- •Conditionals Conditional I, Time Clauses
- •I. Read the text and find examples where the Present Simple is used for future after linking words (if, otherwise, unless etc). Answer the questions.
- •A monster or a saint?
- •II. Read the conversation and choose the correct forms.
- •IV. Use if, unless, when, or until in these sentences. In some cases there are several possibilities.
- •V. Read the dialogues and complete them choosing from the variants below.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Conditional II
- •I. Read the text paying attention to the use of Conditional II, answer the questions. Ten days a week?
- •II. Replace “’d” in these sentences with would or had.
- •III. Put “if” in the correct place in the sentences.
- •IV. Look at the remarks below, and choose between will and would.
- •V. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.
- •VI. Comment on the situations. Use Conditional II with would or could as in the example.
- •VII. Vicky is fed up. What is she saying? Use “I wish” or “if only”.
- •VIII. Complete the questions. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
- •IX. Translate into English using Conditional II.
- •Conditional III
- •I. Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the Past Perfect or would have.
- •II. Imagine what you might have seen or could have done if you’d been in the places listed below at the right time. Look at the example first.
- •III. Read the news headline and try to imagine what’s happened. Many injured in disco fire
- •IV. Complete each sentence a to h with one of the endings 1 to 8. Then write a sentence beginning with “If…” using Conditional III.
- •V. Read the story. Write sentences about the story with “if” and Conditional III.
- •VIII. Translate into English using Conditional III.
V. Read the story. Write sentences about the story with “if” and Conditional III.
Example: If the owners had been at home, the thief wouldn’t have broken into the house.
One evening, a thief broke into a house in the village of Lachelle. The owners were not there because they had gone to visit some friends. The thief had not eaten all day and was extremely hungry. He found a packet of biscuits in the kitchen and ate them. He then felt thirsty and, finding a bottle of champagne in the fridge, drank that. He now felt sleepy and he decided to have a little rest before robbing the house. Unfortunately, he didn’t wake up and the owners of the house found him on their bed when they returned. He was still asleep when the police arrived.
VI. Complete the sentences with “wish + the Past Perfect”. Use the words from the box.
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I spent all my money. I wish now that I _________________.
Irene didn’t go to the disco. She wishes you __________________.
I missed the train. I really wish ______________________.
Rita left the party early. Nick wishes _____________________.
Emma refused the offer. But her parents wish ______________________.
I looked everywhere for my key. I wish ____________________.
The injured player could only watch. But he wishes ____________________.
VII. The Queen of the UK has very wide theoretical powers, but they are seldom, if ever, used. Try to imagine what could have happened in the country, if she had once used her royal prerogative (the things she could have done are listed below). Ask and answer questions using Conditional III.
dismiss the Government;
declare war;
disband the Army;
sell all the ships in the Navy;
dismiss the Civil Service;
give territory away to a foreign power;
make everyone a peer;
declare a State of Emergency;
pardon all offenders;
create universities in every parish in the United Kingdom.
VIII. Translate into English using Conditional III.
Если бы он смог ответить хотя бы на два вопроса, он бы не провалился на экзамене по теории государства и права.
Вас не обворовали бы, если бы перед отъездом в отпуск вы установили охранную сигнализацию и камеры наблюдения.
Как ты думаешь, изменил бы Кеннеди свой маршрут, если бы знал о предстоящем покушении на его жизнь?
Жаль, что я не учил второй язык в школе.
Если бы охранник не смотрел телевизор, а выполнял свои обязанности, кражу можно было бы предотвратить.
Мы могли бы подписать контракт еще вчера, если бы все документы были подготовлены нашей юридической службой вовремя.
Если бы я тогда была на твоем месте, я бы обязательно сообщила о шантаже в полицию. Жаль, что ты этого не сделал.
Если бы этот свидетель с самого начала сказал правду, преступник давно бы уже предстал перед судом.
Родители утверждали, что, если бы они знали о преступных намерениях своего сына, они непременно остановили бы его.
Что могло бы произойти, если бы террористам удалось взорвать самолет?
Если бы присяжные не вынесли единогласный вердикт, пришлось бы проводить повторное слушание.
Он не получил бы денежную компенсацию за моральный ущерб, если бы не подал исковое заявление в суд.
Сколько человеческих жизней удалось бы спасти, если бы американский пилот не сбросил атомную бомбу на Хиросиму?
Многим преступникам удалось бы избежать наказания, если бы полиция не могла использовать метод анализа ДНК в расследовании преступлений.
Если бы она не призналась, что подделала подпись на завещании, ее могли бы освободить за недостатком доказательств.