- You’ll need a visa if you want to travel to India.
- If he hadn’t stopped the car in time, there would have been a terrible accident
- If they leave tomorrow, they’ll get there by Friday
- They would find it hard to replace her if she decided to leave the company.
- If the police didn’t fine people for speeding, most of us would drive far too fast.
- If you have trouble getting a taxi, we’ll come and pick you up.
- If the developers had solved that software problem sooner, the business would have made a lot more profit last year.
- Your father would be so proud, he knew how successful you are now.
B. Write the following sentences using the appropriate conditional form, so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first.
- John didn’t remind me about the meeting, which is why I didn’t go.
If John ____had reminded me of the meeting I would have gone ______________________________________________________________________________
2. The neighbours have offered a reward to anyone who finds their missing cat.
If you ____find the missing cat, you’ll be offered a reward ______________________________________________________________________________
3. Michael wants to move to California, but he can’t go anywhere until he finishes his studies.
When Michael _finishes his studies, he wants to move to California __________________________________________________________________________
4. We didn’t pay them on time because they delivered the wrong goods.
If they _____hadn’t delivered the wrong goods, we would have paid them on time
5. Sara is a talented tennis player but she doesn’t practise enough to truly improve her game.
If Sara _____practised more tennis she would improve her game _____________________________________________________________________________
6. The burglar got past the security guard while he was looking in the other direction.
If the security guard _____hadn’t been looking in the other direction the burglar wouldn’t have got past him _____________________________________________________________________
7. Buying a new house depends on a lot of things but particularly on the amount of overtime I do.
If I __do enough overtime I’ll be able to buy a house ________________________________________________________________________________
8. A Chinese scientist won the award because her research paper was better than ours.
If our research paper ___had been better than the Chinese scientists’, we could ___have won the award____________________________________________________________________
9. Tom intends to apply for the job but the boss thinks he is not suitable, so he will not hire him.
If Tom ___were more suitable for the job, he would be hired _______________________________________________________________________________
C.Complete the sentences with a partner.
Likely future – 1st conditional If + present simple (condition), will future or imperative (result)
- If it rains on Saturday, I’ll stay at home …….
- If I decide to go out this weekend,…I’ll let you know ….
- People will start saving water if…we have a drought ….
- If I do my English homework, I’ll understand the topic better
- I’ll enjoy my summer holiday if…I don’t get any emails ….
- The world population will continue to increase if…people also live longer than before ….
Unlikely future or imaginary present/future – 2nd conditional
If + past simple condition), would / could / might + infinitive (result)
If I won a million Swiss francs,…I’d buy a house by the lake
If I could have any job in the world, I’d be a writer …….
Everybody would be happier if……they learned to be thankful for what they have.
If I emigrated,……I’d go to Australia.
If you asked me to cook a meal, I’d make a curry …….
If I lost everything on my computer,…I’d cry and panic ….
I might study more if…I had the motivation ….
The developed world could help Africa……if they set up more microfinancing projects