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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences.

Choose from:

did dropped found happened lost was went

1. If you __________ a wallet in the street, what would you do with it?
2. Be careful with that vase. If you __________ it, it would break into small pieces.
3. This notebook is very important to me. I’d be very upset if I __________ it.
4. I don’t expect to lose my job but if that __________, I’d have to find another one.
5. We’re thinking about our holiday for next year. If we __________ to Italy, would you come with us?
6. I don’t think he’ll fail the exam. I’d be very surprised if he __________.
7. If there __________ a fire in the building, would you know how to put the fire out?

Exercise 2: What do you say in these situations?

1. Of course, you don’t expect to win the lottery. Which do you say?
a) If I win the lottery, I’ll buy a big house.
b) If I won the lottery, I’d buy a big house.
2. You’re not going to sell your car because it’s old and not worth much. Which do you say?
a) If I sell my car, I won’t get much money for it.
b) If I sold my car, I wouldn’t get much money for it.
3. You often see Sarah. A friend of yours wants to contact her. Which do you say?
a) If I see Sarah, I’ll tell her to call you.
b) If I saw Sarah, I’d tell her to call you.
4. You don’t expect that there will be a fire in the building. Which do you say?
a) What will you do if there is a fire in the building?
b) What would you do if there was a fire in the building?
5. You’ve never lost your passport. You can only imagine it.
a) I don’t know what I’ll do if I lose my passport.
b) I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my passport.
6. Somebody stops you and asks the way to a bank. Which do you say?
a) If you go right at the end of this street, you’ll see a bank on your left.
b) If you went right at the end of this street, you’d see a bank on your left.
7. You’re in a lift. There is an emergency button. Nobody is going to press it. Which do you say?
a) What will happen if somebody presses that button?
b) What would happen if somebody pressed that button?
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences.

1. I’d be very scared if __________ __________ __________ (somebody / point) a gun at me.
2. I can’t afford to buy a car. If __________ __________ __________ (I / buy) a car, I’d have to borrow
the money.
3. If you had a party, who __________ __________ (you / invite)?
4. Don’t lend James your car. If __________ __________ __________ (he / ask) me, I wouldn’t lend him
mine.
5. I don’t think Gary and Emma will get married. __________ __________ __________ (I / be) amazed if
they do.
6. If __________ __________ __________ (somebody / give) me $20,000, __________ __________
__________ (I / have) a long holiday.
7. __________ __________ __________ (you / be) nervous if __________ __________ __________ (you
/ meet) a famous person?
8. What __________ __________ __________ (you / do) if __________ __________ __________ (you /
be) in a lift that stopped between floors?

Exercise 4: Write sentences beginning with "If ..."

1. We’re not going to take the 10.30 train. (we / arrive too early)
o
2. We’re not going to stay at a hotel. (it / cost too much)
o
3. There’s no point in telling you what happened. (you / not / believe)
o
4. Sally has no plans to leave her job. (it / hard to find another one)
o
5. Kevin is not going to apply for the job. (he / not / get it)
o
Exercise 5: Put the verb into the correct form.

1. If __________ (I / know) his number, I would phone him.


2. I __________ (I / not / buy) that coat if I were you.
3. __________ (I / help) you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
4. This soup isn’t very nice. __________ (it / taste) better if it wasn’t so salty.
5. We live in a city and don’t need a car, but we would need one if __________ (we / live) in the country.
6. If we had the choice, __________ (we / live) in the country.
7. I’d make a lot of changes if __________ (I / be) the manager of the company.
8. I wouldn’t call someone in the middle of the night if __________ (it / not / be) important.
9. If I were you, __________ (I / not / wait). __________ (I / go) now.
10. You’re always tired because you go to bed so late. If __________ (you / not / go) to bed so late every
night, __________ (you / not / be) tired all the time.
11. I think there are too many cars. If __________ (there / not / be) so many cars, __________ (there / not /
be) so much pollution.
12. We all need jobs and money, but what __________ (you / do) if __________ (you / not / have) to work?

Exercise 6: Put the verb into the correct form.

1. I didn’t see you. If __________ (I / see) you, I __________ (I / say) hello.


2. Sarah got to the station just in time to catch her train to the airport. If __________ (she / miss) the train,
she __________ (she / miss) her flight too.
3. Thanks for reminding me about Lisa’s birthday. If __________ (you / not / remind) me, I __________ (I
/ forget).
4. I didn’t have your email address, so I couldn’t contact you. If __________ (I / have) your email address,
__________ (I / send) you an email.
5. Their trip was OK, but __________ (they / enjoy) it more if the weather __________ (be) better.
6. We were late. Our taxi got stuck in the traffic. __________ (it / be) quicker if __________ (we / walk).
7. Why didn’t you tell me about your problem? If __________ (you / tell) me, __________ (I / try) to help
you.
8. I’m not tired. If __________ (I / be) tired, I’d go home now.
9. I wasn’t tired last night. If __________ (I / be) tired, I would have gone home earlier.

Exercise 7: For each situation, write a sentence beginning with If.


1. I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.
o
2. The accident happened because the road was icy.
o
3. I didn’t know that you had to get up early, so I didn’t wake you up.
o
4. Unfortunately, I lost my phone, so I couldn’t call you.
o
5. Karen wasn’t injured in the crash, because fortunately she was wearing a seat belt.
o
6. You didn’t have any breakfast – that’s why you’re hungry now.
o
7. I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money.
o
8. Dan didn’t do well at school, so he couldn’t go to university.
o

Exercise 8: Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with
I wish.

1. You’ve eaten too much and now you feel sick.


o You say: I wish ________________________________.
2. When you were younger, you never learned to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this.
o You say: I wish ________________________________.
3. You’ve painted the gate red. Now you think it doesn’t look good. Red was the wrong colour.
o You say: I wish ________________________________.
4. You decided to travel by car, but the journey was long and tiring. Going by train would have been better.
o You say: I wish ________________________________.
5. Last year you went to New York with a friend. You didn’t have time to do all the things you wanted to
do.
o You say: I wish ________________________________.
6. You moved to a new flat a few months ago. Now you don’t like your new flat. You think that moving
was a bad idea.
o You say: I wish ________________________________.

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