Conditionals 1

   

   I TASK Rewrite the sentences using mixed conditionals:

   

   1 We didn´ t order the parts at the end of June. They aren´t here now.

   If_____________________________,_________________________________ .

   

   2 We felt we could trust each other. Now we are partners.

   If_____________________________, ________________________________ .

   

   3 He lost his driving licence. Now he has to take taxis everywhere.

   If_____________________________, __________________________________ .

   

   4 You didn´t go on the course. You don´t know how to operate the new equipment.

   If___________________________, ________________________________ .

   

   5 I went to school in France. Now I am bilingual.

   If_____________________________, _______________________________ .

   

   I TASK Read through the sentences. Put a tick P next to the ones that are right, and correct
   the ones that are wrong.

   

   1        If I would have had the chance to study another foreign language, I would have
   learned Russian.__________________________

   2        We would have moved to a bigger hall if there had been any more people for the
   presentation. ___________________________________

   3        The company had made bigger profits if they had been able to cut down on salaries.
   _____________________________________

   4                 If they had dealt with the complaint more quickly, they didn´t receive so
   much bad publicity._________________________________

   5        If there wouldn´t have been so many mistakes in the advertisement, we wouldn´t have
   had to redo it. _____________________________

   

   

   

   I TASK Put the verbs into the correct form. Choose either the past perfect (had done) or would
   + perfect infinitive (would have done).

   

   1 If we _________ (know) that the company was in financial difficulty, we would not have done
   business with them.

   2 We would have won the contract if we__________ (make) a better offer.

   3 They_____________ (go) out of business years ago if they hadn´t invested in new technology.

   4 Would sales have been higher if the price ____________ (be) lower?

   5 If we _______ (wait) a few more months, we would have saved a great deal of money on the new
   computers.

   6 The company ___________ (move) earlier if it had found suitable premises.

   7__________ you________ (accept) the new job if they had offered it to you?

   8 If the flight had been delayed, I__________ (stay) at the airport hotel.

   

   

   

   

   I TASK Read through the following sentences. Decide whether the events in them are likely(
   1^st conditional)  or imaginary (2^nd conditional), and put the verbs in brackets into the
   right tense.

   

   1        If everyone _____________ /CONTRIBUTE/ 10% of their salaries to charity, there would
   ________ /BE/ no poverty.

   2        I am sure we_________ /MEET/ our targets if we _____________/MAINTAIN/ our current
   levels of sales.

   3        If I_____________/BE/ in your position, I __________ /INSIST/  on having more staff
   in the department.

   4        Please have a seat. If you ________/WAIT/ a couple  of minutes, I ________ /GIVE/ you
   a lift.

   5        I´m expecting a fax from Grayson´s. It it ___________/COME/ today, please ________
   /LET/  me know at once.

   6        I_________ /APPLY/ for the job if I __________ /HAVE/ a degree, but unfortunately I
   haven´t.

   7        What  laws ____________/YOU-CHANGE/ if you ________/BE/ in Parliament?

   8        I´m leaving now; I _______/BE/  back at 8:30 if the traffic __________ /NOT-BE/ too
   bad.

   

   

   I TASK:  MIGHT HAVE, COULD HAVE

   Match the first part of the sentences in column A with the right ending in column B.

   

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   |1 If we had had the right figures,           |A he might have gone into insurance.          |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |2 Could you have worked in Paris             |B they could have prevented the strike.       |
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   |3 We might have lost a great deal of money   |C we could have avoided a costly error.       |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |4 If they hadn´t won that order,             |D if you had wanted to?                       |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |5 If he hadn´t gone into banking,            |E if she had been more prepared.              |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |6 If you had left earlier,                   |F they might have had to close the factory.   |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |7 Her presentation could have been better    |G if we hadn´t taken our lawyer´s advice.     |
   |---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
   |8 If they had offered a 15% pay rise,        |H you might have got there on time.           |
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