Conditionals 1
If you call me, I’ll come and pick you up.
HAPPEN
→ If you ______ me, I’ll come and pick you up.
happen to call
I can’t believe she revealed our plan to everyone at the party.
GAVE
→ I can’t believe she ___________ at the party.
gave away our plan
If the manager happens to discover our plan, he’ll cancel everything.
FIND
→ Should the manager ______ our plan, he’ll cancel everything.
find out about
The police persuaded the criminal to surrender.
GIVE
→ The police convinced the criminal to ______.
give himself up
Many people in the region are very poor and struggle to survive.
LIVE
Many people in the region ______________________.
live in poverty
If we cancel the meeting, it will disappoint the clients.
OFF
→ Were _________ the meeting, it would disappoint the clients.
we to call off
We’ll need to prepare a new contract before we start working together.
DRAWN
→ A new contract ____________ before we can start.
needs to be drawn up
If you ever visit London, you must call in and see us.
HAPPEN
→ If you ______ London, make sure you come over and see us.
happen to be in
He’s so charming that he always escapes punishment.
AWAY
→ He’s so charming that he ______________ he’s done.
always gets away with what
The two companies finally agreed to settle their dispute.
REACHED
The two companies finally _______________________ their dispute.
reached a settlement in
If you should need any help, just ask me.
HAPPEN
→ If you should ______ any help, just ask me.
happen to need
She managed to invent a great excuse for being late.
CAME
→ She ______ a great excuse for being late.
came up with
If we postpone the meeting, we’ll never be able to continue with the project.
TO
→ ______ off the meeting, we’d never be able to carry on with the project.
Were we to put
It’s hard to survive in London on such a low salary.
BY
→ It’s hard to __________ such a low salary in London.
get by on
He didn’t want to accept that he was wrong.
SHOWED
He ____________________________ to accept that he was wrong.
showed an unwillingness
If she should come back early, ask her to call me.
TO
→ If she ______ early, ask her to call me.
After the breakup, it took him months to recover.
GOT
→ It took him months before he finally __________ breakup.
got over the
If you should tell anyone the secret, you’ll ruin the surprise.
GIVE
→ Should you ____________, you’ll ruin the surprise.
give away the secret
The teacher distributed the exam papers to the class.
OUT
→ The teacher _____________ papers to the class.
gave out the exam
She wasn’t pleased at all with the way the waiter spoke to her.
EXPRESSED
She ____________________________ the way the waiter spoke to her.
expressed her displeasure at
If you ever visit Paris, you must see the Louvre.
HAPPEN
→ If you ______ Paris, you must see the Louvre.
happen to visit
Despite the rain, they continued to work in the garden.
CARRIED
→ Even though it was raining, _______________ in the garden.
they carried on working
If the teacher should collect the essays tomorrow, I’ll have to finish mine tonight.
GIVE
→ If the teacher ______ the essays tomorrow, I’ll have to finish mine tonight.
should ask us to give in
We created some significant changes in the company last year.
BROUGHT
→ Last year ___________ some significant changes in the company.
we brought about
When he started university, his parents gave him some money every month.
RECEIVED
When he started university, he ____________________________ from his parents.
received a monthly allowance