17 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises
Upper Intermediate
Mixed Conditionals
It
is possible to mix conditionals for example the ‘if’ clause uses a verb form in the first
conditional and the main clause uses a verb form in the third conditional . The
context defines the meaning . The most common mixed conditional is :
3rd
2nd
if
+ past
perfect
would / could / might +
infinitive
Examples
3rd
2nd
If
I had worked harder at university , I would have a degree now .
1st 2nd
If
you come to the party tomorrow , I wouldn’t bring Said with you .
2nd 3rd
If
she loved him , she would have stayed with him .
Match
the clauses with the mixed conditional sentences
1
. If you had told me about this problem earlier,( )A he probably won’t be at the meeting.
2
. If you were a more sensitive person , (
) B you could always
ring them up .
3
. If they don’t contact you soon , (
) C his wife would never have left him .
4
. If he hadn’t dies so young , (
) D you
wouldn’t have said that to her .
5
. If he didn’t work so hard all the time , ( )
E I would have had them by now .
6.
If the train hadn’t been delayed , (
) F everything
would be all right now .
7.
If he was feeling ill this morning , (
) G would you hurry up
and get ready ?
8
. If you’re coming with us , ( ) H you wouldn’t be so
busy this month .
9
. If I really wanted to have children (
) I we would be there by
now .
10
. If you had worked harder last month,(
)J I’m sure he’d be a famous musician by now.
Conditionals
Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form
Example
1 - ] H and S , a husband and wife , are talking .
H : Shall I make the children something to eat ?
S : I wouldn’t bother . You know much they eat when
they visit their grandparents .
H : That’s true . If they 1 have been eating
(eat) all afternoon ,they 2------------(not want) anything when they get home .
S : Are we going to pick them up soon ?
H : No , my parents are bringing them over . We agreed
that if I 3---------------(take) them there , they 4----------------------(
bring) them back .
S : Oh good . Well , if we 5
-----------------------(not collect) them , I 6 -------------------(go back)
upstairs and do a bit more work . I’ve nearly finished that report now . If I 7
----------------(do) another half hour’s work , I 8
---------------------(finish) it by the time the children get home .
H : Why do you always have to bring work home with you
? If you 9 -------------------( not agree ) to take on that new job , you 10
------------------(have) much more free time now .
S : Yes , and if I 11 --------------------- (not take
on) that job , we 12------------------(not have) much money now .
H : That’s true ,but I don’t like you working so much .
S : Well never mind . We’ve got a week’s holiday soon .
Just think ! In two week’s time , we 13 -----------------------(lie) on a warm
sunny beach - that’s if I 14 -----------------(can get) the time off work of
course .
H : What do you mean , ‘if’ ?
S : Well , everything’s very busy at the moment . And
if we 15 -----------------(get) any more orders , I just 16 -------------------(not
see) how I can leave the office .
H : What ? But that’s ridiculous .
2 - ] Dear Nadia ,
Thanks for your letter , it was nice to hear from you . And yes , I
would like to come and see you in Cairo .If I 17 --------------------(save up)
enough money when the summer holidays start , I 18 ----------------------(try)
and come then - if that 19 ----------------(be) O.K. Otherwise , I’ll come over
in the autumn because I’m sure I 20 ---------------(save up) enough by October
-if I 21 ------------------(not lose) my job by then ! Unfortunately ,lots of
people I our company are being made redundant and it could be me next . If I 22
--------------(have) any sense , I 23 ----------------------(leave) this job
ages ago . Still it could be worse I suppose .
I was delighted to hear about your promotion - it’s great news . If you
24 ---------
( keep on) getting promoted , you 25
-------------------(run) the whole school soon .
And it sounds like the weather’s been really good over there . It’s been
terrible here . I don’t think it’s been dry once this month . If it 26
----------------(be) dry , I 27 ----------
(not notice) . Oh well , we’re hoping it’ll get better
soon .If it 28 ------------------(still rain) at the weekend , we 29
-----------------(decide) we’ll try and emigrate ! Have you heard from Hanaa by
the way ? She said she was going to phone you to tell you that she’s pregnant .
If she 30 --------------------------(not phone you up yet) , 31
--------------------(not tell) her that I’ve already told you her news , will
you ?
All the best ,
Sanaa
Conditionals Other Than ‘if’
Conditionals
can also be introduced by the following conjunctions :
unless
- even if - if only - as / so long as / assuming (that) - on (the) condition
(that) - provided / providing (that) - suppose /supposing (that) - what if -
imagine
Rewrite
the sentences replacing if with the most appropriate conjunction
Example
1
. Mr. Khalid says he’ll come and give a talk at the conference if we pay him a
reasonable fee .
(
supposing that / unless / on condition that )
Mr.
Khalid says he’ll come and give a talk at the conference on condition that we
pay him a reasonable fee .
2
. I won’t help him if he doesn’t ask me properly .
(
provided /unless / as long as )
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3
. If I could get a job , life here would be perfect .
(
what if / even if / if only )
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4
. If you had a lot of money , do you think you would give up work ?
(
Supposing that / Providing that / As long as )
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5
. If the train arrives on time , they’ll be here in a few minutes .
(
What if / Assuming that / On condition that )
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6
. If he doesn’t agree to my request , what will I do then ?
(
Imagine / What id / Provided that )
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7 . You can go out tonight if you get back by midnight .
(
as long as /assuming that / supposing that )
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