UNIT 3: CONDITIONAL KEY

1. Complete the conditional sentences “zero conditional”

1. Trees die if it doesn’t rain
2. If you fly, you must pay for your drinks and snacks
3. Unless you need more space, a small car is big enough for one person
2. Complete the conditional sentences type I
1. If you go out with your friends tonight, I will watch the football match on TV.
2. She will earn a lot of money if she gets that job.
3. If she doesn’t hurry, we will miss the train.
3. Complete the conditional clauses type II
1. If he tried harder, he would reach his goals.
2. If you arrived earlier, I wouldn’t have to wait.
3. It wouldn’t surprise me if you didn’t know the answer.
4. Complete the conditionals type III
1. If we had listened to the radio, we would have heard the news.
2. She would have come to our party if she hadn’t been on holiday.
3. He would have repaired the car himself if he had had the tools.
5. Complete the conditional clauses type I, II and III
1. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go swimming.
2. If it snows, will you drive to the coast?
3. If I won a million dollars, I would buy my own airplane.
4. If you went to England, you would learn a lot of English.
5. I would watch an interesting film if I went to the cinema.
6. I would have watched an interesting film if I had been to the cinema.
6. Mixed conditionals.
1. If I had more time, I would have come (come) to your party yesterday.
2. If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we could / would be (be) on our way to the Caribbean
now.
3. If we had set (set) off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now.
4. If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn’t feel (not feel) so sick now.
5. We would take another route if they hadn’t close (not close) the road.

7. Rephrase the following sentences so as the meaning stays the same

1. You should put more paper in the photocopier tray. That way you will not have any problems.
As long as …you put more paper in the photocopier, you will not have any problems
2. If lectures are boring students will not want to attend. ... otherwise …
Lectures shouldn’t be boring otherwise students won’t want to attend
3. If you include all the correct references you will not be plagiarising.
 Provided that you include all the correct references, you won’t be plagiarising
4. If you have already answered the first question, you can do the second question.
Providing that you have already read the first question, you can do the second
question.
5. She will graduate next year if she passes all her courses.
Supposing she passes all her courses, she will graduate next year
6. Don’t take this course if you are not ready to study statistics.
Unless you are ready to study statistics, don’t take this course
7. She didn’t know if the room next door was occupied; so, she kept her voice low. ... in case …
She kept her voice low in case the room next door was occupied
8. We always have to wear goggles if we enter the lab.
Whenever we enter the lab, we have to wear goggles
9.They will invest in the project even if it does not make a lot of money.
Whether they make money or not, they will invest in the project
Whether or not the project makes a lot of money, they will invest in it
I WISH / IF ONLY
8. Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets.
Wanting change
1 If only I had more time for my hobbies.(have)
2 I wish I didn’t have to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE)
Regrets
3 I wish I hadn’t got drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)
4 I wish it hadn’t rained so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)
Complaints
5 I wish you wouldn’t drink so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink
NEGATIVE)
6 If only it would rain. The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)
Mixed
7 I wish you wouldn’t be so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)
8 I wish the council hadn’t demolished that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's
heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
9 If only I had the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States.(have)
10 I wish I hadn’t told her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE)
11 If only we hadn’t bought a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy
NEGATIVE)
12 I wish Jorge wouldn’t drive so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills someone.
(drive NEGATIVE)
9. MIXED EXERCISE: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND I WISH/ IF ONLY
Rephrase the following sentences so as the meaning stays the same
1. If you missed the beginning, you can't really say you understood the play. … otherwise
You’d better not miss / you shouldn’t miss the beginning, otherwise you can’t say
you understood the play
2. The garden party won't take place if the weather stays bad. Unless…
Unless the weather gets better, the garden party won’t take place
Unless the weather stays bad, the garden party will take place
3. Without your help, I wouldn't have got the job. If you………
If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have got the job
4. If you want my advice, I wouldn't drink from that bottle. If I ……
If I were you, I wouldn’t drink from that bottle
5. What would you do if there were an earthquake? Supposing……….
Supposing there were an earthquake, what would you do?
6. I might be late. If so, start without me. … in case …..
In case I’m late, start without me/ Start without me in case I’m late
7. The fire was brought under control thanks to the night-watchman. If it hadn't……………
If it hadn't been for the night-watchman, the fire wouldn’t have brought under
control
8. Dick is in prison because a detective recognised him. If a detective……..
If a detective hadn’t recognised him, Dick wouldn’t be in prison (mixed)
9.It Won't make any difference if City score first, United will still win. Whether … or not …
Whether City scores first or not, United will still win
10. I don't know many people. I wish … I wish I knew many people
11. It's a pity you weren't here to see the show. I wish you had been here to see the show
12.It's a pity we have lost contact with them. If only we hadn’t lost contact with them
13.Why don't you look where you are going? I wish you would look where you are going

10. INVERSION IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

We can use inversion instead of 'if' in conditionals with 'had' 'were' and 'should'. This is
quite formal:
• 1st conditional: should + subject + (not) infinitive
If she sees Peter, she'll pass on the message.→ Should she see Peter, she'll pass on ...
1. If she arrives late again, she could face disciplinary action.
Should she arrive late again, she could face disciplinary action
2. Tell Paul to give me ring if you happen to see him.
Tell Paul to give me a ring, should you see him
3. We can always employ extra staff if the need arises.
We can always employ extra staff, should the need arise.
 • 2nd conditional: were + subject + (not) to + infinitive
If she was older, it would be better → Were she older, it would be better
If the government didn’t introduce this tax, ... → Were the government not to
introduce...
1. If he was more sensible, he would see what the problem was.
Were he more sensible, he would see what the problem was
2. We would have to look for another partner if they refused to cooperate.
We would have to look for another partner, were they to refuse to cooperate
3. If you were promising us early delivery, we could perhaps increase our order.
Were you to be promising us early delivery, we could perhaps increase our order
• 3rd conditional: had + subject +(not) past participle
If she had known how he would react, she would never have said it. → Had she known
how he would react, ...
1. If she had been paying more attention, she would have noticed the red light.
Had she been paying more attention, she would have noticed the red light
2. I would have brought a present if I'd known it was your birthday.
I would have brought a present, had I known it was your birthday
3. If the merger had gone through, it could have resulted in a lot of redundancies.
Had the merger gone through, it could have resulted in a lot of redundancies

11. Bringing it all together. - Rewrite the conditional clause in inverted form
1.If you bump into Mike at the conference, give him my regards.
Should you bump into Mike, give him my regards
2. If it wasn't for Peter's advice, I don't know how we would have managed.
Were it not for Peter’s advice, I don’t know how we would have managed
3. If they hadn't gone to the same university, they might never have met.
Had they not gone to the same university, they might never have met
4.She might have found him rather attractive if he wasn't such a prig.
She might have found him rather attractive, were he not such a prig.
5.If it hadn't been for Samantha's brilliant idea, this success story would never have happened.
Had it not been for Samantha’s brilliant idea, this success story would never have
happened
6.We can meet inside the cinema if it happens to be raining.
We can meet inside the cinema, should it be raining