Conditionals A Practical English Grammar Exercises by Thomson and Martinet 62 Conditional sentences: type 1 PEG 221 Put the

verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. 1. If I see him I (give) him a lift. 2. The table will collapse if you (stand) on it. 3. If he (eat) all that he will be ill. 4. If I find your passport I (telephone) you at once. 5. The police (arrest) him if they catch him. 6. If he (read) in bad light he will ruin his eyes. 7. 7Someone (steal) your car if you leave it unlocked. 8. What will happen if my parachute (not open)? 9. If he (wash) my car I'll give him 10. 10. If she (need) a radio she can borrow mine. 11. If you (not go) away I'll send for the police. 12. I'll be very angry if he (make) any more mistakes. 13. If he (be) late we'll go without him. 14. She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) about this. 15. If you put on the kettle I (make) the tea. 16. If you give my dog a bone he (bury) it at once. 17. If we leave the car here it (not be) in anybody's way. 18. He'll be late for the train if he (not start) at once. 19. If you come late they (not let) you in. 20. If he (go) on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says. 21. Unless he (sell) more he won't get much commission. 22. If I lend you 10 when you (repay) me? 23. We'll have to move upstairs if the river (rise) any higher. 24. If he (work) hard today can he have a holiday tomorrow? 25. Ice (turn) to water if you heat it. 26. If the house (burn) down we can claim compensation. 27. If you (not like) this one I'll bring you another. 28. Unless you are more careful you (have) an accident. 29. Tell him to ring me up if you (see) him. 30. If I tell you a secret, you (promise) not to tell it to anyone else? 31. If you (not believe) what I say, ask your mother. 32. If he (like) the house will he buy it? 33. If you will kindly sit down I (make) enquiries for you. 34. Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able) to do any work. 35. She won't open the door unless she (know) who it is. 36. Should you require anything else please (ring) the bell for the attendant. 63 Conditional sentences: type 2 PEG 222 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. 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 you (play) for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much. 5 If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes. 6 I shouldn't drink that wine if I (be) you. 7 More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate. 8 If I were sent to prison you (visit) me? 9 If someone (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it? 10 I (buy) shares in that company if I had some money. 11 If he (clean) his windscreen he'd be able to see where he was going. 12 If you drove your car into the river you (be able) to get out? 13 If you (not belong) to a union you couldn't get a job.

14 If I (win) a big prize in a lottery I'd give up my job. 15 What you (do) if you found a burglar in your house? 16 I could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek. 17 If everybody (give) 1 we would have enough. 18 He might get fat if he (stop) smoking. 19 If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come). 20 If you (see) someone drowning what would you do? 21 I (be) ruined if I bought her everything she asked for. 22 If you slept under a mosquito net you (not be) bitten so often. 23 I could get a job easily if I (have) a degree. 24 If she (do) her hair differently she might look quite nice. 25 If we had more rain our crops (grow) faster. 26 The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove) that screw. 27 I (keep) a horse if I could afford it. 28 I'd go and see him more often if he (live) on a bus route. 29 If they (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence. 30 I (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use. 31 What would you do if the lift (get) stuck between two floors? 32 If you (paint) the walls white the room would be much brighter. 33 If you (change) your job would it affect your pension? 34 If you knew you had only six weeks to live how you (spend) those six weeks? 35 You wouldn't have so much trouble with your car if you (have) it serviced regularly. 36 I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) so much broken glass on top of it. 64 Conditional sentences: type 3 PEG 223 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. 1 If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you. 2 The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win). 3 If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat. 4 You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week. 5 But for his quickness I (be) killed. 6 I shouldn't have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes. 7 If he had slipped he (fall) 500 metres. 8 If he had asked you, you (accept)? 9 If I (had) a map 1 would have been all right. 10 If I (know) that you were coming I'd have baked a cake. 11 I (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill. 12 If you had left that wasp alone it (not sting) you. 13 If I (realize) what a bad driver you were 1 wouldn't have come with you. 14 If I had realized that the traffic lights were red I (stop). 15 But for the fog we (reach) our destination ages ago. 16 If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) him the money. 17 If you (not sneeze) he wouldn't have known that we were there. 18 If you (put) some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better. 19 The hens (not get) into the house if you had shut the door. 20 If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) to swim across it. 21 If you (speak) more slowly he might have understood you. 22 If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry. 23 I shouldn't have eaten it if I (know) that there was ginger in it. 24 If I (try) again I think that I would have succeeded. 25 You (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions. 26 If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt. 27 If I (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him. 28 She had a headache; otherwise she (come) with us. 29 If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) down the wrong street. 30 If you (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.

31 Rome (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn't cackled. 32 He would have been arrested if he (try) to leave the country. 33 I (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way. 34 You (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going. 35 They would have forced their way into the house if I (not call) for help. 36 If he had put out his pipe before putting it in his pocket he (not burn) a hole in his coat. 34 If he were in he (answer) the phone. 35 The ship would have run aground if the pilot (make) one mistake. 36 I shouldn't have taken your umbrella if I (know) that it was the only one you had. Conditional sentences: mixed types PEG 221-6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. 1 If you (find) a skeleton in the cellar don't mention it to anyone. 2 If you pass your examination we (have) a celebration. 3 What (happen) if I press this button? 4 I should have voted for her if I (have) a vote then. 5 If you go to Paris where you (stay)? 6 If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, which you (choose)? 7 The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) thick. 8 If the milkman (come) tell him to leave two pints. 9 Someone (sit) on your glasses if you leave them there. 10 You would play better bridge if you (not talk) so much. 11 What I (do) if I hear the burglar alarm? 12 If you (read) the instructions carefully you wouldn't have answered the wrong question. 13 I could repair the roof myself if I (have) a long ladder. 14 Unless they turn that radio off I (go) mad. 15 If you were made redundant what you (do)? 16 We'll have a long way to walk if we (run) out of petrol here. 17 If you shake that bottle of port it (not be) fit to drink. 18 I'll probably get lost unless he (come) with me. 19 You (not have) so many accidents if you drove more slowly. 20 If you (wear) a false beard nobody would have recognized you. 21 If she (leave) the fish there the car will get it. 22 Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole in the road somebody (fall) into it. 23 You'll get pneumonia if you (not change) your wet clothes. 24 If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus I (not buy) it. 25 If they (hang) that picture lower people would be able to see it. 26 She (be able) to walk faster if her shoes hadn't such high heels. 27 I (bring) you some beer if I had known that you were thirsty. 28 If you had touched that electric cable you (be) electrocuted. 29 If the story hadn't been true the newspaper (not print) it. 30 I (not buy) things on the instalment system if I were you. 31 Dial 999 if you (want) Police, Ambulance, or Fire Brigade. 32 You (not be) any use to me unless you learn to type. 33 If anyone attacked me, my dog (jump) at his throat. Conditional sentences: mixed types PEG 221-6 Finish these sentences, taking care to use the correct tenses. 1 If he had taken my advice . . . 2 If you ate less . . . 3 We'll send for the doctor if . . . 4 If she practised more . . . 5 If there isn't enough wine in that bottle . . . 6 If you had checked the petrol before we started . . . 7 This clock wouldn't have run down if . . .

8 Try on the blue one if . . . 9 If these gates are locked . . . 10 If we leave before breakfast . . . 11 If the river rises any higher . . . 12 Her life might have been saved if . . . 13 If the volcano starts erupting . . . 14 The grass would look better if . . . 15 Unless it is a nice day . . . 16 If you don't put enough stamps on a letter, the person who gets it . . . 17 He would lend it to you if . . . 18 Unless this hotel gets another cook . . . 19 If the storm becomes worse . . . 20 If your uncle sees you . . . 21 If you tried to climb it without a guide . . . 22 If you didn't shake the camera so much, your photographs . . 23 I'd have brought my coat . . . 24 If ( = as) you don't like the picture . . . 25 He would have given her diamonds i f . . . 26 If you had asked his permission . . . 27 If the fire had been noticed earlier . . . 28 If you had any sense . . . 29 You would have been angry if . . . 30 If he had put the flowers into water at once . . . 31 I should have ordered more coal if . . . 32 If you leave the gate open . . . 33 You will have to go to the dentist i f . . . 34 He would have been drowned i f . . . 35 If I'd had a car . . . 36 If Tom rings while I'm out . . .