Exercise 10. Supply the correct form of the verb in round brackets for each of the following sentences with adverbial clauses of time and condition

1. As soon as he ____ , he will start work (arrive).

2. When he ____ a special arrangement with the bank, he will be

allowed to borrow a further $10,000 (make).

3. After he ____ all arrangements, he examined his car carefully (make).

4. I will remember you as long as I ____ (live).

5. I’ll be glad whenever you ____ (come).

6. When I ____ , I’ll tell you the whole story (finish).

7. If it ____ when you ____ , you’ll have to take a taxi (rain, arrive).

8. If he hasn’t come by two o’clock, we ____ our lunch (finish).

9. If I don’t pass my driving test, I ____ it five times (fail).

10. If the conference ____ at our university, I’ll take part in it (be held).

11. If she ____ me yesterday, I ____ her advice on how to prepare for the exam in economics of the enterprise (call, give).

12. If she gave me the text, I ____ it by Monday (translate).

13. If she ____ me the text, I would have translated it by Monday but she didn’t manage to xerox it yesterday (give).

14. ____ you ____ us the Seller’s letter of guarantee certifying good quality and delivery of the video equipment, we ____ payments within 30 days of the date of receipt (send, make).

15. a), b), c) If he ____ responsible for making an official examination of the accounts of this company, the job ____ in two weeks (be, be completed).

a) I am sure he will complete the job in two weeks;

b) I am not sure that the head of the External Audit Department

will assign him this job;

c) The head of the External Audit Department didn’t assign him this job.

Note 1

The idea of dependence on chance or on someone else’s wishes can be emphasized by using SHOULD. In this case, SHOULD can occur in the IF-clause or can begin the subordinate clause.

E.g. If you should be interested, I will send you a copy of this document.

Should you be interested, I will send you a copy of this document.

Note 2

It is also possible to indicate a past unreal condition without using the word IF. In this case, the operator HAD is placed before the subject. This is typical of formal style.

E.g. Had you informed us earlier, we would have taken the necessary steps.

SPEAKING

Work in pairs. Make up dialogues based on the topic “Asking for advice when starting a business of your own”.

Situation: Student A is going to start a business of his/ her own: setting up a bookshop, a special school for gifted children, a car repair garage, a coffee bar, a joint venture, a ladies’ hairdressing salon, a sweet-shop, a privately owned marketing consultant office etc. Student A is having an interview with the head of Credit and Risk Department of a local bank (Student B) with the object of asking for advice on business and money matters and getting a loan.

Language prompts:

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1. You see, I am thinking of starting up ... / setting up ... .

2. I’d like to go into ... (business).

3. Could you give me some financial advice?

4. I am sure the competition in this business is strong but ... .

5. I’d like to get a short-term loan to cover the start-up costs.

6. Could I borrow ... rubles from your bank to cover the start-up costs?

7. What are the credit terms at your bank?

8. What is the interest rate at your bank?

9. Could I offer my ... as security for the loan?

10. My total assets would be about ... rubles.