Conditionals
Alternatives to "if"
Mixed conditionals
100

If it rains...

wet / get / ground.

If it rains, the ground gets wet.

100

_______, you'll miss the beginning of the film.

hurry / you

Unless you hurry, you'll miss the beginning of the film.

100

_______, I would have helped him.

better / were/was / I / person / a / if

If I were/was a better person, I would have helped him.

200

If I see Jack,

hug / I / him

If I see Jack, I will hug him.

200

________ we will go out to eat.

finish / homework / your / (that) / you

Provided that you finish your homework, we will go out to eat.

200

If they had taken the map,_______

now / lost / right / be / wouldn't / they

If they had taken the map, they wouldn’t be lost right now.

300

If my cat could talk,

every / insult / it / day / me

If my cat could talk, it would insult me every day.

300

_______, what would you do?

phone / your / lose / you

Suppose you lost your phone, what would you do?

300

If she were more organized, ________

wouldn’t / forget / she / yesterday / the / have / meeting

If she were more organized, she wouldn’t have forgotten the meeting yesterday.

400

____________, it would have arrived by now.

order / pizza / if / we

If we had ordered pizza, it would have arrived by now.

400

__________they would have passed the exam.

(inversion)

they / better / prepare / had

Had they prepared better, they would have passed the exam.

400

_________, he would be living there now.

 accept / he / the / had / job / in / London / if

If he had accepted the job in London, he would be living there now.

500

would / invited / have / they / come / had / If / me / I

If they had invited me, I would have come.

500

your / were / immediately / the / I’d / position / offer / in / accept / I

Were I in your position, I’d accept the offer immediately.

500

been / Had / cautious / more / during / scientists / the / experiment / the / facing / serious / wouldn’t / be / today / laboratory / problems / such

Had the scientists been more cautious during the experiment, the laboratory wouldn’t be facing such serious problems today.

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