Conditionals
Rewrite this conditional with should:
If you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact us.
Should you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact us.
Emphasise with "it":
Danny told me where the best cocktail bar in Vitoria is.
It was Danny who/that told me where the best cocktail bar in Vitoria is.
Food and drink are not permitted in this location under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances are food and drink permitted in this location.
Use an appropriate future form to indicate the following information.
Vitoria -> Bilbao bus @ 7PM
The bus from Vitoria to Bilbao leaves at 7PM.
Change this sentence into the passive.
Over 160 million people watched this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
This year's Eurovision Song Contest was watched by over 160 million people.
Create an appropriate conditional for this situation:
I didn't bring an umbrella with me, so all my clothes are soaking wet.
If I had brought an umbrella with me, all my clothes wouldn't be soaking wet.
Emphasise with "it":
We had our first kiss in New York.
It was New York where we had our first kiss.
It's very rare that I meet someone in Vitoria who speaks perfect English.
Rarely/Seldom/Scarcely do I meet someone in Vitoria who speaks perfect English.
Use an appropriate future form to indicate that you intend to visit family in Pamplona at some time during the summer.
I am going to visit (my) family in Pamplona at some time during the summer.
Change this question into reported speech:
Diana: Do you know where I can find the museum?
Diana asked me if I knew where she could find the museum.
Make this conditional more hypothetical:
What would you say if I told you that I broke your toilet?
What would you say if I were to tell you that I broke your toilet?
Emphasise with "what":
I really want to go to Ibiza this summer.
What I really want to do this summer is go to Ibiza.
We didn't understand how much of a consequence our actions would have.
Little.....
Little did we understand how much of a consequence our actions would have.
Use an appropriate future form to indicate that you have arranged to have dinner with your friends on Saturday at 9PM in Waska.
I am having dinner with my friends at 9PM in Waska. OR,
We are having dinner at 9PM in Waska.
Change this sentence with an impersonal reported verb:
People widely believe that swimming is the healthiest sport you can do.
It is widely believed that swimming is the healthiest sport you can do. OR,
Swimming is widely believed to be the healthiest sport you can do.
Make this conditional more hypothetical and formal:
If you gave me the opportunity to prove myself, I wouldn't disappoint you.
Were you to give me the opportunity to prove myself, I wouldn't disappoint you.
Emphasise with "what":
He told everyone the answers to the exam minutes before they went in to do it.
What he did was tell everyone the answers to the exam minutes before they went in to do it.
I stepped outside and it immediately started to rain.
Use "sooner"
No sooner had I stepped outside than it started to rain.
Use an appropriate future form to indicate that you are currently doing a project, but the project will be completed and ready before the 15th of June.
I will....
Example answer:
I will have finished the project by the 15th of June.
Use an appropriate reporting verb, excluding say or tell.
"I didn't do it! I didn't leave the window open!" said Lisa.
Lisa denied leaving the window open. OR,
Lisa denied having left the window open.
Invert this conditional:
I would have been able to help if you'd told me about it sooner.
I would have been able to help had you told me about it sooner.
Emphasise with "it":
I didn't realised what had actually happened until after the part was over.
It wasn't until after the party was over that I realised what had actually happened.
Emphasise this phrase:
The bedrooms were very dirty, and none of the appliances in the kitchen worked properly.
Not only were the bedrooms very dirty, but (also) none of the appliances in the kitchen worked properly!
I started teaching in 2011, so in 2031 I _________ for 20 years.
I started teaching in 2011, so in 2031 I will have been teaching for 20 years.
Use an appropriate reporting verb for this phrase (not "say" or "tell")
Sofia said "No! I will not lend you my phone!"
Sofia refused to lend me her phone.