139 Conditional sentences: type 1 PEG 221

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1 !"ll look for your notebook and if ! #!$% it ! &!'' G!(E you a rin)
2 !f you *+,-E in a non.smokin) compartment the other passen)ers &!'' ,/0EC1
3 !"ll 2ash the )lasses in this nice hot 2ater 3
$o4 don"t !f you P51 them into very hot 2ater they &!'' C67C-
8 !f you *EE 1om tell him ! have a messa)e for him
9 !f he &!$* he &!'' GE1 :14;;;< if he C,+E* in second he &!'' GE1 :9;;
= !f you #EE' too hot durin) the ni)ht turn do2n the central heatin)
> 1om: 0ack is a translator< he translates 14;;; 2ords a day and )ets :1;; a 2eek4 2hich he says isn"t enou)h
to live on
/ill: &ell4 if he &7$1* more money he &!'' ?7(E to do more 2ork 7dvise him to translate 24;;; 2ords a
day
@ !f you ?7(E #!$!*?E% 2ith your dictionary !"d like to borro2 it
9 0ack Ain canoeB: &atch meC !"m )oin) to stand upC
1om Aon the bankB: ?e"s an idiotC !f he *17$%* up in the canoe it &!'' C7P*!DE
1he lif10
! ! 11 12 13
?e"14
t 2asn"t 2orkin) 2hen ! 2as here last !f it still 2e
AhaveB to use the stairs
shan"t 2ake if the alarm clock Anot )oB off
shan"t 2ake unless ! AhearB the alarm
!f you"d like some ice ! A)etB some from the frid)e
s only siEteen but he 2ants to leave school at the end of the
term 3
! 15nless 1o15 16 17
F!!!+18 19 20 21 22
F!f y23 24
!f he AleaveB no2 he AbeB sorry after2ards
eEpect it 2ill freeGe toni)ht 3
!f it AfreeGeB toni)ht the roads AbeB very slippery tomorro2
hat book is overdue !f you Anot takeB it back to the library
tomorro2 you AhaveB to pay a fine
m AtakeB his library book back tomorro2 he AhaveB to pay a
fine
ou"d better take the day off if you Anot feelB 2ell tomorro2
f a driver AbrakeB suddenly on a 2et road he AskidB
f you AlikeB ! A)etB you a Hob in this company
f you AlikeB a Hob in this company4 !"ll )et you one
y do) never starts a fi)ht ?e never )ro2ls unless the other do)
A)ro2lB first
ou can use my phone if yours Anot 2orkB
ou Anot kno2B the meanin) of a 2ord you may use a dictionary
83
Conditionals
25 If Jack REFUSES to help we'll have to manage without him
2! If Jack "#ES$% &E'( we'll have to manage without him
2) *%om is putting his coat on+ ,nn- If .ou ,RE /#I$/ out would .ou 0u. me some ciga1ettes2
23 &en1. can't count 4
5h. .ou "# 6#U E7('#6 him as a cashie1 if he can't count2
28 %he police will test the knife fo1 finge1p1ints If .ou1 finge1p1ints a1e on it .ou 5I'' 9E cha1ged
with mu1de1
:; %om- I hate m. <o0
(ete1- If .ou &,%E it wh. "#$% 6#U C&,$/E it2
:= 6ou can ask fo1 a continental 01eakfast if .ou "#$% 5,$% a full 01eakfast
:2 If .ou &E,R f1om %om could .ou please let me know2
:: Calle1- Could I speak to 71 Jones> please2 Sec1eta1.- If .ou'd wait a moment I 5I'' SEE if he's
in
:? I'm not e@pecting an. messages> 0ut if someone *1ing+ while I am out could .ou sa. that I'll 0e
0ack 0. !;;2
:5 *$otice in a 0o@ of chocolates+- Eve1. ca1e has 0een taken with p1epa1ation and packing> 0ut if
these chocolates *1each+ .ou in a damaged condition please 1etu1n them to us and we will send
.ou anothe1 0o@
:! If .ou 5#U'" C,RE to see some of his d1awings I 5I'' SE$" them 1ound to .ou1 office
=?; Conditional sentences- t.pe =
B PEG 221
Part 1 %rill: reply to the follo2in) sentences as sho2n in the eEample:
!f 1om meets us at the station 2e"ll be all ri)ht
But what'll we do if he doesn 't meet us?
1 !f he pays me toni)ht !"ll have enou)h money for the tickets
/51 &?71 &!'' ! %, !# ?E %,E*$1 P7F +E 1,$!G?1I
2 !f ! )et a 2ork permit !"ll stay for another siE months
&?71 &!'' F,5 %, !# F,5 %,$1 GE1 7 &,6- PE6+!1I
3 !f ! pass this eEam !"ll )o to the university neEt ,ctober
&?71 &!'' F,5 %, !# F,5 %,$1 P7** 1?!* EJ7+I
8 !f he a)rees to let me )o on 2orkin) after marria)e !"ll marry him (Use refuseB
&?71 &!'' F,5 %, !# ?E 6E#5*E*I
9 !"m )oin) to say to the boss4 "! can"t 2ork 2ith *mith Either ! )o or he )oes Fou"ll have to choose bet2een
us"
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# ?E C?,,*E* *+!1?I
= !f ! can find a cheap room !"ll stay a fortni)ht
&?71 &!'' F,5 %, !# F,5 %,$1 #!$% 7 C?E7P 6,,+I
> Four parachute should open after ten seconds
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# !1 %,E*$1 ,PE$I
@ Provided you remember the pass2ord you"ll be in no dan)er (Use for)etB
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# ! #,6GE1 !1I
9 1ell the police the truth !"m sure they"ll believe you 1; !f the baby is a )irl 2e"re )oin) to call her 7nn4
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THEY DONT BELIEVE ME? WHAT WILL YOU CALL
IF ITS A BOY?
11 !f 2e )et a lift 2e"ll be in time &?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# &E %,$1 GE1 7 '!#1I
12 !f 'ondon airport is clear of fo) 2e"ll land there &?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# !1 !*$1 C'E76 ,# #,GI
13 !f 1om helps us the Hob 2ill only take half an hour
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# ?E %,E*$1 ?E'P 5*I
18 ! haven"t )ot a key but 0ack 2ill let us in if he is at home
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# ?E !*$1 71 ?,+EI
19 !f the ice is thick enou)h 2e"ll be able to 2alk across the river
&?71 &!'' &E %, !# 1?E !CE !*$1 1?!C- E$,5G?I
1= 1he sands are Kuite safe as lon) as you don"t 2alk on them 2hen the tide is comin) in
&?71 &!'' ?7PPE$ !# F,5 &7'- ,$ 1?E+ &?E$ 1?E 1!%E !* C,+!$G !$I
1> !f it"s fine tomorro2 2e"ll )o for a 2alk
&?71 &!'' &E %, !# !1 !*$1 #!$E 1,+,66,&I
1@ %river Ahavin) Hust chan)ed a 2heelB: &e"ll be all ri)ht provided 2e don"t have another puncture

Part 2 6e2rite the follo2in) sentences replacin) would li! by li! and makin) any necessary chan)es
!f you"d like to 2ait you can 2ait here
If you like you can wait here or
You can wait here if you like.
1 !f you"d like a copy of the book ! can )et you one (If you like I. . .)
!# F,5 '!-E ! C7$ GE1 7 C,PF ,# 1?E /,,-
2 !f you"d like me to ask if there are any vacancies ! 2ill (If you like I'll. . .)
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' 7*- !# 1?E6E 76E 7$F (7C7$C!E*
3 !f you"d like to see the photo)raphs !"ll brin) them round toni)ht
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' /6!$G 1?E P?,1,G67P*
8 !f you"d like me to )ive you a hand ! 2ill
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' G!(E F,5 7 ?7$%
9 !f you"d like to 2atch the procession from my balcony you can
!# F,5 '!-E F,5 C7$ &71C?
= !f you"d like to see 'ondon from the air !"ll arran)e a helicopter trip for you
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' 7667$GE 7 ?E'!C,P1E6 16!P
> Fou knitted a very nice s2eater for 1om 3 Fes4 if you"d like me to knit you one ! 2ill
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' -$!1 F,5 ,$E
@ !f you"d like to borro2 my car you can
!# F,5 '!-E F,5 C7$ /,66,& +F C76
9 !"ll come back and finish it tomorro2 if you"d like me to
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' C,+E /7C-
1; !f you"d like 7nn to type it a)ain !"ll ask her to
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' 7*- 7$$ 1, 1FPE !1 7G7!$
11 !f you"d like an application form !"ll )et you one
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' GE1 F,5 ,$E
12 !f you"d like me to )o 2ith you ! 2ill
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' G, &!1? F,5
13 !"ll paint the front door blue if you"d like that
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' P7!$1
18 !f you"d like to leave the 2ashin).up till tomorro2 you can
!# F,5 '!-E F,5 C7$ 'E7(E
19 !f you"d like to postpone the trip till neEt 2eek 2e"ll do that
!# F,5 '!-E &E &!'' P,*1P,$E
1= !f you"d like me to ask him to our neEt party ! 2ill
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' 7*- ?!+
1> !f you"d like to meet the President ! 2ill arran)e it
!# F,5 '!-E ! &!'' 7667$GE !1
1@ !f you"d like to )o sailin) tomorro2 2e 2ill
!# F,5 '!-E &E &!'' G, *7!'!$G
181 Conditional sentences: type 2
3 PEG 222
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1 ,f course !"m not )oin) to )ive her a diamond rin) !f ! A)iveB her a diamond rin) she AsellB it
84
85
Conditionals
2 %om- I woke up to find the 1oom full of smokeA 0ut I knew e@actl. what to do
,nn- If I 5#BE up to find the 1oom full of smoke I 5#U'" &,CE no idea
what to do
: ,nn- I couldn't live without %om If he 5E$% off with anothe1 gi1l I 5#U'" and die 9ut I have
complete confidence in %om
? &us0and- 9ut I'm not going on a diet 5h. should I go on a diet2 5ife- If .ou *go+ on a diet .ou
*lose+ weight
5 If someone *sa.+> 'I'll give .ou D5;; to go into cou1t and swea1 that this statement is t1ue>' what .ou
*do+2
! If we *wo1k+ all night we *finish+ in timeA 0ut we have no intention of wo1king all night
) 6ou must neve1 0low out a gas light "o .ou know what *happen+ if .ou *0low+ out a gas light2
3 If I *see+ a tige1 walking ac1oss &.de (a1k I *clim0+ a t1ee 4 %hat *not 0e+ an. use %he tige1 *clim0+
afte1 .ou
8 If I *come+ ac1oss two men fighting with knives I *call+ the police E 9ut this is a ve1. peaceful a1ea
=; ,nn- ,ll .ou1 clothes a1e .ea1s out of date 5h. don't .ou th1ow
them awa.2
7a1.- "on't 0e 1idiculousF If I *th1ow+ m. clothes awa. I *have+ to
ask m. hus0and fo1 D=>;;; to 0u. new ones
== ,nn- If .ou *ask+ him fo1 D=>;;; what he *sa.+2
=2 7a1.- &e *0e+ too ho11ified to speak at fi1st 9ut when he'd 1ecove1ed f1om the shock> he p1o0a0l.
*sta1t+ talking a0out a
divo1ce
=: If someone *1ing+ m. doo10ell at : am I *0e+ ve1. unwilling to open
the doo1
=? If I *see+ a p.thon in (iccadill. I *assume+ it had escaped f1om a
ci1cus
=5 %om- %he plane was on fi1e so we 0aled out
,nn- I don't think I *have+ the ne1ve to do that even if the plane *0e+ on fi1e
=! 5e t1ain the child1en to file out of the class1oom Guietl.> 0ecause if a whole class *1ush+ at the doo1
someone *get+ hu1t
=) 5h. don't .ou 0u. a season ticket2 4
9ecause I lose eve1.thing If I *0u.+ a season ticket I *lose+ it
=3 5h. don't .ou 01ing .ou1 ca1 to wo1k2 If I *have+ a ca1 I *01ing+ it to wo1k
=8 Jack- %he. get D=5; a week
%om- %he. can't get D=5; a week If the. *do+ the. *not 0e+ st1iking
fo1 D=2;
2; ,nn- /eo1ge is fou1teen
%om- &e must 0e olde1 than that &e's in a fullEtime <o0 If he *0e+ onl. fou1teen he still *0e+ at school
2= &e is sta.ing at the Savo. in 'ondon 4 Is he ve1. 1ich2 4
I suppose he is If he *0e+ a poo1 man he *not sta.+ at the Savo.
86
Co"ditio"al#
22 !f ! AhaveB heaps of money ! AdrinkB champa)ne 2ith every $!al%
23 !f you AdrinkB champa)ne 2ith every meal you soon A)etB tired of it
28 Prime +inister on )olf course: !"m not at all 2orried about the situation !f ! AbeB 2orried ! not AplayB )olf
at this moment
29 /ut ! don"t 2ant to buy an elephantC 3
! kno2 that /ut 2here you A)oB if you AdoB 2ant to buy oneI
2= &hy don"t you )et a catI !f you AkeepB a cat the mice Anot runB about every2here
2> &hat time of year do you think it is in this pictureI *ummerI 3 $o4 it must be 2inter !f it AbeB summer the
people Anot sitB round that bi) fire
2@ 1om: ,h yes4 ! heard the phone rin)in)
Peter: &ell4 if you AhearB the phone rin)in) 2hy you Anot ans2erB itI (Be careful; this is not a true conditional
sentence.)
29 Four notes are almost ille)ible &hy don"t you type themI !f you AtypeB them they AbeB a lot easier to read
3; !f only 2e AhaveB a li)htC !t"s depressin) 2aitin) in darknessC
31 7 university de)ree is a useful thin) !f ! AhaveB a university de)ree ! no2 AsitB in a comfortable office
instead of standin) at a street corner sellin) ne2spapers
32 ! AbeB very )rateful if you kindly Asi)nB this document and let me have it back as soon as possible
33 !f the earth suddenly AstopB spinnin) 2e all AflyB off it
38 &hy are you so lateI 3
&e )ot stuck in a sno2driftC 'uckily a lorry.driver sa2 us and to2ed us out /ut for him 2e still AbeB thereC
39 &e didn"t eEactly break do2n &e had a puncture 3
/ut if it AbeB only a puncture 2hy you Anot chan)eB the 2heel and come onI A*ee 28 ao!e.)
3= ! have no particular desire to 2in the #ootball Pools !f ! A2inB an enormous sum everybody A2riteB to me
askin) for money
182 Conditional sentences: type 2
L PEG 222
6e2rite these sentences4 usin) an if construction
?e smokes too much< perhaps that"s 2hy he can"t )et rid of his
cou)h
If he didn 't smoke so much he mi"ht "et rid of his cou"h or
If he smoked less he mi"ht (e ale to) "et rid of his cou"h.
1 *he is very shy< that"s 2hy she doesn"t enHoy parties
!# *?E &7*$1 *, *?F *?E &,5'% E$0,F P761!E*
2 ?e doesn"t take any eEercise< that"s 2hy he is so unhealthy
!# ?E 1,,- +,6E EJE6C!*E* ?E &,5'% /E ?E7'1?!E6
3 ! haven"t the ri)ht chan)e so 2e can"t )et tickets from the machine
!f ! ?7% 1?E 6!G?1 C?7$GE &E C,5'% GE1 1!C-E1* #6,+ 1?E +7C?!$E
8 1hey speak #rench to her4 not En)lish4 so her En)lish doesn"t improve
!# 1?EF *P,-E E$G'!*? 1, ?E64 ?E6 E$G'!*? &,5'% !+P6,(E
87
Conditionals
5 &e doesn't wo1k ove1time> so he doesn't ea1n as much as I do
IF &E 5#RBE" #CER%I7E> &E 5#U'" E,R$ ,S 7UC& ,S I "#
! 7. num0e1 isn't in the di1ecto1. so people don't 1ing me up
IF 76 $U79ER 5,S I$ %&E "IREC%#R6> (E#('E 5#U'" RI$/ 7E U(
) %he police a1e not a1med so we don't have gun 0attles in the st1eets
IF %&E (#'ICE 5ERE ,R7E"> 5E 5#U'" &,CE /U$ 9,%%'ES I$ %&E S%REE%S
3 %he shops don't delive1 now> which makes life difficult
IF %&E S&#(S "E'ICERE"> 'IFE 5#U'" 9E 'ESS "IFFICU'%
8 &e's ve1. thinA pe1haps that's wh. he feels the cold so much
IF &E 5,S$% CER6 %&I$> &E 5#U'"$% FEE' %&E C#'" S# 7UC&
=; 5e haven't an. matches so we can't light a fi1e
IF 5E &," S#7E 7,%C&ES> 5E C#U'" 'I/&% , FIRE
== It's a pit. we haven't a steak to cook ove1 ou1 camp fi1e
IF 5E &," , S%E,B 5E C#U'" C##B I%
=2 I'm fatA that's wh. I can't get th1ough the 0ath1oom window
IF I 5,S$% F,% I C#U'" 9E ,9'E %# /E% %&R#U/& %&E 9,%&R##7 5I$"#5
=: &e doesn't help me> possi0l. 0ecause I neve1 ask him fo1 help
IF I ,SBE" &I7 F#R &E'(> &E 7I/&% &E'( 7E
=? I can't d1ive so we can't take the ca1
IF I C#U'" "RICE 5E C#U'" 9E ,9'E %# %,BE %&E C,R
=5 5e have no ladde1 so we can't get ove1 the wall
IF 5E &," ',""ER 5E C#U'" /E% #CER %&E 5,''
=! 7. f1iend advised me to sell it (#y friend said$ 'If I. . . you I. . .MB
!# ! &E6E F,5 ! &,5'% *E'' !1
1> ! haven"t much time so ! read very little
!# ! ?7% +,6E 1!+E !N% 6E7% +,6E
1@ 1hey don"t clean the 2indo2s so the rooms look rather dark
!# 1?EF C'E7$E% 1?E &!$%,&* 1?E 6,,+* &,5'% ',,- /6!G?1E6
19 ?e never polishes his shoes4 so he never looks smart
!# ?E P,'!*?E% ?!* *?,E* ?E &,5'% ',,- *+761E6
2; ?e doesn"t pay his staff properly< perhaps that"s 2hy they don"t 2ork 2ell
!# ?E P7!% ?!* *17## P6,PE6'F 1?EF +!G?1 &,6- /E11E6
21 &e haven"t )ot central heatin)4 so the house is rather cold
!# &E ?7% CE$167' ?E71!$G 1?E ?,5*E &,5'% /E &76+E6
22 ! have no do)4 so ! don"t like bein) alone in the house at ni)ht
!# ! ?7% 7 %,G ! &,5'%$1 +!$% /E!$G 7',$E
23 ?e spends hours 2atchin) television< that"s 2hy he never has time to do odd Hobs in the house
!# ?E %!%$1 *PE$% ?,56* &71C?!$G 1E'E(!*!,$ ?E &,5'% ?7(E 1!+E 1, %, ,%% 0,/*
!$ 1?E ?,5*E
28 ! haven"t )ot a vacuum cleaner< that"s 2hy !"m so slo2
!# ! ?7% 7 (7C55+ C'E7$E6 ! &,5'% /E O5!C-E6
29 ! don"t kno2 his address4 so ! can"t 2rite to him
!# ! -$E& ?!* 7%6E**4 ! C,5'% &6!1E 1, ?!+
2= ?e never shaves< that"s the only reason he looks unattractive
!# ?E *?7(E% ?E &,5'% ',,- +,6E 71167C1!(E
2> Fou 2ork too fast< that"s 2hy you make so many mistakes
!# F,5 &,6-E% +,6E *',&'F F,5 &,5'%$1 +7-E *, +7$F +!*17-E*
2@ ! can"t park near my office< that"s 2hy ! don"t come by car
!# ! C,5'% P76-P! &,5'% C,+E /F C76
29 ! live a lon) 2ay from the centre< that"s 2hy ! am al2ays late for 2ork
3; ! haven"t a map so ! can"t direct you
31 People drive very fast 1hat"s 2hy there are so many accidents
32 En)lish people speak very Kuickly Perhaps that"s 2hy ! can"t understand them
33 +y house is )uarded by t2o 7lsatian do)s 1hat"s the only reason it isn"t broken into every ni)ht
38 1he flats are not clearly numbered4 so it is very difficult to find anyone
39 Fou don"t 2ipe your feet4 so you make muddy marks all over the floor
3= ! live near my office4 so ! don"t spend much time travellin) to 2ork
183 Conditional sentences: type 3 L PEG 223
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses 1 !f he Anot takeB his )loves off he Anot )etB frost bitten
88
1
Conditionals
2 *he 2as sent to prison only because she refused to pay the fine< if she ApayB the fine she Anot beB sent to
prison
!# *?E ?7% P7!% 1?E #!$E *?E &,5'%$1 ?7(E /EE$ *E$1 1, P6!*,$
3 ?e didn"t tell me that he 2as a ve)etarian till half2ay throu)h the meal !f he AtellB me earlier ! AcookB him
somethin) more suitable
!# ?E ?7% 1,'% +E E76'!E6 ! &,5'% ?7(E C,,-E% ?!+ *,+E1!$G +,6E *5!17/'E
8 ! had no map< that"s 2hy ! )ot lost !f ! AhadB a map ! AbeB all ri)ht
9 &hy didn"t you say that you 2ere short of moneyI !f ! Akno2B ! AlendB you some
= !t"s lucky he had his torch 2ith him !f he Anot haveB it he AfallB do2n the cellar steps
> 1he Hob is much 2orse than ! eEpected !f ! ArealiseB ho2 a2ful it 2as )oin) to be ! Anot acceptB it
@ !t 2as the dru)4 not the disease4 that killed him ?e 2ould still be alive today if he Anot takeB that dru)
9 1his room"s freeGin) because the fire has only Hust been lit 3
!f it Abe litB this mornin)4 as ! su))ested4 the room 2ould be 2arm enou)h to sit in no2
1; ! overslept< that"s 2hy !"m half an hour late< and if my phone Anot rin)B at nine o"clock ! mi)ht still be in bed
11 !t 2as rather a dull )ame so ! left before the end< if ! A2aitB another five minutes ! AseeB Chelsea scorin) a
really eEcitin) )oal
12 1he paraffin heater 2as perfectly safe 1here Anot beB a fire if the children Anot knockB it over
13 !t"s a pity he never patented his invention !f he ApatentB it he AmakeB a lot of money
18 1he fo) came do2n suddenly and ! suppose they didn"t kno2 2hich 2ay to turn< if only they AhaveB a map
and compass 2ith them they Anot beB dro2ned
19 ?e asked his parents for a loan but he didn"t say 2hat he 2anted the money for4 so they refused ! think if he
AtellB them that he 2anted to open a restaurant they Aa)reeB
1= 1he accident 2as mainly 1om"s fault ?e 2as drivin) much too close to the car in front !f he AbeB further
a2ay he Abe ableB to stop in time
1> 1he launchin) of the rocket 2as delayed half an hour by bad 2eather !f the 2eather AbeB )ood they AlaunchB
it at @3; instead of at 9;;
1@ &hy did you thro2 a2ay those ne2spapersI ! hadn"t finished 2ith them 3
!"m sorry !f ! Akno2B you 2ere still readin) them ! Anot thro2B them a2ay
19 !"m sorry you didn"t tell me that do)s 2ere allo2ed in the hotel< if ! Akno2B ! Abrin)B my do) ?e AenHoyB the
2alk
2; +ost people AattendB the union meetin) if they had had lon)er notice of it
21 ?e says he refused the Hob4 but that this 2as nothin) to do 2ith the salary ?e ArefuseB even if they AofferB him
t2ice as much
22 1he club secretary is useless ?e never tells anybody anythin) &e Anot kno2B about this meetin) if the
chairman Anot tellB us
@9
Conditionals
23 &hen the director asked her to play the lead she a)reed thou)h she didn"t kno2 anythin) about the play !
think that if she AreadB the play first she ArefuseB the part
28 1he bur)lar made Kuite a lot of noise )ettin) into the house< but fortunately for him the family 2ere
2atchin) a noisy 1( play !f they AplayB cards they certainly AhearB him
29 !f you had been there 2hat you AdoBI
2= !t rained4 2hich spoiled our picnic< but if it Anot rainB it AbeB a )reat success
2> &hy are you in such a bad temperI 3
/ecause !"ve been 2aitin) for 8; minutes in an icy 2ind !f you A2aitB 8; minutes in an icy 2ind you"d be bad.
tempered4 too
2@ Fou used 2et sticks< that"s 2hy the fire took so lon) to li)ht !f you AuseB dry sticks it Ali)htB lon) a)o
29 ! didn"t reco)niGe him at first because he 2as 2earin) dark )lasses< if he Anot 2earB them ! Areco)niGeB him
immediately
3; Fou kne2 that horse 2as )oin) to 2inC 3
%on"t be ridiculousC !f ! Akne2B ! AbackB him myself
31 &hy didn"t you phone from the villa)eI 3
/ecause there 2as no phone in the villa)e !f there AbeB of course 2e AphoneB from there
32 &hen the 2eather )ot bad the climbin) party turned back4 all eEcept 1om and his brothers4 2ho decided to
)o on !f only they AturnB back 2ith the others they 2ould be alive today
33 ?e 2as not very happy at school because he 2as a bookish boy4 not at all interested in )ames !f he AplayB
)ames like the other boys he AhaveB a much better time
38 &e had to stand almost all the 2ay !t 2as all 1om"s fault !f he AbookB seats4 as ! told him to4 2e AhaveB
Kuite a comfortable Hourney
39 &e 2ere travellin) 2ith false passports 1hat 2as the trouble !f our passports AbeB all ri)ht 2e Anot beB
arrested
3= 1hey voted by a sho2 of hands and decided in favour of a strike /ut it 2as by a narro2 mar)in and ! think
that if they AholdB a secret ballot there Anot beB a strike
188 Conditional sentences: type 3 L PEG 223
6e2rite these sentences usin) an if construction
Fou didn"t tell me 2e had run out of bread4 so ! didn"t buy any If you had told me we had run out of read I'd
ha!e ou"ht some.
1 ! didn"t see the si)nal4 so ! didn"t stop
2 ! didn"t kno2 your number4 so ! didn"t rin)
3 *he didn"t kno2 you 2ere in hospital4 so she didn"t visit you
8 &e only came by bus because there 2ere no taEis
9;
Conditionals
9 *he didn"t speak to him4 possibly because she 2as so shy
= 'andlord: *he threatened to set fire to her flat< that"s the only reason ! asked her to leave
> &e didn"t visit the museum because 2e hadn"t time
@ ! only came up the stairs because the lift 2asn"t 2orkin)
9 &e didn"t listen carefully< perhaps that"s 2hy 2e made this mistake
1; &e )ot a lift4 so 2e reached the station in time
11 Fou 2ashed it in boilin) 2ater< that"s 2hy it shrank
12 &e missed the train because 2e 2ere usin) an out.of.date timetable
13 ?is o2n men deserted him< that"s the only reason 2hy he failed
18 1hey 2ere drivin) very Kuickly 1hat"s 2hy the accident 2as so terrible
19 !t 2as rainin) 1hat"s the only reason ! didn"t take the children to the beach
1= &hen ! bou)ht this house ! didn"t realiGe that in summer planes skimmed the roof every five minutes %If I
%knew). . . I %not uy) etcB
1> 1om"s father 2as on the /oard 1hat"s the only reason he )ot the Hob
1@ ?e 2asn"t lookin) 2here he 2as )oin) 1hat"s 2hy he 2as run over
19 ! don"t like country life4 perhaps because ! 2asn"t brou)ht up in the country
2; ! didn"t kno2 he 2as so Kuarrelsome !"m sorry no2 that ! invited him
21 !t rained all the time Perhaps that"s 2hy he didn"t enHoy his visit
22 ! didn"t 2ork hard at school so ! didn"t )et a )ood Hob 2hen ! left
23 1hey used closed.circuit television 1hat"s ho2 they spotted the shop.lifter
28 1hey asked him to leave the dinin).room because he 2asn"t 2earin) a shirt
29 !t took us a lon) time to find his house because the streets 2ere not clearly marked
2= &e didn"t )o by air only because 2e hadn"t enou)h money
2> 1he bus didn"t stop because you didn"t put your hand up
2@ ?e turned up at the intervie2 lookin) so disreputable and unshaven that they didn"t )ive him the Hob
29 ! didn"t kno2 ho2 thin the ice 2as4 so ! 2as 2alkin) on it Kuite confidently
3; 1he champion didn"t take the fi)ht seriously at first< perhaps that"s 2hy he didn"t 2in it
31 1hey )ot the children back alive only because they paid the ransom at once
32 1he eEaminer read the passa)e very Kuickly4 so the candidates didn"t understand it
33 1hey 2eren"t 2earin) life.Hackets< perhaps that"s 2hy they 2ere dro2ned
38 ?e didn"t )et to the top of his profession4 perhaps because his 2ife didn"t encoura)e him
91
Conditionals
39 1he eEit doors 2ere blocked so people couldn"t escape from the burnin) hall
3= 1he astronauts didn"t 2alk very far on the moon because they 2ere hampered by the thick dust
189 Conditional sentences: miEed types L PEG 221.@
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms
1 !"ve hun) out the clothes !t"s lovely and sunny< if it AstayB like this they AbeB dry in t2o hours
!# !1 *17F* '!-E 1?!* 1?EF &!'' /E %6F !$ 2 ?,56*
2 #rench is essential in this Hob 7ll the telephonistsQspeak it !f they Anot kno2B #rench they Anot understandB
half the callers
!# F,5 %!%$1 -$,&
3 ?o2 did you do in the car rallyI 3
&e came in last actually< but only because 2e )ot lost !f 2e Anot )otB lost 2e AcomeB in some2here in the
middle &e certainly Anot beB last
8 ! 2asn"t really surprised that 2e )ot lost because ! kne2 that the navi)ator couldn"t map.read 3
/ut if you Akno2B that 2hy you AtakeB him as navi)atorI
9 1his flat 2ould be all ri)ht if the people above us Anot beB so noisy
= 7 )roup of spectators4 includin) myself4 left the stand Hust before the end of the )ame &hen 2e 2ere half
2ay do2n the stairs a )oal 2as scored and there 2as a )reat cheer from the spectators !f there Anot beB a
)oal the cro2d Anot cheerB
> !f the cro2d Anot cheerB 2e Anot runB back up the stairs to see 2hat had happened
@ !f 2e Anot runB back 2e Anot crashB into the rest of the spectators on their 2ay do2n4 and there Anot beB this
fri)htful accident
9 !f the pain AreturnB you"d better take another pill
1; !f you aren"t )oin) to live in the house 2hy you Anot sellB itI !f ! AhaveB a house ! couldn"t use ! AsellB it at
once
11 $o4 ! didn"t kno2 any 6ussian at that time 3
/ut if you Anot kno2B 6ussian 2hy you AofferB to )ive him 6ussian
lessonsI 3
/ecause ! kne2 that he ArefuseB ?e al2ays reHected my offers
12 1ell him to brin) his bicycle inside !f he AleaveB it outside someone AstealB it
13 &hy do people al2ays 2ear dark clothes at ni)htI !f pedestrians A2earB li)ht coloured clothes drivers AseeB
them much more easily
18 *he must have loved him very much because she 2aited for him for fifteen years !f she Anot loveB him she
Anot 2aitB so lon)
19 ?e looked so small and 2eak that nobody asked him to do anythin) !f he AlookB stron) he AbeB eEpected to
di) all day like everyone else
92
Conditionals
1= 1he )overnment are talkin) of pullin) the villa)e do2n to $a! room for an airport 3
!f they AstartB doin) it the villa)e people AresistBI
1> !f you are catchin) an early train tomorro2 you AlikeB to have breakfast at >;;I
1@ &e"ll have to break the ice on the pond< other2ise the ducks Anot be ableB to s2im 7nd if they Anot be ableB to
s2im they Anot be ableB to )et food (Use canR"could forms where &ossile.)
19 &hen he left school he became a fisherman ?is family didn"t like it at all 1hey AbeB much happier if he
AbecomeB a )reen)rocer like his father
2; 1hey still say that if he A)oB into the )reen)rocery business 2hen he left school he AbeB comfortably off no2
instead of bein) poor
21 /ut he says that if he AhaveB his life a)ain he AmakeB the same choice
22 *o many parcels and no basketsC !f ! Akno2B that 2e 2ere )oin) to buy so much ! Abrin)B a basket
23 $o one bathes here 1he 2ater is heavily polluted !f you AbatheB in it you AbeB ill for a fortni)ht
28 ! can hear the speaker all ri)ht but ! 2ish ! could see him too 3
!f he AstandB on a barrel 2e all AseeB him and that AbeB much better
29 'ook at poor 1om tryin) to start his car by hand a)ainC !f ! AbeB 1om ! A)etB a ne2 battery
2= ! eEpect you"ll see 0ack at the lecture toni)ht !f you AdoB you please AremindB him about tomorro2"s meetin)I
2> 1he headmaster decided that Peter 2as the culprit and eEpelled him from the school 7 more intelli)ent man
ArealiGeB that Peter couldn"t have been )uilty (If the headmaster had een more intelli"ent he... .)
2@ /ut ! blame the real culprit even more !f he AadmitB his )uilt Peter Anot beB eEpelled
29 1he only thin) ! haven"t )ot is a balcony !f ! AhaveB a balcony ! A)ro2B plants in pots 1hen my flat AbeB
perfectC
3; 0ack ran) 2hile you 2ere out 3
,h dearC !f ! Akno2B he 2as )oin) to rin) ! AstayB at home
31 +y unmarried friends are al2ays tellin) me ho2 to brin) up my children ! sometimes think that if they
AhaveB children they AmakeB Hust as many mistakes as ! do
32 A7t a cinemaB 7nn: %on"t 2orry 1hey )et married in the end +ary: 1hen you"ve seen it before" !f you AtellB
me that 2e A)oB to somethin) elseC
33 /e careful about the time !f you AspendB too lon) on the first Kuestion you Anot haveB enou)h time to do the
others properly
38 &e had a lot of trouble puttin) the tent up !f it Anot beB so 2indy perhaps it Anot beB Kuite so difficult
39 7nn Asittin) beside her open fireB: ! love open fires< if ! AhaveB nothin) but a radiator to sit beside ! A)etB Kuite
depressed
3= 'ucy4 a student at a residential colle)e: Couldn"t ! leave the hostel and )et a flat4 motherI
93
18= Conditional sentences: miEed types L PEG 221.@
#inish the follo2in) sentences
1 !f you had a carpet on the stairs
2 !f you should see a snake
3 !f ! lived in the country
8 !f you 2ant to )et to the station in time to catch the @1; train
9 ?e 2as sleep2alkin) &hen ! sa2 him )oin) to2ards the 2indo2 ! stopped him !f ! hadn"t stopped him
= *he is simply terrified of rats !f she hears the rats runnin) round your attics she
> 1he milk 2ouldn"t have turned sour if
@ 1hey 2ere completely lost and didn"t kno2 2hich 2ay to turn< but for the do)
9 !f you took a course in computer pro)rammin)
1; 0ack Atryin) to phone PeterB: ! can hear the phone rin)in) Peter must be out !f he 2ere in he
11 !f 2e have another puncture
12 ! could have 2alked more Kuickly if my suitcase
13 +y room 2ould be all ri)ht if it
18 !f you aren"t )oin) to use the car tomorro24 I
19 !f you don"t like films 2hy I
1= 1here 2ere plenty of fish in the bay< if 2e"d had fishin) lines
1> 1he hiHackers threatened to kill the pilot unless he
1@ &e"ll test your voice and if it is )ood enou)h
19 !f buses and trains 2ere free
2; !f children 2ere allo2ed to do eEactly as they liked in school
21 !"d have taken a photo)raph if
22 Four Hob sounds a2ful !f ! 2ere you
23 !f you thou)ht he 2as unreliable 2hy I
28 !f !"d kno2n that there 2as )oin) to be an electricity strike !
29 !f the price of petrol )oes up
2= Fou can camp in this field provided
2> 5nless you isolate people 2ith infectious diseases
2@ Everyone 2as )oin) much too fast 1he pile.up 2ouldn"t have been nearly so terrible if the drivers
18> 2ill and shall
a PEG 2;14 2;>.@4 2234 2@2
!nsert either will or #&all in the spaces< in some eEamples4 #&all 2ould be correct in formal En)lish but will is
used in conversation !n these cases4 the ans2er #&all'will 2ill be )iven in the key
1 ! kno2 tomorro2 !t be in the papers
2 1hese pi)eons are Kuite tame< they take crumbs from your fin)ers
3 ! call for youI 3
$o4 ! )et a taEi and meet you at the station
8 ?old the door open for me4 youI
9 'oudspeaker announcement at an air terminal: " +r 0ones4 passen)er to $e2 Fork4 please come to Gate
3"
= 1he ?ead of the %epartment has Hust told me that ! AnotB have any nine o"clock classes neEt term *o !
AnotB have to )et up early4 2hich be a comfort 7nd ! have time to read the paper at breakfast
> Doo keeper: !n spite of all the notices4 people feed these animals
@ Committee re)ulations: 1en persons constitute a Kuorum
9 Fou can trust me< nobody kno2 that you are here (I&romise to kee& it secret.) ! AnotB even tell my
2ife
1; *hop assistant: 1he small ones are :1 each and the lar)e ones are :2 Customer: ! have siE small ones4
please
11 2e stop here for a drinkI 3
!f 2e do 2e miss the overture4 and they probably AnotB let us in till the end of the act
12 you have another piece of pieI3 Fes4 please
13 0ones: *tand a2ay from that doorC Fou can"t keep me here a)ainst my 2illC
*mith: Fou AnotB )o till you have )iven me an eEplanationC AR won't let you "o.)
18 Police ,fficer Ain a loud.speaker van beside a motor2ay in thick fo)B: 1hey are )oin) much too fast ! keep
2arnin) them to reduce speed but they AnotB do it
98
99
Conditionals
+other: $o4 you couldn"t ! kno2 very 2ell 2hat AhappenB if you AhaveB a flat Fou AplayB the )uitar all ni)ht and
AmissB your classes in the mornin)< then you AfailB your eEams and AhaveB to repeat the year 7nd you Anot feedB
yourself properly and A)etB run do2n 7nd then you AcatchB some infection and AdieB of it4 and 2e AhaveB to leave
this district as the nei)hbours AkeepB sayin) that 2e had caused your death by lettin) you have your o2n 2ayC
Conditionals
29 1hey 2ould have paid you more if
3; !f you don"t boil the 2ater before you drink it
31 ?e eEpected absolute punctuality ?e 2as furious if
32 !f you lived on the 8;th floor and there 2as a po2er strike
33 &e could have )ot seats
38 +other to little boy: !f you don"t eat up your nice rice puddin)
39 1om Alookin) at his 2atchB: &e"ll have to )o 2ithout Peter if
3= !f you breathe a 2ord of this to anybody
Conditionals
19 EEtract from a club"s re)ulations: Club officers be elected yearly and AnotB be eli)ible for re.election
at the end of that year
1= 1he train be very cro2ded4 !"m afraid ! eEpect 2e have to stand most of the 2ay
1> 7nn Aon phoneB: Fou left your )loves here last ni)ht ! post them to youI
+ary: $o4 don"t bother ! pick them up some time this evenin) Fou be in4 AnotB youI
1@ 1om Aat the racesB: &ho 2onI
0ack: ! don"t kno2< it 2as a photo.finish /ut 2e see in a moment 1hey put the 2inner"s number up
19 7nn: *he says she"d rather )o to prison than pay the fine
1om: *he AnotB )o to prison (I won't let this ha&&en.) ! pay her fine for herC
2; &here 2e )o to )et shoesI 3 &hat about ,Eford *treetI 3
,Eford *treetI 7re you madI !t"s *aturday mornin)C 1he shops be packed
21 ! AnotB see her4 !"m sorry to say *he have left by the time ! arrive
22 *ecretary: 1here"s a +r Peterson in the outer office4 sir ?e says he has an appointment you see him
no2I
+r *mith: ! AnotB see him no2 or at any other time ! told him so 2hen 2e last met 7nd he hasn"t an
appointmentC
23 7n)ry villa)ers4 2ho have Hust heard that the )overnment intends to pull do2n their houses and build an
airport: 1hey AnotB build an airport hereC &e fi)ht for our villa)eC
28 ! am determined that my son have the best possible education
18@ 2ould and should
L PEG 1=;4 222.84 2324 239.>
!nsert would or #&ould in the spaces in the follo2in) sentences
1 'et"s )o shoppin) 1he shops not be cro2ded +onday mornin)"s usually Kuiet
2 &hy everyone be promoted eEcept meI !t"s not fair
3 ?e used to have a day off once a 2eek4 and on that day he )et up early4 have a hasty breakfast and set out
for the river
8 n"t it be better to roll up the carpet before paintin) the ceilin)I
9 ! kno2 that it 2ill be difficult to pick him out in such a cro2d4 but if you happen to see him )ive him
this packet
= 1he car n"t start so 2e had to rin) for a taEi
> !f you 2ait a moment4 !"ll rin) our stockroom and see if 2e have another bale of this material
@ ! tell him the truth if ! 2ere you
9=
I
Co"ditio"al#
9 I 2ish he )et up earlier ?e"s late for 2ork every day
1; !t is astonishin) that a person of your intelli)ence be taken in #o easily
11 1he people in the flat above us 2ere members of a band &e liked them very much but they practise the
drums at ni)ht $othin) 2e said made any difference
12 you like to come 2ith usI 1here is plenty of room in the car
13 %o you kno2 2here 1om isI 3
?e be in the canteen ?e"s usually there bet2een t2elve and one
18 *he asked 2hat she do if any letters came for me 2hile ! 2as a2ay ! told her that my brother come
every day to pick up my mail
19 you like some cakeI3
Fes4 please4 thou)h ! n"t eat it really as !"m on a diet
1= ?e al2ays carried food for himself and his horse in case they have to spend a ni)ht a2ay from camp
1> ?ave ! spelt it ri)htI ,r there be another "s"I
1@ !f 1om 2ere here he kno2 2hat to do
19 /ill proposed that 2omen be allo2ed to Hoin the club
2; !t take too lon) to handse2 it< 2e"ll have to hire a machine
21 !t is only fair that you kno2 2hat people are sayin) about you behind your back
22 !t is essential that everyone be able to see the sta)e
23 1hey n"t allo2 parkin) in this street at all !t"s much too narro2
28 ! hoped they be pleased 2hen they sa2 the photo)raphs
29 you mind openin) the 2indo2sI !t"s very stuffy in here
2= ?ave you a scre2driverI 3
Fes4 there be one in that dra2er
2> ! su))ested that they have a hot breakfast and a cold supper
2@ Fou love your father (It is natural and ri"ht.) ' &hy ! love himI !"ve never seen him
29 1he headmaster su))ested that the school buy its o2n minibus
3; ! 2ish you tell me 2hat he said in his letter
31 ?e n"t use the electric blanket ?e said it 2as faulty
32 1hey used to 2ork in pairs ,ne pretend that he 2anted to buy somethin) 2hile the other helped himself
from the shelves
33 *mall children n"t be left alone in a house 1hey mi)ht set themselves on fire
38 "Fou n"t leave a small child alone (You are far too conscientious.)
39 #ather to child: Fou be in bed &hat are you doin) runnin) about at this hourI
3= 1here be a s2itch some2here 7h yes4 here it is
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