8. T'm very sorry Mr and Mrs Blake didnt contact me on thar .

(try) to do my best to help them.

1. IfyouSW (stay) here, he 9L C

Eome) with u
Si riferisce a: 2.1
2. They NLCLYhRSrdhunderstand) if she TLS (re
Completa queste frasi
them the truth.
con il Present Simple 3. If you ONTH (not have) a car, we LCH
o con il Futuro dei verbi (come) and pick you up.
tra parentes1
4. Susan ilLL RLA (play) ifyou ARE (not be) wel
5. We MLZiA (lend) you a bike if you ECLE
(decide) to come.
6. There WLL_pTT P (not be) anyone if the weather
C A (not improve).
7. What NL May Lo_(you do) if you T (not gt
the job?
8. The child ALL PG (be) better in two or three days time ifhe
KE (take) these pills twice a day.
9. I yAU RrEL (read) some poems ifthere 1S (be
enough time.
10. The girl /L_A K (not pass) the testifshe CNT
(continue) like this.
 367

Es.What will Tom do if he gets the job? (celebrate)

If Tom gets the job, he will celebrate.
1. What will you do if you don't pass the test? (try again)
inondi
a l l es e g u e n t i
2. What will Donald do if Rose refuses his invitation? (invite Mary)
d o m a n d ec n n

e i n d u a r o n id a t e
3. What will the children do if it rains? (play inside)
4. Where will you stay if you go to New York? (at some friends)
5. What time will you leave if you drive there? (at 6:00 a.m.)
6. When will they meet if the cant meet today? (the day afier tomorrow)
7. Who will take the car if we decide to go to the seaside? (Henry)
8. How will Dad go to Paris if he has to visit those clients? (fly)
here? (for a fortnight)
9. How long will Sally stay if she comes
Leonard)
10. Who will you work with if you have to do pairwork? (with

£ 5,000.
Es.IfI mend the roof, I will spend
s22 How much will you spend if you mend the roof?
tables.
phone the restaurant, I'l
reserve two

Siriferisce a:
2.1
1. IfI
at home.
2. We'll watch TV if we stay
Formula d o m a n d e

adeguate alle seguenti

if there's a railway strike.
3. They wont come
the bank.
isposte

4. I'l get £ 500 if I go to

stationer's.
5. She'll buy a fountain pen if she goes to the
know it from the papers it something happens.
6. Well conditions.
the job if they don't agree to his
7. He wont accept guesthouse.
for me, I'l go to a
8. If don't have a spare
they
room

get)
(pull) that lever, you _

1. Ifyou
523 S espresso coffee.
(come) on if you
2.1, 2.4 a
Si riferisce a: 2. The light
Completa queste frasi (press) that switch.
con il Present Simple a cappuccino it you ,

get)
dei verbi tra parentesi 3. You
(push) that button.
alarm if you
(operate) the
4. You
pull this lever.
(turn) that handle, you
.

5. If you
(close) the window.
(fire) that wire, the bridge
6. If they
(explode). (touch)
ger) a shock ifyou,
7. You.
t h o s e wires.
if you
(start) the engine
8. You
(turn) the key.
 potetico,
il
i s c o r s o
indiretto,

assivo
periow
o d i z i o n a l e
e il
l
368

1.
(not move)
until you
see) ared
524 S ht.
(not go)
o u t unless you
do
Si riferisce a: 2.1. 2.4 2. You
b/c
your homework.

Completa queste frasi

con l'Imperativo,
(call) me after you
speak) to
il Present Simple, Martha. that button ifyou
il Present Perfect
o il Futuro dei verbi 4
(push)
want
tra parentesi
extra sugar. after the doctor
(phone) you
5. 1
(see) him.
(need) some money
6. Ifyou. near the crossroads
there's a cash dispenser
down this road: (finish) their work,
7. After they (can) go home.
they
(be) allowed to leave the room only when-
8. You.
you
task.
(complete) your
the
_

until
(be) quiet teacher
9. Please,
(come) back.

10.
(ring) m e up
when you .

(decide
what to do.

a party for
her daughter and she's got to take some
sos

Mrs Wayne is organizing (have)

525
riferisce a:
Si 2.1, 2.4c
decisions. "Ifit-
outside,
(be) sunny, we
but if it (rain we
food and drinks
Completa questo brano
(have) to stay
inside. If there (be) up
con il Present Simple
o il Futuro dei verbi we
(use) the dining-room only. We
to twenty people and the sitting-room if over
tra parentesi (need) the dining-room
invitation. WhenI
(accept) our

twenty people (must) remember

(go) to the shops I .

(eat) some
olives, crackers and crisps. They
to buy some
the aperitives for sure. I
when we
(have)
and coke in case someone
(buy) some orange juice
we put)
(not drink) wine. Where
outside? If someone

if we (stay)
the stereo and
(move) the tables
(help) me,I.
the chairs immediately...

bite them.
1. If they enter the house, the dog will
weather.
2. You'll get a cold if you go out in this
medicine.
Si riferisce a: 2.2 3. She will recover in a week she takes that
if
Trasforma le seguenti in 4. I will take a train ifI have to go to Edinburgh.
frasi ipotetiche
di lI tipo
 5. If Steward passes the he will invite us to
exam
will
dinner.
6. You spoil your holidays if you continue to
get angry
7. I will send for a plumber if the tap leaks.
8. If he gets the job he will have to work
very hard.
9. She will buy dictionary
a new if she has to translate that
will book
10. They put oft the football match if it rains too
heavily.

1. IfI. go) to Madrid, I

(visit) the
Prado.
2. We go) skiingifit_
riterisce
:
22

Completa q u e s t e f r a s i (snow
Si
Simple
e coon 3. Where you stay) if they . (not
1

aoe
1
Past
CondizionalePresente have) a room for you?
verbi
tra
parentesi

4. I . (buy) a cottage in the mountains ifI

dei
(win) £ 100,000.
5. We (stay) at home if ourfriends
(not come) with us.

6. These paths (be) muddy if it

(rain).
(install) an alarm system if they
7. They
(stay) away longer.
8.
(she / learn) to cook if she . (get)
married?

(you lend) us your tent and sleeping bags if we

9.
go) camping if the doctor
10. He give up) smoking
(tell) him so.

weather was/were nice? (have a walk in the

Es. What would you do if the

528 woods)
walk in the woods if
the weather
was/were nice.
Sinierisce 2.2 a:
la have a home and
Rispondi con frasi was/were awful? (stay at
do if the weather
complete usando 1. What would you
le indicazioni read a book) to the seaside)
tra parentesi if you
had s o m e days off? (go
2. Where would you go tour? (go on a

Elizabeth go if she
could afford a package
3. Where would
safari in Kenia) one? (choose a
if he could buy
of house would he choose
4. What kind
the beach) Fiat Bravo)
change his? (buy
a
bungalow n e a r
buy if he had
to
father and buy
5. What car would your of money? (travel
do if they won a large sum

6. What would they

town)
a detached house in
 codizioals e il uvtr otetre
« ,
i hs oI so
dirotto, passive
i rlirote,
370

would she be like if

she were a teacher? (be strics
rict 1but friendly
7, What
take your guest
it you were invitedto
to
8. What would you
lady bunch
a
flowers)
of
dinner (take t
do if the City Councilacil didn't
didn't do
do the
the road
9. What would they
workse (
them a letter of complaint)
could chooseh.
10. When would you go
on holiday
if you
either in May or in September)
holiday

in the woods if the weather were nica

E s . I d have a walk

529 S
Si riferisce a: 2.2
What would you do
if the weather were nice?
home ifshe had a day off. (what)
1. Shed relax at

Formula domande
2. Theyd make a snowman if there were
more snow. (whar
adeguate alle seguenti
risposte, utilizzando la 3. Wed sunbathe
if we were on a Polynesian beach. (what)
wh- word" tra parentesi
4. Id train every day if
there were a sWimmung-pool in town.
town. g-pool (.
(how ofteni
here if their father lent them his car. (what)
5. Thev'd drive
not so expensive. (what how)
6. Hed fly there if flights were
could aftord it. (what kind)
7. Hed buy a sports car if he
They'd go to Norway if they bought camper. (where)
a
8.
9. Itd take them rwo weeks if they
went there by
ship. (how lano
long)
left today. (when)
10. Shed arrive in two days if she

hard that I cant go out.

530
Si riferisce a: 2.2
Es.It rains so

f it didn't rain so hard I could go out

Formula dei periodi 1. That problem is so difficult thatI cant solve it.
ipotetici di II tipo 2. Our flat is so small that he cant spend the night here.
mantenendo in.
lo stesso significato 3. The sun is so hot that you have to stay
delle frasi date 4. He smokes so much that his teeth are all brown.
5. She is so careless that she breaks everything.
6. Our garden is so big that it takes us an afternoon to mow the lawn.

7. His salary is so low that he can't live on it.

8. Maria's car is so old that she needs a new one.
9. She drinks so much coffee that she can't sleep at night.
10. There are so many tourists that many can't find a hotel.

s
Bob must buy his girlfriend birthday present, but he cant make up
531 S
a
she
mind. "1f L (buy) her a blouse,
Si riferisce a: 2.2
Completa questo brano be) happy? choose) the right size it sh
(hot try) it on? Well, no, that's not a good idea. Icou
con il Past Simple o con
il Condizionale Presente _(1/spend
buy her a pair of earrings, instead. How much
dei verbi tra parentesi too

if I (buy) a pair of gold ones? Maybe theyre

 zONal

pensive..
And if they (he) fake ones perhaps they
(cause) her an allergy.
(she/ like)
bunch offlowers?
Well, ifI. (send) her red roses, they
(cost) a lot but (not last) long. What
giving
her a book and a birthday cake? IfI go) to
about
bookshop
maybe I find) a nice one.
a
(it / be) agood ideaif I (ask) Mum
a
cake for her? (she/ not think) I am stingy if I
to
bake
(do) so? (it/ not be) betterif I just
(write) her a nice card?" What you
(be) Bob?
do)ifyou

would you have done ifit (rain)?

1. What
(spend) the night there if there hadn't been any
2. We
buses.
g m e i n s ca
e :3

would have bought that flat if she (have)

3. She
g p k t a
q u s t e
l r a s i

il
o
l e r t e c t

dei
enough money.
ilast
i n d i n o n a lP e r f e c t

4. He (not stay) here so long if he hadnt had to wait

erdi
a parentesi

for an answer.

5. I (take) her to the casualty ward if she had been injured.

her a present if we (know) it
6. We would have bought
was her birthday.
taxi if she (be) so late.
have taken a
7. She wouldnt
(write) a letter of complaint if he had
8. Mr Brown
been here.
been of
the letter if my typewriter hadnt
out

9. I (type)
order. give) us their
phoned them if you
10. We would have
phone number.

(not be) so expensi-

that car if it
1. I (buy)

Si iferisce a: 2.3 ve (be) more caretul you

Completa queste frasi 2. If you
con il Past Perfect e il (not break) the teapot.
(have) lunch together they
Conditional Perfect dei if .

verbi tra parentesi 3. We

(have) more time.
(call) her.
(be) happy if you .
4. She (call) in
(come) earlier we.
5. If they
to see you.
boats (row)
6. If they_ hire) the we,
 qrotrtuo
olto,
sco sO mrot i pusivo
e ilperOAr
32 w
Ynizonale
n

in the lake.
(drive) down to
7 He
(not snow). Brighton
8. If our friends
(plan) to
go to
Cape No
(spend) our holidays with them.
(arrive) on time it the police
. 1-
(not stop) me.
(take) her camera if she
10. Judith
go) on that trip.

have picnic near the lake.

Es.Ifit is sunny, we'll
a

Si riferisce a: 2.3 If it had been sunny, we would have had a picnic near
Mary aveva espresso
delle ipotesi, che non si 1. Ifwe go
of
walking, Ill buy a pair trainers.
lake.
sono verificate. Formula we will decline their invitatinn
2. If our neighbours invite us, ion.
dei periodi ipotetici di
Susan to dinner.
ll tipo per dire ciò che 3. IfI have time I'll ask
to the cinema.
avrebbe fatto 4. If there's a good film on, we'll go
some biscuits.
5. If1 go to the supermarket, I'll buy
6. If1 don't see James, I'l call him.
7. If Tm not too tired, Il read my book.
new

8. If our friends come to see us, Il bake a cake.

9. If we play cards, I wont get angry with my partner.
10. If we dont go to bed earlier, we wont get up in time for work

535 Es. Where would you have spent the night ifshe hadn't had
Si riferisce a: 2.3 spare
Scrivi delle risposte room? (in a hotel)
complete utilizzando le f she hadn't had a spare room, would have spent the
indicazioni tra parentesi, night in a

come nell'esempio
hotel.
1. What kind of car would you have hired it you had chosen a fly-and-dine
package tour? (Ford Fiesta)
2. What station would he have arrived at it he had come back from
Manchester by train? (Euston Station)
3. How long would you have slept if they hadn't woken you up? (until mid.
day)
4. What would she have become if she hadnt been a teacher? (an architect
5. How much would he have earned if he had had an increase in his salary
(E 1,500)
6. Who would they have asked for help if they had been in trouble: (ther
cousin Stephen)
7. What would he have bought you if be had gone to Paris? (a French ik
 scart)

would they have taken them lifr: (hus

8.
What bus if Mary hadn't given a

8.
A32)
what present would you have taken to Sheila if you had goñe to her
bottle of perfume)
birhday party? (a
What film would they have seen if they had gone to the cinema?
10.
("Persuasion)

> The queue for the tickets was so

long that we gave up the idea of
Es. to theatre.
going to
hadn't been so long, wouldn't have
If the queue for the tickets
ininr"2,3 we
d e r p e r i o d i
p o -

p omante- the idea of going to the theatre.

l ostessoSIgnifica- given up
translation was so long that I couldnt finish it in time.
1. The
mee
a s td a t e
cold that we went to a cateteria to have a hot chocolate.
2. It was so

rough that we couldn't swim.

The sea was so
3.
that the airports closed down.
were
4 It was so foggy
such cold that he had to put off the meeting.
The speaker had
a

boring that most people left the room.

The lecture was so

actors were so bad that the audience hissed them.

The
stop reading
that I couldnt it.
was so interesting
8 The book
difticult that the students made a lot of mistakes.
9. The exercises were so
beautiful that we took 200 pictures.
10. The places were so

in trouble ifthey (be) more

1. They wouldnt have been
a: 2 careful.
rierisce
SCompleta queste frasi
(you/ help) ifI accept that job?
me
2. off and
i Present Simple,
cruise to Africa if I had a month
an
il Past Simple, 3. I go) on a
i Futuro,
iPhst Perfect, il of money to spend.
Condizionale Presente o plenty could see a perfor-
go) to Covent Garden, we
1Condizionale Passato 4. If we
dei verbi tra parentesi mance in the square.
crumble with custard if Susan
5. Tll make an apple
(come) to dinner.
had gone to see him.
6. He (be) happy if you
(take) her back
7. She would have come with us if we

before midnight.
the plane taking off if they
8. They would have seen

(not leave) the airport immediately. the

(push) the red button, you either turn
9. If you
television on or off.
(windsurf) if the wind were stronger.
10. They
(take) part in thefinal.
11. If he wins the match, he
 the

our tiend
ipwnke uthe *a pescary
ware fhunght. o andaehb
Feemals mnediakngese
ia hii
Aeta tati i gioni
riqnde ahe avrebbe chiestv allia
sgnante df tispiogangliclo

ispomde che guanderd la relevisiong

e poi ginherd a cakio um akuni

rispwmde che andrebe in un'iswola

aansa all cstenv

S. chidi quanao tempx

stard da sua risponde che ci stard un mese
onna se sard proma
straniera risponde che avrebbe studiato lo
chiodi quale lingua
nuola se aveso SPMgnolo
avTddr studiato a

POTuto gdiere
risponde che comprerebbe un
chinti che vna vmperobbe *
f1,000. motorino
suoi geniani gti mgalaswenv
risponde che avrebbe tarto iomp
avrebbe tatto se
8. chiadi che osa
ti di matematica
tase uscitd con te
non
 375

. What
riinisce a: 2.4
Campleta qeste Iraai morme mseuesmse (ot help)
(youdoj
you last
now if
your friend
a n i lc o n d l i t o n a l e 2. What year
ondizonale you do) last year if your friend
il Past Perlecs (not help) you?
s a t o
a

tra parenteni
3. If Mr Johnwon
verbi
dei (nor find) a job here, wher
(the Johnsons / be) at the moment
. If he
(not find) a
job here, where
(they I go)?
5. Bob
(not attcnd)
school teacher University now if his sccondary
(not cncourage) him.
6. Bob
(not enter) University when he got his A levels
ifhis secondary school teachers, (not encourage) him.
7. If we (not meet) the
ttstsac
Boyles in Nottingham, we

(not stay) there.

8. If wec (not mect) the Boyles in Nottúngham, we
(not live) here now.
9. If they aasnm (not build) that bridge, the population
(protest)
10. If thecy (not build) that bridge, it
(take) much longer to get therc.

541
Si rilerisce a: 2.4 e
Es.E. If I weren't so tíred, ld really likc to go out with him.
Completa queste frasi
Were I not o tircd, ld really like to go out with him.
dont hesitate to contact me.
on linversione del 1. If you should necd further information,
wpyetto eliminando "if"
2. IfI had known him before,
I wouldnt have made such a mistake.
strict, we would have time to practise some

3. If the tcachers wercnt so

sports.
our addres, they
would have written to us before.
. If they had had
it, wc wouldn't
have answercd like that.
5. If wc had understood
home.
been so late, we
would have been half way
6. 1f he hadn't
for Paris.
should phone, dont rcll them we've left
7. If they hours to find those papers.
take
untidy, she wouldnt
8. If she wercnt so
 (abridged from "DIStOven Dt BOard)

575 Se vincerò il premio, vi offrirð una cena al ristorante. 22.. Che cosa dirai
1.
coca

Si riferisce a: 2.1, 2.4

a/b/c
seti chiederanno spiegazioni? 3. Staremo a casa a meno che arrii no
Traduci le frasi
nostri amici da Leeds. 4. Decideremo che cosa fare dopo che avremoana.
seguenti
in inglese lizzato la situazione in dettaglio. 5. Ci incontreremo al parco a meno che
piova. 6. Aspetteremo finché non avremo vostre notizie. 7. Se andraizl
supermercato, comprami della frutta per favore. 8. Se giri quella chiave,
accendi il motore. 9. Che cosa reciterete quando finirete quella
commedia?
 IndirefO, possIvO 187
10. Se troveremo
ancora dei
1. Se andassimo in biglietti, andremo all opera.
niensce
a :2 , 2
2 macchina, divideremmo le
Che cosa regaleresti
frasi spese di
invitasse al suo viaggjo.
Susan a
se ti
le seguenti 3. Se
pduci facesse bello, faresti una party di compleanno?
imsngdese

4. Se non tosse cosi tardi

andrei al mercato.
passeggiata intorno al lago?
5. Se ci andassi in
aereo, aftitterei una
6. Che razza sceglieresti se decidessi
macchina all' areoporto.
di prendere un cane
7, Se fossi in te mi alzerei prima al mattino.
8. Se Mark dimagrisse si sentirebbe meglio.

173 2.3 1. Se fossi stata al posto suo, avrei avuto paura.

2. Se la barca si fosse capovolta, avrei nuotato fino alla spiaggua
Si riferisce a:
Traduci le seguenti frasi avresti scelto se non ci fossero più stati posti
3 Quale
3. altro viaggio
in inglese
attenta non avresti
tatto questi erro.
4. Se tu fossi stata più
Lisbona.
venuto con me
sarei andata a

. Se qualcuno fosse
qualche minuto
in più.
avessi avuto
6. Avrei finito il test se
teleton.ato.
contenta se le aveste
venire.
sarebbe stata volevate
. Mary che
avesse sputo
il tavolo se
prenotato
avrebbe
8. Steve
la fine della
iniziato il giorno dopo
sarebbe
S78 nanie disse che
l'esame