CONDITIONALS ADVANCED. EXERCISES

I) Decide if the sentences are correct or not. Correct the sentences that are incorrect.

1- You’d have passed your test if you hadn’t been so nervous.

2- If I’d spoken better English, I got the job.

3- She wouldn’t have called unless she had a problem.

4- Suppose I wouldn’t have the money, how would we pay for your

tuition fees?

5- Had they arrived any later, they would miss the beginning of the

show.

6- You wouldn’t be so tired if you went to bed earlier last night.

7- Should you require any help, our call centre is open 24 hours a day.

8- If they would have been driving more slowly, they wouldn´t crash

last weekend.

II) Provide the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1- If the virus (enter) _______________, it will destroy all the data on your

hard disc.

2- If you (not spend) ___________________ all your money in the sales,

you wouldn’t be broke now.

3- If intelligent beings existed on other planets, then I’m sure they

(manage) _______________ to contact us by now.

4- If we invested in this new software, we (have) _______________ to

train staff how to use it.

5- If smallpox vaccinations (not discover) _______________, many

children (still) _________________________ dying of this disease.

6- Unless this device can (patent) _______________, it (probably copy)

______________________ by rival companies.

7- If our sun were (turn into) ___________________ a black hole, our solar

system (immediately suck in) ____________________________.

8- If you (happen – pass) ____________________ the computer store, buy

me another memory stick, will you?

III) Key Word Sentence Transformation

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1- I didn’t buy you a ticket for the concert because I didn´t know you liked Coldplay.known

If ………………………………………………….. Coldplay, I

……………………………………………….

a ticket for the concert

2- Provided you remain quiet, you can watch the procession from here.long

You can watch the procession from here ………………….… promise

………….………………

3- If the sales of digital cameras don´t start to pick up, we’ll have to think of making cuts in our workforce.unless

…………………………………………………..start to pick up, we´ll have to

consider ……………………………….……………………

4- The show was a success thanks to the good technical support we had.disastrous

If we …………………..........………………. such good technical support, the

show …………………………………………...

5- If Crick and Watson hadn’t discovered the structure of DNA, biotechnology industry wouldn’t exist.discovery

Had it ……………………………… Crick and Watson’s ...………………….. the

structure of DNA, there ………………………………………………….

6- If planes flew at a different altitude, they could reduce their contribution to global warming.were

If ………………………………………………… at a different altitude, they would

succeed ……………………………………………….………global warming.

7- How about taking your product to the exhibition? Might people be interested?Supposing

…………………………….………….………… to the exhibition, do you think

……………………………………..…………..?

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8- Mary doesn’t work at home. She doesn’t spend much time with her children.would

If Mary …………………………………………………, she

…………………………………………... time with her children.

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