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We......................for a few days if Mum
gets some time off work, (may go away)
may go away
(1st conditional)
If Dad were here, he ______ what to do. (know)
would know
(2nd conditional)
I won't get up early in the mornings if I......................to. (not want)
don't want
(1st conditional)
You would sleep better if you......................
coffee in the evenings, (not drink)
didn't drink
(2nd conditional)
Would you help her if she'd ask you?
Correct or not? Why?
Not correct.(if she asked)
(2nd conditional)
Liz is thinking about the future school holidays:
I..........great fun with my cousins if they come to stay, (have)
will have
(1st conditional)
Make sure you mix the ingredients well,
.........................you might get lumps in your cake.
A unless С provided
В otherwise D supposing
otherwise
Were.........................my dad, I would never have
started playing tennis in the first place.
A it for С it to be for
В it hadn’t been for D it not for
it not for
were+ it not for (2nd conditional)
Did California become an important area because they found gold there?
Would_______
California have become an important area if they hadn't found gold there
(3rd conditional)
If you hadn't spent so long getting ready, we...................................the bus. (not miss)
wouldn't have missed
(3rd conditional)
If you saw another student cheating in an exam. .........................somebody?
A did you tell С would you tell
В do you tell D have you told
Would you tell
(2nd conditional)
We didn’t pay them on time because they made a mistake with our order.
If they__________
hadn't made a mistake with our order, we would have paid them on time
(3rd conditional)
The climate is undergoing such radical changes that scientists are worried.
If_____
the climate wasn’t/weren’t undergoing such radical changes, scientists wouldn't be so worried
(2nd conditional)
Do you think that if we.........................earlier we
might not have missed the coach?
A have been leaving С had left
В left D have left
had left
(3rd conditional)
Unless Ray.........................here soon, I’m going to
leave because I’m getting bored.
A doesn't get С won't get
В gets D will get
gets
(1st conditional)
Sue didn’t give me a birthday present, that is why I didn't give her one.
If Sue..................................................................
had given me a birthday present, I would have given her one.
(3rd conditional)
_______governments act now, the environment is going to really suffer.
A In case С Unless
В In case of D Otherwise
Unless
(1st conditional)
The accident happened as a result of the driver’s not paying attention to the road.
If the driver________
had been paying attention to the road, the accident wouldn’t have happened
(3rd conditional)
It's the sunset that attracts tourists to that place.
If it ______
wasn’t/weren’t for the sunset, tourists wouldn't be attracted to that place
were/was for +noun, 2nd conditional
He would have won the competition if he...................................the final question. (answer)
had answered
(3rd conditional)
If we hadn't taken a wrong turning back there, we wouldn’t be / have been in this mess now.
be
mix conditional (now)
The book would have been perfect.........................
the ending.
A had it not been for С it hadn’t been for
В it had not been for D hadn’t it been for
had it not been for
(3rd conditional inversion +for)
If you hadn't taken the money, you..............
in prison now.
A wouldn’t have been С haven't been
В hadn’t been D wouldn't be
wouldn't be (mix conditional - now)
Had the government acted sooner, the general public wouldn't be worrying / have worried so much about the current situation.
be worrying
mix conditional (current)
There was a traffic jam on the motorway so I was late for my interview.
If there ________
hadn't been a traffic jam on the motorway so I wouldn't have been late for my interview.
(3rd conditional)