Exercise 1 Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. This time in six months Ill be at university unless / if I decide to take a year of at frst.
2. Wed better leave early tomorrow unless / in case theres a lot of trac when we !et to
"oncaster.
#. $ou can watch the flm as long as / in case you %romise to !o strai!ht to bed when it
fnishes.
&. 'ets !o to Mirabellas toni!ht unless / if you havent been there before.
(. Unless / So long as Ive still !ot my health) I dont mind how %oor I am*
+. $oud better take a sweater with you now if / in case it !ets cold toni!ht.
,. "o what you like provided /unless you dont make any noise.
-. Im not !oin! to worry unless / as long as she hasnt called by midni!ht.
Exercise 2 Complete using the correct form of the verbs in brackets then identif! the
t!pes of conditionals.
1. .I/ask0 Id have asked for 1ndys %hone number when I met him if I .not/already/have0 didnt
already have a boyfriend*
2. .I/be0 Id be in terrible trouble ri!ht now if you .not/hel%0 hadnt hel%ed / werent hel%in! me.
#. .you/!et0 would you have !ot a 2ob when you left school if the university .not/ofer0 hadnt
ofered you a %lace3
&. 4ven if he .ask0 had asked them) they wouldnt have a!reed to come.
(. 5e .not/!o0 wouldnt have !one with her if he had known she would behave so irres%onsibly.
+. I .not/trust0 wouldnt trust him if I were you.
,. I wouldnt have been able to do it unless she .hel%0 had hel%ed me.
-. If .you/do0 you had done your homework last ni!ht) youd know the answer to this 6uestion*
7. If 8ody .not/live0 didnt live so far away) he .not/be0 wouldnt have been so late yesterday.
19. If he .chan!e0 chan!ed 2obs) he would be a lot ha%%ier.
11. If he .wake u%0 had woken earlier) he wouldnt have been late for work.
12. If I .not/stay u%0 hadnt stayed u% so late last ni!ht) I .not/feel0 wouldnt be feelin! / feel /
have felt so tired this mornin!*
1#. If I had a video recorder) I .record0 would have recorded the match last ni!ht.
1&. If I were you) I .tell0 would tell her how you feel.
1(. If she .be0 were more ex%erienced) she would be more likely to !et the 2ob.
1+. If she .not/threaten0 hadnt threatened him) he wouldnt have left.
1,. If the food .not/be0 hadnt been so bad) we wouldnt have com%lained.
1-. If they will !o on makin! so much noise) I .have to0 will have to %unish them.
17. If we .intend0 had intended to s%end the day in 'ondon) we would have bou!ht a day %ass.
29. If you .have0 had as much money as she does) .you/retire0 would you have retired by now3
21. If you .not/%ut u%0 dont %ut u% this shelf) you wont have anywhere to %ut your books.
22. If you .s%end0 s%ent less on clothes) you would be able to save some money.
2#. If you continue to shout so loudly) you .wake u%0 will wake u% the baby.
2&. If youre %atient for a few minutes) I .be able0 will be able to fnish this.
2(. :ee% your voice down in case he .overhear0 overhears us.
2+. ;ales will increase %rovided that the advertisin! cam%ai!n .be0 is successful.
2,. ;ometimes if you .take0 take chance) it %ays of.
2-. Tracy .not/need0 wouldnt have needed extra lessons last month if she .be0 was/were as !ood
at maths as you are.
27. <nless you .feel0 feel any better) you can take the rest of the day of.
#9. We .not/stand0 wouldnt be standin! by the side of the road at the moment tryin! to !et a lift
if .we/brin!0 had brou!ht a s%are tyre with us.
Exercise " #ewrite the following as conditional sentences.
1. 8allin! her mi!ht make her feel better. If you call her) you mi!ht make her feel better.
2. "ons !ot such a lot of homework that hes not !oin! to %lay football toni!ht. If "on didnt
have so much homework) hed %lay football toni!ht.
#. 5e cancelled his tri% because he had run out of money. If he hadnt run out of money) he
wouldnt have cancelled his tri%.
&. I cant come because I have to hel% my dad with somethin!. If I didnt have to hel% my dad
with somethin!) Id come.
(. I cant swim so Im not !oin! scuba divin! with Terry. If I could swim) Id !o scuba divin! with
Terry.
+. I dont !o to bed as late as you as Im able to !et u% early in the mornin!. If I went to bed
late) I wouldnt be able to !et u% early in the mornin!.
,. I dont live alone so I dont !et lonely. If I lived alone) Id !et lonely.
-. Im not you) but I think you should call 1ntony ri!ht now* If I were you) Id call 1ntony ri!ht
now.
7. =ohn didnt leave early so he didnt !et there on time. If =ohn had left early) he would have !ot
there on time.
19. >ore tickets need to be sold) otherwise the concert will be cancelled. If more tickets arent
sold) the concert will be cancelled.
11. ;he uses factor 12 suntan lotion as she !ets sunburnt easily. If she didnt !et sunburnt) she
wouldnt use factor 12 suntan.
12. The fax machine is broken so Ill have to send it by %ost. If the fax machine wasnt/werent
broken) I wouldnt have to send it by %ost.
1#. Therell be an election if the %resident resi!ns. ?rovidin! the %resident resi!ns) therell be an
election.
1&. Tom didnt wear a coat and cau!ht a cold. If Tom had worn a coat) he wouldnt have cau!ht a
cold.
1(. Were not !oin! to order a %i@@a because we dont have enou!h money. If we had enou!h
money) wed order a %i@@a.
1+. Were not stayin! in the same hotel) so we cant share a room. If we were stayin! in the same
hotel) we could share a room.
1,. $ou need to !o to 4!y%t to see the ;%hinx. If you !o to 4!y%t) you can see the ;%hinx.
1-. $ou need to study to %ass this exam. <nless you study) you wont %ass this exam.
17. $ou really ou!ht to !o somewhere sunnier to !et a suntan. <nless you !o somewhere sunnier)
you wont !et a suntan.
29. $oull have trouble sellin! your house if youre not %re%ared to acce%t a lower ofer. <nless
you are %re%ared to acce%t a lower ofer) you will have trouble sellin! your house.
Exercise $ #ewrite the following sentences omitting %if&.
1. I wouldnt have become a teacher if I hadnt had such a !ood 4n!lish teacher at school. 5ad I
not had such a !ood 4n!lish teacher at school) I wouldnt have become a teacher.
2. If her condition should im%rove) well inform you immediately. ;hould her condition im%rove)
well inform you immediately.
#. If I was to become a vet) Id fnd %uttin! animals down very dicult. Were I to become a vet)
Id fnd %uttin! animals down very dicult.
&. If I were you) I would think twice before acce%tin! his ofer. Were I you) I would think twice
before acce%tin! his ofer.
(. If I were you) Id leave an hour earlier to be sure of !ettin! there on time. Were I you) Id leave
an hour earlier...
+. If the hole in the o@one layer had been discovered sooner) fewer %eo%le would have !ot skin
cancer. 5ad the hole in the o@one layer been discovered sooner) fewer %eo%le would have !ot
skin cancer.
,. If you !et throu!h to the theatre) could you reserve four tickets for toni!hts %erformance3
;hould you !et throu!h to the theatre) could you reserve...3
-. If you had brou!ht more money with you) we could have !one on holiday. 5ad you brou!ht
more money with you) we could have !one on holiday.
7. If you had %aid the tele%hone bill on time) your %hone wouldnt have been cut of. 5ad you
%aid the tele%hone bill on time) your %hone wouldnt have been cut of.
19. If you were able to !o abroad for the summer) where would you !o3 Were you able to !o
abroad for the summer) where would you !o3
11. =ade will ask lots of dicult 6uestions if she !ets to interview a famous %olitician. ;hould =ade
!et to interview a famous %olitician) she will ask lots of ....
12. The world would be much better of if all environmental %ollution sto%%ed today. Were all
environmental %ollution to sto% today) the world would be much better of.
Exercise ' #ewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences.
1. 5e doesnt take his 2ob seriously so he wasnt %romoted. If he took his 2ob seriously) he would
have been %romoted.
2. 5e is not an honest %erson so he didnt tell the truth. If he were an honest %erson) he would
have told the truth.
#. ;he didnt cancel the milk so the milkman kee%s deliverin! it. If she had cancelled the milk)
the milkman wouldnt kee% deliverin! it.
&. ;he didnt do her homework so shes in trouble with her teacher. If she had done her
homework) she wouldnt be in trouble ...
(. ;he is so disor!anised that she missed the deadline. If she werent so disor!anised) she
wouldnt have missed the deadline.
+. The children were %layin! in the !arden all day so they are very dirty now. If the children
hadnt been %layin! in the !arden all day) they wouldnt be dirty now.
,. The shi% left ?lymouth yesterday so it will be in ;%ain now. If the shi% left ?lymouth yesterday)
it will be in ;%ain now.
-. They were awake all ni!ht so they are tired now. If they hadnt been awake all ni!ht) they
wouldnt be tired now.
7. They were %aintin! the house all day so they are covered in %aint now. If they hadnt been
%aintin! the house all day) they wouldnt be covered in %aint now.
19. $ou didnt tell me earlier so we are not !oin! to the cinema toni!ht. If you had told me earlier)
we would be !oin! to the cinema toni!ht.
Exercise ( Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to )ve words.
1. I would have lent you my car but I didnt know you needed to borrow it. had
If I had known you needed to borrow my car) I would have lent it to you.
2. 1s lon! as you are very careful) you can use my 8" %layer. provided
$ou can use my 8" %layer %rovided that you are very careful.
3. If there isnt an inter%reter at the conference) she wont be able to understand the s%eakers.
unless
;he wont be able to understand the s%eakers unless there is an inter%reter at the conference.
4. 5e didnt !et the 2ob because he was late for the interview. would
If he hadnt been late for the interview) he would have !ot the 2ob.
5. I only learnt to drive because you tau!ht me. never
I would never have learnt to drive if you hadnt tau!ht me.
6. $oud better see a doctor. were
If I were you) I would see a doctor.
7. Tim will be able to o%erate the machine but somebody must show him how. onl!
Tim will be able to o%erate the machine only if someone shows him how.
8. ;he didnt take an umbrella so she !ot com%letely soaked. have
If she had taken an umbrella) she wouldnt have !ot com%letely soaked.
9. I will buy a new car but I must save enou!h money. save
?rovided .that0 I save enou!h money frst) I will buy a new car.
10. ;he broke her le! so she couldnt !o skiin!. broken
If she hadnt broken her le!) she could have !one skiin!.
11. :ay cant be at home) otherwise she would have answered the %hone. would
If :ay were at home) she would have answered the %hone.
12. I would be !rateful to receive any information you may have. could
I would be !rateful If I could receive any information you may have.
13. :aren can make the %ie but she must have the reci%e. long
:aren can make the %ie as lon! as she has the reci%e.
14. If you see >iles) can you ask him to contact me immediately3 see
;hould you see >iles) can you ask him to contact me immediately3
15. 8hris want to %hone his boss but he hasnt !ot the number. would
If 8hris had the number) he would %hone his boss.
Exercise 1 Each of the words or phrases in bold is incorrect. #ewrite them correctl!.
1. I wish I know how to set the timer on this video. Where are the instructions. :A4W
2. BIf only I listened to 5ilary) said Warren sadly. BAow its too late. 51" 'I;T4A4"
#. I wish you did shut u% for fve minutes* WC<'" / 8C<'"
&. If only 8harlie can !et tomorrow of work. 8C<'"
(. "o you wish you went with =ack to the concert tomorrow ni!ht3 W4D4 ECIAE / 8C<'" EC
+. 4xcuse me. I wish speaking with the mana!er of this establishment immediately. TC ;?41:
,. 1lbert wishes like anythin! that he was driving more slowly that ni!ht. 51" "DIF4A / 51"
G44A "DIFIAE
-. I wish I would feel well enou!h to eat somethin!. H4'T / W1; H44'IAE
7. I wish Ill !et my exam results sooner rather than later. 5C?4
19. If only you to listen to what your teachers tell you* 'I;T4A4" / WC<'" 'I;T4A
Exercise 2 Complete the sentences so that the meaning remains the same.
1. I dont like your criticisin! me all the time.
I wish you wouldnt criticise me all the time.
2. Its awful I ;am doesnt know how I feel about him*
If only ;am knew how I felt about him.
#. Id love to be with you in ;wit@erland ri!ht now.
I wish I was / were with you in ;wit@erland ri!ht now.
&. Hrank re!rets not takin! the 2ob when he had the chance.
Hrank wishes he had taken the 2ob when he had the chance.
(. Wouldnt you like us to be standin! in the middle of Times ;6uare ri!ht now3
"ont you wish we were standin! in the middle of Times ;6uare ri!ht now3
+. Its a shame I cant %lay chess as well as ;teve.
I wish I was able to / could %lay chess as well as ;teve.
Exercise " *rite sentences as in the example+
1. $ou felt sick and you missed your friends birthday %arty.
I wish I hadnt felt sick. If I hadnt felt sick, I wouldnt have missed my friends birthday party.
2. $ou !ot u% late and you missed the train. I wish I hadnt got up late. If I hadnt got up late, I
wouldnt have missed the train.
3. $ou werent ofered the 2ob because you werent 6ualifed. I wish I was / were qualifed. If I
were / was qualifed, I would have got the ob.
4. $oure not a senior staf member so you cant use the car %ark. I wish I was / were a senior
sta! member. If I was / were a senior sta! member, I could use the car park.
5. $ou didnt !o to the meetin! so you didnt hear about the safety ins%ection. I wish I had gone
to the meeting. If I had gone to the meeting, I would have heard about the safety inspection.
6. $ou want to !o away for the weekend but youve !ot lots of homework. I wish I didnt have
lots of homework. if I didnt have lots of homework, I could go away for the weekend.
7. $ou want a %et but youre aller!ic to animals. I wish I wasnt / werent allergic to animals. If I
wasnt / werent allergic to animals, I could have a pet.
8. $ou dama!ed the video because you didnt know how to connect it. I wish I had known how
to connect the video. If I had known how to connect the video, I wouldnt have damaged it.
9. $ou like chocolate but youre on a diet. I wish I wasnt / werent on a diet. If I wasnt / werent
on a diet, I could eat chocolate.
10. $ou en2oy %layin! tennis but you have twisted your ankle. I wish I hadnt twisted my ankle. If I
hadnt twisted my ankle, I could play tennis.
Exercise $ Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to )ve words.
1. Its a %ity I cant !o to the beach today) but I have to stay at home and study. could
I wish I could !o to the beach today) but I have to stay at home and study.
2. If it werent rainin!) we could !o on a %icnic. stop
I wish it would sto% rainin! so we could !o on a %icnic.
#. Its a shame we didnt see the exhibition. had
We wish we had seen the exhibition.
&. Eeor!e needs a car but he cant aford to buy one. could
Eeor!e wishes he could aford to buy a new car.
(. Its a %ity =enny wasnt invited to the %arty. been
=enny wishes she had been invited to the %arty.
+. Ive been ofered a 2ob in ?aris but I cant s%eak Hrench. speak
I wish I could s%eak Hrench because Ive been ofered a 2ob in ?aris.
,. Eeor!e never arrives on time when we arran!e to !o out. onl!
If only Eeor!e would arrive on time when we arran!e to !o out.
-. I would really like to be lyin! on the beach now. were
I wish I were lyin! on the beach now.
Exercise ' ,ut the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
"ear >um)
I feel really unha%%y* I wish I .not/take0 hadnt taken this 2ob. If only I .!ive0 had !iven it more
thou!ht before I made the decision to come here. I wish the %eo%le here .be0 were more friendly I
that would make it much better. If only I .have0 had lon!er breaks. 'ookin! at a com%uter screen all
day is tirin! and sometimes I fnd myself wishin! it .ex%lode0 would ex%lode I wish my boss .!ive0
would !ive me somethin! diferent to do. I wish there .be0 was/were someone here I could talk to but
I havent made any friends. If only I .make0 could make some) but its very dicult. I wish you .live0
lived nearer to me* ?lease write. I miss you*
'ove)
=enny
,r-et.umac- na /0-!k angielski fragment! -da1. * c-02ciach -da1 po angielsku nie wolno
nic-ego -mienia3.
1. ?eter) your hair is far too lon!) you should !o and .obciJK 2e0 get / have it cut .
2. .=eLli nie %r@estanie %adaK0 If it doesnt stop raining / "nless it stops raining well have to call
of the %icnic.
#. The arrested man .odmMwiN od%owied@i0 refused to answer any of the ins%ectors 6uestions.
&. What are you doin! here3 $ou should .wy2LK0 have left half an hour a!o.
(. They were .tacy mili0 such nice %eo%le that I didnt want to ofend them.
+. =oes mother thinks it is about time he .Oeby @nala@N0 found a %ermanent 2ob.
,. Gy this time next month ?atsy .bPd@ie mies@kaK0 will have been living / will have lived in her
own cotta!e for a year.
-. $ou are so dicult. Will you ever sto% .nar@ekaK na0 complaining about everythin!3
7. If >artha .@are@erwowaNa stolik0 had booked / had reserved a / the table in advance) we
wouldnt be lookin! for another restaurant now.
19. "o you have any idea .ile kos@tu2e0 how much it is / how much it costs to send your child to a
!ood %rivate school3
11. Ive been workin! here for over two years. "ont you think its hi!h time I .Oebym dostaNa0 got
/ received a %romotion3
12. Grad ?itt is .tak @nanym aktorem0 such a well#known actor that even you must have heard
about him.
1#. I cannot understand .dlac@e!o nam nie wolno0 why we are not allowed to leave the buildin!
now.
1&. =anice is not answerin! the %honeQ she .moOe %racu2e0 may / might / could be working in the
!arden.
1(. 8live felt sick because he .@2adN @a duOo0 had eaten chocolate.
1+. I ho%e that by "ecember I .skoRc@P0 will have fnished %ayin! of the mort!a!e for the house.
1,. >artha .nie mo!Na na%isaK0 cant / couldnt have written this textQ her 4n!lish is not !ood
enou!h.
1-. Its a mystery .dlac@e!o on 2est tak @Nym kierowcJ0 why he is such a poor / bad driver after so
many years behind the wheel.
17. =efs uncle su!!ested .Oebym %os@ukaN0 I $should% fnd / I found another %lace to %ractise the
drums.
29. Im %lannin! to take u% !ardenin! when I .%r@e2dP na emeryturP0 retire .
21. >artin was fned because he .@a%arkowaN0 had parked his car in the noS%arkin! @one.
22. ;orry) all .te informac2e sJ0 this information is strictly confdential.
2#. 5ere is my tele%hone number .na wy%adek) !dybyLcie0 in case you need any more
information.
2&. 5ow lon! .mas@0 have you had this wreck of a car3
2(. I was readin! .tak fascynu2JcJ ksiJOkP0 such a fascinating book that I did not !o to slee% until
& a.m.
2+. Gy the time he retired) >r 5enderson .byN @atrudniony0 had been employed in our com%any
for over twenty years.
2,. Gut .!dyby nie %omoc %r@y2aciMN0 for his friends help ?atrick would be in serious trouble.
2-. Id rather .Oeby %an nie d@woniN do0 you didnt telephone / call my dau!hter any more.
27. .Aie%otr@ebnie siP martwiliLcie0 &ou neednt have worried about =immie) he is all ri!ht.
#9. I ho%e he wont leave the country before .%olic2a !o ares@tu2e0 the police arrest him .
#1. I had .tak tolerancy2nych rod@icMw0 such tolerant parents that all my friends were envious.
#2. They %romised in the !ara!e that the car .bPd@ie !otowy0 would be ready after lunch) but
when I came) they were still workin! on it.
##. Whats wron! with =ane and Tommy3 They .nie ro@mawia2J @e sobJ0 havent talked / spoken
since yesterday.
#&. I talked to the mana!er and he a!reed to !ive me .wolny d@ieR0 a day o! .
#(. I dont know .2ak wy!lJda0 what she looks like but shes !ot a sweet voice.
#+. =ordan su!!ested .Oeby @a%rosiK0 inviting all the children from their nei!hbourhood.
#,. I cant fnd my !loves anywhere. I .moOe @ostawiNam0 may / might / could have left them in
the oce.
#-. $oull !et fred unless .@ac@nies@ ciPOe2 %racowaK0 you start working harder .
#7. When the %olice asked =ames) he denied that he .wie cokolwiek0 knew anything about the
o%eration.
&9. $ou .nie%otr@ebnie %owied@iaNaL0 neednt have told 1unt =anet about our %roblems) shell be
u%set.
&1. >arion was furious because .c@ekaNa na nas0 she had been waiting / had waited for us for
over an hour.
&2. If =ef .nie byN tak leniwy0 wasnt / werent so la'y he mi!ht be earnin! a !ood salary.
&#. Its years .od c@asu) kiedy wy2echaNa0 since she left .
&&. Id rather .OebyLcie nie odbierali0 you didnt answer any %hone call now.
&(. >artha is leavin! the country soon) .@a%ro%onowano 2e20 she has been / was o!ered a
contract in Aew $ork.
&+. 8ould you tell me .dokJd siP wybieras@0 where you are going at this hour3
&,. =anice was wonderin! .!d@ie s%otkaNa0 where she had met that man before.
&-. When .@awiadomiono was0 were you informed / told about the fnal decision3
&7. "o you really want .OebyLmy nie @a%ras@ali0 us not to invite >a!!ie tommorow3
(9. The tickets for the concert .sJ s%r@edawane0 are being sold ri!ht now in the box oce across
the hall.
(1. 5ow lon! .d@ieci c@eka2J0 have the children been waiting for the cartoon to be!in3
(2. I wish I knew .ile Dobert @a%NaciN0 how much (obert has paid / paid for that secondShand
=a!uar.
(#. I need a new %ass%ort. Im !oin! to a %hoto studio tomorrow to .@robic @d2Pcie0 have a photo
taken .
(&. ?articia will never lend you money .chyba) Oe bPd@ie %ewna0 unless shes sure / certain youll
return it soon.
((. Why didnt you tell us youd be so late3 We .nie c@ekalibyLmy0 wouldnt have waited for you.
(+. .Edyby nie moi rod@ice0 )ut for my parents / If it wasnt for my parents I wouldnt be able to
tent such a bi! Tat.
(,. Eeor!e will !o on holiday .2ak tylko skoRc@y0 as soon as he fnishes / has fnished writin! the
book.
(-. >r ;tarr insisted .Oeby mu %owied@ieK0 on being told the whole truth.
(7. Aext month my !rand%arents .bPdJ maNOeRstwem0 will have been married for ffty years.
+9. Why did Hiona ask you .OebyL nie otwieraN0 not to open this envelo%e3