Conditional Sentences

Conditional sentences

1. Translate into Russian.

1. I’ll ask Tom if I see him today. 2. We would go to the party if we had time tomorrow. 3. She would pass her exam next month if she worked harder. 4. She would be happy if she met him at the party next Sunday. 5. We’ll go nowhere tomorrow if it rains. 6. If she knew his phone number, she would call him next week.7. If Jack London had not learned life from his own experience, he could not have written his great works. 8. Had the science of radio not been developed so rapidly, we should not have got such remarkable changes in the technique today. 9. Had he been a young man, he would have taken part in the expedition. 10. If you had applied this method, you would have got better results.

2. Choose the correct answer.

1. If it rains, the boys won’t play/wouldn’t play/would not have played hockey. 2. If he grow/grew/had grown his own vegetables, he wouldn’t have to buy them. 3. Would you go out more often if you don’t have/didn’t have/hadn’t had to do so much in the house? 4. She wouldn’t have yawned the whole day if she doesn’t stay up/didn’t stay up/ hadn’t stayed up late last night. 5. We would have helped John if we’d known about his problems. 6. If they use/used/had used new batteries, their camera would have worked correctly. 7. If I went anywhere, it will be/would be/would have been New Zealand.

3. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. If Peter ... (have) more money, he ... (buy) a new car. 2. What ... (you do) if you ... (see) an accident? 3. Where ... (you live) if you ... (have) a choice? 4. If Caroline ... (arrive) late for the meeting, her boss ... (be) angry. 5. If his parents ... (come) to visit him, John ... (bring) them to the theatre. 6. Where ... (you go) if you ... (can take) a week’s holiday? 7. If Julie ... (speak) better English, she ... (fi nd) a better job. 8. If Paul’s boss ... (invite) him to lunch, he ... (accept). 9. If I ... (lose) my wallet, I ... (report) it to the police. 10. What ... (happen) if you ... (miss) your fl ight?

Fill in the blanks with the best choice.

Living in a big city has (1) ... advantages and disadvantages, but many people think of the disadvantages fi rst. For example, it is often diffi cult to fi nd good housing in (2) ... large city. Apartments are expensive, and there are very few houses available in safe locations. Employment is another problem. Jobs are hard to fi nd in many cities. Transportation is also diffi cult. Bicycles (3) ... be dangerous, buses are not always (4) ... time. City living has also some advantages, however. Shopping is much better in a city. There are restaurants and grocery stores with food from (5) ... part of the world. And, of course, entertainment is one of the biggest advantages of (6) ... city life. There are art galleries, museums, clubs, plays, concerts and shows for everyone’s taste.

1. a. each b. both c. by d. an 2. a. the b. - c. a d. an 3. a. must b. should c. ought to d. can 4. a. at b. - c. on d. by 5. a. many b. much c. some d. every 6. a. an b. - c. the d. a