I. Match the following parts of the sentences.
1. If I go on a diet, | A. we'll make a snowman. | 1. D |
2. If it's sunny tomorrow, | B. I'll buy you some chocolate. | 2. |
3. If John doesn't hurry, | C. she'll have to take a taxi. | 3. |
4. If it snows, | D. I'll lose weight. | 4. |
5. If there are no buses, | E. he'll be late. | 5. |
6. If you're a good girl, | F. we'll go for a picnic | 6. |
7. If you keep pulling the cat's tail, | G. take the day off. | 7. |
8. If you still feel awful tomorrow, | H. the boss will definitely fire you. | 8. |
9. If you take another week off work, | I. if you play that music so loudly. | 9. |
10. The neighbours will complain | J. she'll scratch you. | 10. |
II. Fill in: unless or if.
1. __If___ you make so much noise, I won't be able to sleep.
2. I'll tell you ________ there are any messages for you.
3. I won't finish the work _________ you help me.
4. _________ you're hungry, I'll make you a sandwich.
5. We'll miss the bus _________ we hurry.
6. They won't get married ________ he gets a job.
7. You won't understand ________ you listen carefully.
8. The match will be off ________ the weather doesn't clear up.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. If the dog keeps barking, the neighbours will complain.
2. If you ___________ (eat) too much, you _______ (be) sick!
3. If the weather ________ (be) bad on Saturday, we _________ (stay) at home.
4. You should see a doctor if you ___________ (not/feel) well.
5. If you ________ (study) hard, you _________ (pass) your exam.
6. He __________ (put) on weight if he _________ (eat) so much.
7. If she _________ (not/take) her umbrella, she ________ (get) wet.
8. The animals at the zoo _________ (die) unless they_________ (be fed).
9. We __________ (miss) the lecture unless we ____________ (hurry).
10. He ___________ (be) furious if he ___________ (find) out about this.
Тип 2
Придаточное предложение условия | Главное предложение (результат) | Использование | |
Тип 2 (нереальное условие в настоящем) | If + Past simple or Past Continuous | Would/could/might + инфинитив без to | Нереальное условие – маловероятность события в настоящем или будущем. Также используется для выражения совета |
I. Match the following parts of the sentences.
1. If you were really ill | A. we could buy the house of our dreams. | 1. I |
2. If my English was absolutely perfect | B. you'd be able to get up in the mornings. | 2. |
3. If his hair wasn't so long | C. there wouldn't be so many accidents. | 3. |
4. If people didn't drive so fast on this road | D. we could sit outside in the garden. | 4. |
5. If I had my address book with me | E. I could get a job as an interpreter. | 5. |
6. If we won the lottery | F. I'd be able to phone her. | 6. |
7. If Maria stayed in Britain for a year | G. I'd love to do more cooking. | 7. |
8. If the weather wasn't so awful | H. he'd look much smarter. | 8. |
9. If I had the time | I. I'd be more sympathetic. | 9. |
10. If you didn't stay up so late | J. her English would really improve. | 10. |
II. Finish the sentences in I in other ways.
e.g. 1. If you were really ill, you wouldn't be able to go for a walk.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. If Robert _________ (do) a little more practice, he ________(be) an excellent guitarist.
2. I _________ (not/feel) so nervous if you ________(not/drive) so fast.
3. If my feet _______ (be/not) so big, I __________ (not/have) a problem of buying the shoes.
4. I __________ (appreciate) it if you ___________ (help) more about the house.
5. He __________ (can) look much smarter if he _________ (take) more interest in clothes.
6. If I __________ (be) you, I __________ (be) very careful what you say to him.
7. I ____________ (can) give you a lift home if my car _________ (be/not) at the garage.
8. You _________ (make) friends if you __________ (be) a little more sociable.
9. If we _________(have) some better players, we __________ (have) a chance of winning the cup.
10. She ____________ (think) you were boring if you ___________ (not/talk) about computers all the time.
Тип 3
Придаточное предложение условия | Главное предложение (результат) | Использование | |
Тип 3 (нереальное условие в прошлом) | If + Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous | Would/could/might + have + past participle | Нереальная ситуация в прошлом. Также используется для выражения сожаления и критики |
I. Match the following parts of the sentences.
1. Barbara might have passed her exam interview | A. if you hadn't eaten those shellfish. | 1. I |
2. If the weather had been better last weekend, | B. I'd never have booked the holiday. | 2. |
3. I could have met you at the airport | C. if I hadn't taken our raincoats. | 3. |
4. If I'd known this hotel was so awful, | D. we might have gone to the seaside. | 4. |
5. We would have arrived at the party by now | E. if I hadn't known how much petrol it uses. | 5. |
6. If you'd remembered to lock the car door, | F. I'd have been in real trouble. | 6. |
7. I would never have bought this car | G. if you hadn't spent so long in the bath. | 7. |
8. You wouldn't have got food poisoning | H. if I'd known you were arriving today. | 8. |
9. We would have got soaked | I. if she'd done more speaking practice. | 9. |
10 If the boss had discovered I'd taken the day off | J. it wouldn't have been stolen. | 10. |