Progress check Conditionals type I and II.

If I have time I’ll help you. (Type I, real present)

If I had time I would help you. (Type II, unreal present)

Ex. 1 a) Which of the conditional sentences would probably be used by the following people?

1. The best student in class.

1. If I pass the test, I don't have to study at the weekend. (Type 0)

2. If I pass the test, I won't have to study at the weekend. (Type 1)

3. If I passed the test, I wouldn't have to study at the weekend. (T.2)

2. Somebody who works all Saturdays.

1. I help you if I'm free on Saturday. (Type 0)

2. I'll help you if I'm free on Saturday. (Type 1)

3. I'd help you if I were free on Saturday. (Type 2)

3. A member of the worst basketball team at school.

1. If we win all the matches, we have a big party. (Type 0)

2. If we win all the matches, we'll have a big party. (Type 1)

3. If we won all the matches, we'd have a big party. (Type 2)

4. A mother of a large loving family talking about their traditions.

1. If we have a family gathering, there are lots of us at table.

2. If we have a family gathering, there will be lots of us at table.

3. If we had a family gathering, there would be lots of us at table.

b) The sentences are conditionals type I and II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. E.g.: The car costs 11 000 $.

a) I have 10 000 $. If they reduce the price, I will buy the car. (Type I)

b) I have 100 $. If I had 11 000 $, I would buy the car. (Type II)

1. They require an engineer with qualifications and experience.

1. I have qualifications and three years of experience.

If I ............... (like) the job, I ......................... (accept) it.

2. I don’t have any qualifications.

If I ...............(have) qualifications, I .............. (accept) it.

2. They require models with long hair for a hairstyling competition

1. Mary’s hair is short. If her hair ....... (be) long, she ............. (apply).

2. Helen’s hair is long. If she ..........(go), she ......(get) a new hairstyle.

1. This sales job has got some disadvantages. They don’t provide a car and a telephone. No salary.

1. I’m ready to try it. But I...(not take) if they...(not pay) the phone bills.

2. I’m not interested. I ...(not earn) anything if I... (not work) all day.

Ex. 2 a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Identify the mood.

1. If you give me your phone number, I ………..............….. (call) you.

2. I ……….....................................……… (drive) to work if I had a car.

3. If I ………...................…….. (lose) my job, I'd go back to university.

4. If it …….............………. (rain) tomorrow, we'll cancel the barbecue.

5. If the weather……............….(be) good, we often have lunch outside.

6. If the club …………….....................… (close), where would we go?

7. My mother .........(worry) about me if I didn't phone her every week.

8. If you finish before 5 o'clock, I ....… (come) and ......…(pick) you up.

9. I'll see him at the meeting if he ……….......................……… (come).

10. What would you do if he ……….........……. (ask) you to marry him?

11. I don't know what she ….........…. (do) if she couldn't go on working.

12. He always complain if I ................................. (be) late.

13. If I knew the answer to that question, I ………….........….. (tell) you.

14. If you come to the party, you ………............…………… (meet) Jim.

15. If she ……………(speak) more clearly, I could understand her.

16. The students usually work hard if they ………...........… (have) a test.

17. Where will you wait if I ………............................…… (be) delayed?

18. If you ….............… (win) a lot of money, what would you do with it?

b) Identify the type of the conditional sentence and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Of course I'm not going to give her a diamond ring. If I …............…. (give) her a diamond ring she …………….................……… (sell) it.

2. If I …...…. (see) a tiger walking across Hyde Park, I ...… (climb) a tree. - That ….... (not be) any use. The tiger ........... (climb) after you.

3. I woke up to find the room full of smoke; but I knew exactly what to do. - If I ……..............…. (wake) up to find the room full of smoke, I …………..........................................…… (have) no idea what to do.

4. If we ........ (work) all night,.....we ……..(finish) in time? – I think so.

5. All your clothes are years out of date. Why don't you throw them away? - Don't be ridiculous! If I ……. (throw) my clothes away, I .. (have) to ask my husband for $1000 to buy new ones. And If I ... (do), he…(be) too horrified to speak at first, but when he'd recovered from the shock, he probably ..........… (start) talking about a divorce.

6. Are you going to buy a season ticket? You are always losing things. If you …........... (buy) a season ticket, .......… (not/lose) it, please.

7. If smb (ring) my doorbell at 3 a.m., I (be) unwilling to open the door

8. Do you think I should go on a diet? – That’s a good idea. If you ………....…… (go) on a diet, you ……….............…… (lose) weight.

9. The plane was on fire so we baled out. - I don't think I …… (have) the nerve to do that even if the plane …................…. (be) on fire.

10. Why don't you drive to work? If I (have) a car, I (bring) it to work.

11. I’ve decided to buy a cat. If I ……….....… (keep) a cat, the mice …………............................................ (not run) about everywhere.

12. George is 14. - He must be older than that. He's in a full-time job. If he …….............… (be) only 14, he still ……….....… (be) at school.

13. He is staying at the Savoy in London. – Where ..... he ....... usually (stay) if he .............. (come) to Paris?

14. He is staying at the Savoy in London. - Is he rich? - I suppose he is. If he …........…. (be) a poor man, he ….........(not stay) at the Savoy.

15. If I (have) heaps of money, I (drink) champagne with every meal. If you .. (drink) champagne with every meal, you soon (get) tired of it.

16. But I don't want to buy an elephant! - I know that. But where ........you ….....……. (go) if you ……….…….. (want) to buy one?

17. I want to buy a teddy bear for my little niece. – If we ….........……... (hurry), we'll get to the shops before they close.

18. What time of year do you think it is in the picture? Summer? - No, if it …….. (be) summer, the people ….. (not sit) round that big fire.

Ex. 3 a) Paraphrase omitting ‘if’ where possible.

1. My sister seems upset. – If I were you, I would talk to her about it.

2. Should I buy that car? – Why not. If I had the money, I would buy it.

3. Did you give Bill the message? – No, but if I should see him, I’ll tell him the news.

4. If we were to buy a car, I would be happy. – We can’t afford it.

5. If the teacher should come in now, what will you do? – I don’t know.

6. If Joe could help us, we’d do it faster – He’s busy at the moment.

7. If you were a better driver, I’d ask you to drive me to work. – I could

8. Shall we meet at the weekend? - If I should be free, I’ll come to see you

b) Use ‘should’ or ‘were to’ in adverbial clauses of condition.

1. What time will you be home tonight? – I don’t know. If I……….. have to work late, I’ll call you. I hope, I’ll be in time.

2. If I ……………………get stuck in a lift, I would call for help.

3. If you ……………….. watch the news every day, you would know a lot. – I know but it’s boring.

4. Oh, I forgot to ask Sarah over for dinner. – If I … speak to her today, I‘ll ask her for you. But I’m not sure whether I’ll see her

5. If you ………………….. see Colin, come and tell me. – I will.

6. What would happen to your family if you ...... die in an accident?

7. Hurry up. if you ………………. miss the bus, you’ll be late for school. – Don’t worry. I’m coming.

Ex. 4 Complete the sentences:

1. We'll send for the doctor if . . ...............................................................

2. If she practised more ........................................................................ . .

3. Try on the blue dress if. ........................................................................

4. If these gates should be locked ......................................................... . .

5. Supposing you had a chance to start your life anew, ...........................

6. If the river rises any higher ................................................................. .

7. If the volcano should start erupting .................................................. . .

8. If they were to meet again ....................................................................

9. The grass would look better if . .......................................................... .

10. Were he more careful ….......................................................................

11. Should anybody ring while I'm out ..................................................…

12. Unless it is a nice day ....................................................................... . .

13. He could lend it to you if. . ...................................................................

14. Supposing you missed the last bus .......................................................

15. If the storm becomes worse . . ..............................................................

16. Were you to climb it without a guide . ............................................... .

17. If you didn't shake the camera so much, your photographs .................

18. If you want your photos to be good, .....................................................

Ex. 5 Say it in English. Not all of the sentences are conditionals.

1. Як би я знала його адресу, я б дала її тобі.

2. Запиши адресу на випадок, якщо ти її раптом забудеш.

3. Він не робив би стільки помилок, якби працював повільніше.

4. Якщо тобі запропонують роботу, ти погодишся?

5. Якби тобі запропонували роботу, ти б погодився?

6. Навіть якби вони запропонували мені роботу, я б не погодився.

7. Допоможеш мені, якщо будеш завтра вільний?

8. Якщо завтра буде холодно,, не ходи до школи.

9. Цікаво, чи буде завтра настільки холодно.

10. Якби зараз знову було літо, я б не почувалась такою нещасною.

11. Запитай секретарку, чи ми поїдемо у відрядження.

12. Якби я зараз мусив летіти, я б не зміг купити квиток без паспорта.

13. Якщо ти замовиш квитки заздалегідь, вони будуть дешевше.

14. Припустимо, ти б знайшов грабіжника в будинку, щоб ти робив?

Ex. 6 Answer the questions about yourself. E.g.: Would you buy it? –

If it were my size, I would buy it. (It’s not my size)

Only if you gave me a discount, would I buy it. (= It’s too expensive.)

Even if you gave me a discount, I wouldn’t buy it. (= I don’t need/ like it)

1. Would you have a nerve to jump with a parachute?

2. If you studied abroad, what might be different?

3. If you could choose where to live, what kind of place would it be?

4. Supposing that you badly needed a big sum of money, would you rob a bank, or ask for a loan?

5. What if you were very hungry, could you eat a barbecue of rats?

6. Could you kill a man?

Ex. 7 Read what some teenagers say about where they would like to live and use the correct form of the verb in brackets. Where are you going to live in the nearest future? On what condition your accommodation may become better? Where would you live if you could afford it?

I’m going away to uni soon, but it’s very hard to find accommodation. If I can find somewhere near my college, I ……… (not/ spend) so much on bus fares, and life generally ………. (be) much easier for me. (Joe, 17)

If I could live anywhere in the world, I …… (not/ stay) in my home town, that's for sure! I……….( live) somewhere hot, next to the beach, with a balcony that overlooks the sea. In my perfect house, I ……. ( have) a swimming pool and lots of bathrooms, so I ……. (not/have) to share. (Sue, 16)

Self-Study Assignment: Laboratory work 1 ‘Conditionals Type 1&2