.
39. If Tom drinks so much,he (cannot drive) home.
40. If we (not hurry) we would miss the train.
41. He (not spend) so much money if he weren't a happy person.
42. Would you have come (You, come ) , if you had had more time ?
43. If Jim had studied (study) the new words he would have got a better mark.
44. If he were rich, he would buy(buy) the house.
45. If you don't hurry you will be (be) late.
46. If it wasn't so hot, we would play (play) football.
47. If I was/were(be) ill, would you visit me?
48. If Sean had not driven (not be) driving so fast, the police would not have stopped him.
49. If I had sold my house, I would have got (get) 4 million pounds.
50. If I was/were (be) you I would I would do it.
Mixed Conditionals:

A. Underline the conditional constructions and match the sentence halves:

1. If we lived in France …........

2. I'd be home by now …........

3. Their dog'd have won that dog show …........

4. If we hadn't gone to bed so late yesterday …........

5. My room wouldn't have been in such a mess then …........

A if they trained more with it.

B if I had more time to clean it.
C if the train hadn't broken down.
D we wouldn't be so tired now.
E I'd have been able to speak French much better.

B. Which conditional do you need, and what are the corresponding verb
forms?

IF-zin

hypothetical past + Action/situation NOW

…....... conditional + …....... conditional

→ tense name

→ how made?

Hypothetical NOW + past action/situation

…....... conditional + …....... conditional

→ tense name

→ how made?
C. Make the correct sentences using a mixed conditional for a
hypothetical present and a past action/situation:

1. She ….................................................. (move) to Paris a long time ago if

she ….................................................. (have) more money.

2. If I ….................................................. (work) from nine to five, I

….................................................. (go) to the gym every week last year.

3. If she ….................................................. (live) closer,

we ….................................................. (see) each other much more often.

4. The job ….................................................. (be finished) yesterday if they

….................................................. (know) what they were doing.

5. That building ….................................................. (not collapse) if that

company ….................................................. (use) the right materials.

6. She ….................................................. (not be) so uncertain if her friend

always ….................................................. (give) her the right information.

D. Make the correct sentences using a mixed conditional for a

hypothetical past and a present action/situation:

1. We ….................................................. (not be) in such a mess now if

he ….................................................. (do) his job properly.

2. She ….................................................. (work) much better today if he

….................................................. (ask) her nicely to do that job.

3. If we ….................................................. (travel) via Italy, we

….................................................. (not have) to pay so much now.

4. That programme ….................................................. (still be) running now,

if he ….................................................. (not switch) off the computer.

5. If I ….................................................. (tell) her more clearly what I wanted,

she ….................................................. (not be) making those mistakes now.

6. If we ….................................................. (listen) to her we

….................................................. (not be) lost now.

Answers:

A 1 e
2 c
3 a
4 d
5 b

IF
B Hypothetical past and present action/situation

3rd conditional 2nd conditional

past perfect would
had + vt dw would + ww

Hypothetical present and past action/situation

2nd conditional 3rd conditional
past simple would + present perfect
WW + ed would have + vt dw

C 1 would have moved / had

2 worked / would have gone
3 lived / would have seen
4 would have been / knew
5 would not have / used
6 would not have been / gave

D 1 would not be / had done

2 would work / had asked
3 had travelled / would not have
4 would still be / hadn't switched
5 had told / wouldn't be
6 had listened / wouldn't be