II. Say what kind of meaning is expressed by the sub-clause or by a prepositional phrase. It might be a condition (5), time (2), reason, contrast, or a wish

1. Although the food was nice, the background music was driving me mad.

2. As soon as I lay down, I felt better.

3. But for all the noise, it would have been a perfect place to stay.

4. Had I not complained, we wouldn't have got our money back.

5. If only we didn't have to climb all these stairs!

6. I'll go anywhere in the world as long as it's sunny.

7. Should you change your mind, you can always cancel the booking.

8. They won't turn the music off unless you ask them.

9. We didn't do much shopping on account of the prices.

10. When I think of flying, my heart sinks.

III. Put verbs in brackets in the correct form

1. If everyone … (contribute) 20% of their salaries to charity, there would … (be) no poverty.

2. I was confident that we … (meet) our targets if we … (maintain) our current level of sales.

3. If I … (be) in your position, I … (insist) on having more staff in the department.

4. If you … (wait) a couple of minutes, I … (give) you a lift.

5. If they … (ring) yesterday, we … (go) to the country.

6. I … (apply) for the job if I … (have) an MBA.

7. I … (be) back at 8.30 if the traffic … (not/be) too bad.

8. What laws … (you/change) if you … (be) the Prime Minister?

IV. Write a sentence for each of the following events and possible consequences

Model: accident → stop work

If you had a serious accident you would stop work.

1. death → no life assurance

2. house fire → insufficient cover to replace lost items

3. no life assurance → family with no money

4. period in hospital→ no cover for hospital fees

5. road accident → no cover for legal expenses

6. stop work → no protection for family

V. Put verbs in brackets in the correct form using would + infinitive or the past tense

1. If he … (accept) the job in Madrid, he … (not/spend) any time with the family.

2. If he … (loose) his job tomorrow, I ... (move) to London to find another one.

3. If I … (have) his mobile number, I … (phone) him.

4. If I … (be) you, I … (call) the technical support helpline.

5. If the terms of the contract … (be) different, we … (accept) it.

6. If they all … (move) to Spain, the children … (need) to change schools.

7. If they … (have) the finance, they … (expand) much more rapidly.

8. If trains … (be) more reliable, more people … (use) them.

VI. Paraphrase the sentences as in the models

a) Model: If he works hard, he will pass his examinat­ion.

If he worked hard, he would pass his examination.

1. If the water is warm, we shall bathe in the river.

2. If there is much snow in January, they will go skiing every day.

3. If the rain stops, the girls will go for a walk.

4. If he is not very busy, he will help you.

5. If she comes tomorrow, she will join us.

b) Model: Nick doesn't know English, so I don't speak English with him.

If Nick knew English, I should speak English to him.

1. I don't live far from school, so I don't go there by bus.

2. It is very cold, so the children will not go for a walk.

3. She is tired, so she won't play basket-ball today.

4. I am not ill, so I shall not go to a doctor.

5. My father has no spare time, so he won't play chess with me today.

6. I don't know him, so I won't ask him to help me.

c) Model: If he left at ten, he would catch the train.

If he had left at ten, he would have caught the train.

1. If she were attentive, she wouldn't make so many mistakes.

2. The boy would post your letter if you gave it to him.

3. If I knew the number of his telephone, I should ring him up.

4. If I received any news, I should let you know.

5. She would buy that dress if she had money with her.

d) Model: We didn't take a taxi, so we missed the train.

If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the train.

1. Nick didn't work hard, so he didn't pass his ex­amination.

2. My sister was busy last night, so she didn't watch television.

3. You didn't send me a telegram, so didn't meet you at the station.

4. The weather was bad the day before yesterday, so we didn't go to country.

5. We went to Odessa by plane, so we came in time.

6. 1 wasn't sent there, so I didn't make a report at the conference.