SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS – EXAM PRACTICE CONDITIONAL 1 1. Your health will not improve if you don’t start eating well. = Your health will not improve unless ______________ well. 2. The treatment will not work if you don’t stop drinking and taking drugs. = The treatment will not work unless ______________ and taking drugs. 3. You shouldn’t eat too much or you’ll put on weight. = If you ______________ put on weight. 4. You should get vaccinated or you’ll contract Hepatitis A. = If you ______________ contract hepatitis A. 5. She may come down with pneumonia. In that case she'll need antibiotics. = If she ______________ need antibiotics. 6. Drinking too much coffee may cause nervousness. = If you ______________ feel nervous. 7. Adopting a vegetarian diet can help in the fight against many forms of cancer. = If you ______________ help in the fight against many forms of cancer. CONDITIONAL 2 1. He smokes too much. Perhaps that’s why he cannot get rid of his cough. = If he ___________ so much, he ___________ of his cough. 2. I'm overweight; that's why I have problems with blood pressure. = If I ___________ overweight, I ___________ problems with blood pressure. 3. I wouldn’t be able to stand the pain without taking painkillers. = If I ___________ painkillers, I ___________ able to stand the pain. 4. In my opinion, it is too risky for you to undergo the procedure. = If I ___________ you, I ___________ the procedure because it is too risky. 5. We have no thermometer so we can't measure her temperature. = If we ___________ a thermometer, we ___________ her temperature. 6. I don’t wear glasses; that's why I use contact lenses. = If I ___________ glasses, I ___________ contact lenses. 7. You're tired because you don’t go to bed early enough to get sufficient sleep. = If you ___________ to bed early enough to get sufficient sleep, you ___________ tired. 8. We test on animals; therefore we are able to conduct medical research. = If we ___________ on animals, we ___________ able to conduct medical research. 9. I don’t have time so I don’t go for regular medical check-ups. = If I ___________ time, I ___________ for regular medical check-ups. 10. Diabetics survive because they take insulin. = Diabetics ___________ unless they ___________ insulin. 11. Alice didn’t study hard enough; therefore she failed the anatomy test. = If Alice ___________ hard enough, she ___________ the anatomy test. CONDITIONAL 3 1. He was sick because he ate too much. = He ___________ sick if he ___________ so much. 2. She began drinking regularly and became dependent on alcohol. = If she ___________ regularly, she ___________ dependent on alcohol. 3. He developed throat cancer because he was a heavy smoker. = If he ___________ a heavy smoker, he ___________ throat cancer. 4. He gained weight because he didn’t exercise. = If he ___________, he ___________ weight. 5. I’ve lost weight since I started jogging. = I ___________ weight if I ___________ jogging. 6. I’ve started to feel better since being put on this medicine. = If I ___________ put on this medicine, I ___________ to feel better. 7. I didn’t know the procedure was so expensive so I decided to undergo it. = If I ___________ that the procedure was so expensive, I ___________ to undergo it. 8. He didn’t take the medication as the doctor ordered; therefore, he hasn’t recovered yet. = If he ___________ the medication as the doctor ordered, he ___________ by now. 9. He ran after the car thief and suffered a heart attack. Then he collapsed and died. = If he ___________ after the car thief and suffered a heart attack, he ___________ and died. 10. I didn’t know you were allergic to milk – that’s why I put milk in your coffee. = If I ___________ you were allergic to milk, I ___________ milk in your coffee. 11. I didn’t know she was in hospital – that’s why I didn’t visit her. = If I ___________ she was in hospital, I ___________ her. 12. The player had diarrhoea so he didn’t play in the match. = If the player ___________ diarrhoea, he ___________ in the match.