1. ACTIVITY 2
1.- I forgot the car keys at home. I was late for
work. (t. III).
– If I hadn’t forgotten the car keys at home, I wouldn’t
have been late for work.
2.- She hasn't got a university degree. She'd like to
have a better job. (t. II)
– If she had a university degree, she’d have a better job
3.- I spent all my money on cigarettes. I need a
dictionary. (t. III).
– If I hadn’t spent all my money on cigarettes, I’d have
been able to buy a dictionary / would have bought a
dicctionary.
2. 4.- Susan is going to fail almost every subject
this year. She wants to go to university. (t. I)
– If Susan fails every subject this year, she won’t go
to university.
– Is Susan doesn’t fail any subject, she will go to
university.
5.- He's not handsome. He'd like to have a
beautiful girlfriend. (type II, use MIGHT in the
main clause).
– If he were handsome, he would have a beautiful
girlfriend.
3. 6.- The prison warder was having lunch. The
prisoners escaped. (t.III).
– If the prison warder hadn’t been having
lunch, the prisoners wouldn’t have escaped.
7.- I need a typewriter. It costs a lot of money. (t. I)
– If I get money, I’ll buy a typewriter.
– I’ll get a typewriter if I get/save/earn enough money
– I won’t get a typewriter unless I get enough money.
4. 8.- I don't have enough time. I like reading very
much. (t. II)
– If I had enough time, I would read more.
9.- I don't like cooking. I always eat in
restaurants (t. II)
– If I liked cooking, I wouldn’t eat in restaurants.
5. ACTIVITY 3
e.g. He's thinking of going to England.
If he goes to England, he will have to learn
English.
1.- It looks as if those shoes in the window are
my size.
– If those shoes in the window are my size, I’ll buy
them // I will try them on
2.- Don't drop that vase.
– If you drop that vase, it will break.
6. 3.- It looks like being fine tomorrow.
– If it is fine tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
4.- My father has suggested that I change my job.
– If I change my job, my father will be happy.
– If I pay attention to my father’s suggestion, I will
change my job.
5.- It seems that we'll be late for the theatre.
– If I am late for the theatre, I will miss the beginning of
the play.
– If I am late for the theatre, I won’t be allowed to
come in.
7. 6.- Don't lose my library book!
– If you lose my library book, I will have to pay for it / I
won’t be able to take it back.
7.- You may meet some friends of mine in London.
– If you meet my friend in London, give them my
kindest regards.
– If you go to London, you may meet some friends of
mine.
8.- He expects to pass his exams.
– If he passes his exams, he will go to university/he will
be very happy
9.- They're hoping it will be a baby boy.
– If it is a boy, they will be very happy.
– If they have a boy, they will be very happy.
8. ACTIVITY 4
1.- What happens if flowers don’t get any
water?
– If flowers don’t get any water, they wither.
2.- What must a motorist do if the traffic lights
are red?
– If the traffic lights are red, a motorist must stop.
3.- What materials do you need if you want to
write a letter? (you = one)
– If you want to write a letter, you need a pen and
some paper.
9. 4.- What do you like to drink if you are thirsty?
– If I am thirsty, I like to drink some water.
5.- Who do businessmen go to see if they want
to
borrow money?
– Businessmen go to see the bank manager if they
want to borrow money.
6.- What do you expect a teacher to do if you
make a mistake?
– If I make a mistake, I expect a teacher to correct it.
10. 7.- What must one have if one wants to visit a
foreign country?
– If one wants to visit a foreign country, one must
have a passport.
8.- Who do people go to see if they feel ill?
– People go to see the doctor if they feel ill.
9.- What happens if there is a power failure?
– If there is a power failure, lights will go off.
10.- How do people dress in your country if they
work in an office?
– People in my country wear formal clothes if they
work in an office..
11. ACTIVITY 5
1. What cities or other places of interest would
you visit if you went to America?
1. If I went to America I would visit New York.
2. What would you do (or not do) if you could
live your life over again?
1. If I could live my life again, I would do exactly the
same.
3. What would you say or do if someone called
you a fool?
1. If someone called me a fool, I wouldn’t pay
attention to it.
12. 4.- If a visitor came to your town, what places
would you advise him to see?
If a visitor came to Melilla, I’d advise him/her to
see the Modernist buildings.
5.- What famous person would you like to meet
if you had the chance?
If I had the chance, I would like to meet Sponge
Bob.
6.- What country would you choose if you
decided to live abroad?
If I decided to live abroad, I’d choose Canada.
13. 7.- What changes would you make in your
house, assuming you had the money?
I would change my study room assuming I had
the money.
8.- What would you do if you saw a house on
fire?
I would call the firefighters if I saw a house on
fire.
14. 9.- What would you do if you had something
stolen?
If I had something stolen, I would report it to the
police.
10.- Which books or records would you take
with you if you went to live on a desert island?
I would take “One hundred years of Solitude”
with me if I went to live on a desert island.
15. ACTIVITY 6
1. Since she doesn't love him, she won't marry
him.
1. If she loved him, she would marry him.
2. Our teacher explains things clearly, so we
understand his lessons.
1. If our teacher didn’t explain things clearly, we
wouldn’t understand his lessons.
3. As I haven't a watch, I can't tell you the time.
1. If I had a watch, I could tell you the time.
16. 4.- Britain doesn’t export enough, so she has a
constant balance of payments problems.
If Britain exported enough, she wouldn’t have
a constant balance of payments problems.
5.- Since I know the meaning of the word, I don't
have to look it up.
If I didn’t know the meaning of the word, I’d
have to look it up.
6.- This exercise is easy, so everyone will get the
correct answers.
If this execise weren’t easy, nobody would get
the correct answers.
17. 7.- I know the answer so I can tell you.
If I didn’t know the answer, I couldn’t tell you.
8.- We haven't any matches so we can't light the
fire.
If we had any matches, we could light the fire.
18. ACTIVITY 7
1. I would have enjoyed the party much more if
THE MUSIC HAD BEEN BETTER.
2. It WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH FUNNIER if the
sea hadn't been so rough.
3. Would you have been able to come next
Tuesday if WE HAD CHANGED THE DATE OF
THE MEETING?
4. If you had taken my advice, YOU WOULDN’T
HAVE REGRETTED YOUR DECISION.
19. 5.- If I had realized that you were really serious
in what you said, I WOULDN’T HAVE
LAUGHED AT YOU.
6.- If it hadn't been for the fact that his father
has influence, SHE WOULDN’T HAVE GOT HER
JOB.
7.- If he were to have told me the truth in the
first place, I WOULDN’T HAVE LOST MY TIME
TRYING TO HELP HIM.
8.- Would you have lent him the money if YOU
HAD KNOWN HE WANTED TO BUY ALCOHOL?
20. 9.- What difference would it have made, even if
WE HAD STUDIED FOR THE EXAM?
10.- If the fire brigade had arrived but a quarter
of an hour earlier, THERE WOULDN’T HAVE
BEEN SO MUCH DAMAGE.
11.- I'm sure she wouldn't have married him if
SHE HAD KNOWN HE DIDN’T HAVE SO MUCH
MONEY.
12.- If THEY HADN’T ARRIVED ON TIME, we
would have left without them.
21. ACTIVITY 8
1. If Bob had heard about it on time, he would
have joined Oliver’s expedition to
Afghanistan.
2. If she hadn’t changed her nationality on
marriage, she would have need to have her
visa extended.
3. If the Hotchkisses hadn’t run out of
marmalade, they wouldn’t have had apricot
jam this morning.
22. 4. If I had known Oswald was going to be
present, I wouldn’t have gone there.
5. If Guy had told Hazel about the girl he met at
the party, Hazel would have been annoyed.
6. If I had had something to do, I wouldn’t have
turned on the television to watch this
infantile rubbish.
7. If Wilfred hadn’t suddenly been taken ill, he
and his family would have gone on holiday to
Greece.
23. 8. If Miranda had seen that the customer was
going out without paying, she would have
rushed and stopped her.
9. If Slasher Higgins hadn’t been carrying a gun
when they caught him, he would have got a
shorter sentence.
10.If someone had told me it was your
birthday, I wouldn’t have asked you to clean
out the larder.
11.If Percy hadn’t been playing the fool all
day, we would have got more work done.
24. 12. If Mr Gibson had married the girl he loved thirty
years ago, he would have been a happier man.
13. If there had been any chance of rescuing
survivors, they wouldn’t have called off the search.
14. If he hadn’t started running a bath and then hadn’t
forgotten about it, the water wouldn’t have
overflowed and we wouldn’t have had all this
trouble and expense.
15. If he hadn’t listened at the door of the
boardroom, he wouldn’t have learnt that he was
going to lose his job.
25. ACTIVITY 9
1.- If you find a skeleton in the cellar don't
mention it to anyone.
2.- If you pass your examination we will have a
celebration.
3.- What will happen if I press this button?
4.- I should have voted for her if I had had a vote
then.
5.- If you go to Paris where will you stay?
26. 6.- If someone offered to buy you one of those
rings, which would you choose?
7.- The flight may be cancelled if the fog gets
thicker.
8.- If the milkman comes, tell him to leave two
pints.
9.- Someone will sit on your glasses if you leave
them there.
10.- You would play better bridge if you didn’t
talk so much.
27. 11.- What will I do if I hear the burglar alarm?
12.- If you had read the instructions carefully
you wouldn't have answered the wrong
question.
13.- I could repair the roof myself if I had a long
ladder.
14.- Unless they turn the radio off I will go mad.
15.- If you were made redundant what would
you do?
16.- We'll have a long way to walk if we run out
of petrol here.
28. 17.- If you shake that bottle of port, it won’t be
fit to drink.
18.- I'll probably get lost unless he comes with
me.
19.- You wouldn’t have so many accidents if you
drove more slowly.
20.- If you had worn a false beard, nobody
would have recognized you.
21.- If she leaves the fish there, the cat will get
it.
29. 22.- Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole in
the road somebody will fall into it.
23.- You'll get pneumonia if you don’t change
your wet clothes.
24.- If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus
I wouldn’t have bought it.
25.- If they hung that picture lower people
would be able to see it.
26.- She would be able to walk faster if her
shoes hadn't such high heels.
30. 27.- I would have brought you some beer if I
had known that you were thirsty.
28.- If you had touched that electric cable you
would have been electrocuted.
29.- If the story hadn't been true the newspaper
wouldn’t have printed it.
30.- I wouldn’t buy things on the instalment
system if I were you.
31.- Dial 999 if you want Police, Ambulance, or
Fire Brigade,
31. 32.- You won’t be any use to me unless you
learn to type.
33.- If anyone attacked me, my dog would jump
at his throat.
34.- If he were in he would answer the phone.
35.- The ship would have run aground if the pilot
had made one mistake.
36.- I shouldn't have taken your umbrella if I had
known that it was the only one you had.