Progress check

Ex. 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form and identify the type of the conditionals.

1. Jack rang while you were out. ~ Oh dear! If I ............ (know) he was going to ring, I ............ (stay) at home.

2. The government are talking of pulling the village down to make room for an airport. – If they .............. (start) doing it, ...... the village people .............. (resist)?

3. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I ... (be) Tom I ................. (get) a new battery long ago.

4. How did you do in the car rally? ~ We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we .. (not got) lost we ... (come) in somewhere in the middle. We certainly ... (not be) last. I wasn't really surprised that we got lost because I knew that the navigator couldn't map-read. ~ But if you ....(know) that why .... you ...(take) him as navigator?

5. How do you like your new flat? – This flat ...... (be) all right if the people above us ................ (not be) so noisy.

6. I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you ....... (do) ............. you please ... (remind) him about tomorrow's meeting?

7. The headmaster decided that Peter was the culprit and expelled him from the school. A more intelligent man ............. (realize) that Peter couldn't have been guilty. But I blame the real culprit even more. If he .... (admit) his guilt, Peter ... (not be) expelled.

8. Ann (sitting beside her open fire): I love open fires; if I (have) nothing but a radiator to sit beside I (get) quite depressed.

9. My unmarried friends are always telling me how to bring up my children. I sometimes think that if they .............. (have) children they ................... (make) just as many mistakes as I do.

10. I should’ve been more careful about the time. If I ... (not spend) too long on the first question, I (have) enough time now to do the others.

11. Ann (sitting beside her open fire): I love open fires; if I ... (have) nothing but a radiator to sit beside I ............ (get) quite depressed.

12. But for the goal which we scored right in the last minute the game ................. (be lost).

Ex. 2 Complete the sentences using the words in bold.

1. If you don't lend us some money, we won't be able to go abroad

unless We won't be able to go abroad ...........….....… some money.

2. He forgot about the invitation so he didn't go to the dinner.

not Had …......… the invitation, he would have gone to the dinner.

3. I think Bill should look for a better job.

place ………….........………………………….. look for a better job.

4. We didn't take a map so we got lost.

taken If ………..........………………. , we wouldn't have got lost.

5. Mark didn't tell her it was a secret so she told Pam.

or Mark didn't tell her it was a secret, …………...……… Pam.

6. If you don't criticise his work, he'll never improve.

unless He'll never improve …………............…………… his work.

7. We'll only sign the contract if he changes that clause.

will Only if he changes that clause ……….....…………… contract.

8. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted.

pollution But .................................................................. bathe here.

9. So many parcels and no baskets! I didn’t know that we were going to buy so much. I didn’t bring any.

some I didn’t know that we were going to buy so much. I ............

10. We had a lot of trouble putting the tent up because it was very windy.

for But ........................................ a lot of trouble putting the tent up.

Ex. 3 a) Rewrite the following implied conditionals using if-clauses

1. With a bit of luck, we would have finished our work by Friday.

2. With more staff, I could have the orders packed and dispatched within 24 hours.

3. Gregory's report may not be ready by then, if so, we will postpone the meeting for another week.

4. The engine was under repair. We could’ve used the van otherwise

5. I would visit her, but I don't think she’d be pleased to see me.

6. We got stuck in a snowdrift! Fortunately a truck towed us out or we would have stayed there till the morning.

7. I expect to hear from him soon. If not, we must conclude that he is no longer interested.

8. In your place I would accept the job.

9. Spray this on your roses and forget about greenfly.

10. Post your application today. Otherwise it will be too late.

11. I lived near my office. I would have spent much more time traveling to work otherwise.

12. But for the diet I would have eaten this piece of pie with pleasure

13. They promised to give me a work permit. If so, I’ll stay longer.

14. Without the password you couldn’t have used this programme.

15. I hope this money will be enough to get us through this crisis. If not, we’ll have to borrow some.

b) Rewrite the following conditionals as implied: E.g.: If it wasn’t so nasty today, our picnic would be a success. – It’s nasty, or our picnic would be a success.

1. If it hadn’t rained, our picnic would have been a great success.

2. If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.

3. If I knew your number, I would have rung.

4. If you used dry sticks the fire wouldn’t take so long to light.

5. If the family hadn’t been watching a noisy TV play, they would certainly have heard the burglar.

6. If he hadn’t been wearing dark glasses I would have recognized him immediately.

7. If there was a phone in the village, we would have called you.

8. If Tom had booked seats, as I told him to, we would have quite a comfortable journey.

9. If we hadn’t been travelling with false passports, we wouldn’t have been arrested.

10. If it were not for this rainy weather, I wouldn’t feel depressed.

11. If you had told me we had run out of bread I would’ve bought some.

12. Sarah wouldn’t be bored if she went out more.

c) Comment on the following situations with implied conditionals

1. It rained all the time. That's why he didn't enjoy his visit.

2. I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left.

3. They use closed-circuit television. That's how they spotted the shop-lifter.

4. They won’t let me eat in the dining-room because I’m not wearing a shirt.

5. It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked.

6. We won’t go by air only because we don't have enough money.

7. Put your hand up for the bus to stop.

8. He turned up at the interview looking so disreputable that they didn't give him the job.

9. I didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently.

10. The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it.

11. The examiner reads the passage very quickly, so the candidates don't understand it.

12. His wife should encourage him then he’ll get to the top of his career.

Ex. 4 Complete the following sentences:

1. If you want an exotic holiday,

2. If you hadn't overfed the cat,

3. Had I known she was in trouble,

4. Only if he apologises

5. Were she more sincere,

6. The argument wouldn't have started if

7. Unless I have more time,

8. You wouldn't have had so much trouble if

9. Should I meet her again,

10. Supposing they hadn’t met you …

11. Even if I had phoned them

12. Had I known how late I was going to be,

13. Only if we start recycling

14. If you had tried harder,

15. Had he given me clearer instructions,

16. If we leave at six o'clock,

17. Should she ring while I'm out

18. Supposing there was nobody to help you …

19. Even if I had been invited …

Ex 5 Translate the following conditionals into English:

1. Він міг би багато заробляти, якби хотів, але не думаю, що це саме те, чого він хоче.

2. Якби він більше старався, він би вже отримав підвищення.

3. Якби швидка приїхала швидше, його можна було б врятувати.

4. Якщо раптом виникнуть проблеми, подзвони мені.

5. Ти не сказала, що це секрет. Інакше я б нікому не розказала.

6. Якби ти раптом знайшла скарб, щоб ти з ним зробила?

7. Якби я зібрав достатньо грошей, я б поїхав завтра з тобою.

8. Якщо вона пропрацювала цілий день, вона буде дуже стомленою, коли прийде.

9. Якби вони слухали уважніше, вони б зрозуміли мене.

10. Був би я на рік старше, я б пішов до армії.

11. Якби не карта ми б заблукали.

12. Я обов’язково куплю їй подарунок, якщо отримаю стипендію

13. Ця квартира була б гарною, якби сусіди над нами не були такими шумними.

14. Якщо пощастить, ми встигнемо купити хліба, перш ніж магазин закриється.

15. Можеш взяти книжку за умови, що ти повернеш її до п’ятниці.

16. Я б не спізнилась, якби машина не зламалась.

17. Твоя машина не зламалася б, якби ти регулярно ставила її на техобслуговування (have it serviced), але ти цього не робиш.

18. Навіть якщо він би запропонував знижку, ми б не змогли купити ту машину. Вона була занадто дорога.

19. На щастя він погодився змінити той пункт, а інакше ми б не підписали контракт.

Ex 6 Translate the following quotations in Ukrainian and analyse the conditional sentences:

1. Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment. (R. Benchley) 2. I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing, the rich would have kept more of it for themselves. (B. Grocott) 3. Fitness - If it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body. (Cher) 4. Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles. (Pat Paulsen) 5. Oh, I don't blame Congress. If I had $600 billion at my disposal, I'd be irresponsible, too. (L. Wagner) 6. If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." (R. Cringely) 7. I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it. (Marilyn Monroe) 8. If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. (Aristotle Onassis) 9. If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come. (R. Chandler) 10. If I had my life to live over... I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. (Nadine Stair) 11. If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. (Mahatma Gandhi) 12 If God wanted us to fly, he would have given us tickets. (Mel Brooks) 13. What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes! (G. Ch. Lichtenberg) 14. Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms. (A. Corenk) 15. If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never. (S. Kierkegaard)