Exercise 1. Complete each of the following sentences with the right forms of the verbs shown in brackets. 1. If he had arrived late, we___________ without him? (begin) 2. If they had felt thirsty, they___________ the lemonade? (drink) 3. If we had been here, we___________ the fireworks. (miss) 4. If his office had called, he___________ to work? (return) 5. She___________ early if she had not had a good reason. (leave) 6. If they had searched more carefully, they___________ the watch sooner. (find) 7. If you had visited Rome, you___________ to the opera? (go) 8. If he were here now he___________ to help us. (hesitate) 9. I___________ the book last week if I had known you wanted it. (finish) 10. You___________ to him last night if you had seen him? (speak) 11. If they were old enough, they___________ the contest next week. (enter) 12. She___________ a vacation now if she had more time? (take) 13. If he had sent a message, we___________ it two days ago. (receive) 14. I___________ it if you came with me now. (appreciate) 15. She___________ grateful if we offered to help her tomorrow? (be) 16. He___________ yesterday if he had entered the race? (win) 17. They________ more books last month if they had noticed the stock was low? (order) 18. She not___________ us now if she knew where we lived? (visit) 19. You___________ cucumbers yesterday if they had been on sale? (buy) 20. If we___________ more attention yesterday, we would know what time to be there. (pay) Exercise 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. You washed it in boiling water; that's why it shrank. → Had you not_____________________________________________________________. 2. We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable. → If we______________________________________________________________________. 3. His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed. → He wouldn’t______________________________________________________________. 4. They were driving very quickly. That's why the accident was so terrible. → The accident______________________________________________________________. 5. It was raining. That's the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach. → But for____________________________________________________________________. 6. My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up. → People____________________________________________________________________. 7. The police are not armed so we don't have gun battles in the streets. → Were the_________________________________________________________________. 8. The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult. → Life would________________________________________________________________. 9. He's very thin; perhaps that's why he feels the cold so much. → He wouldn’t_______________________________________________________________. 10. We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire. → We could_________________________________________________________________. 11. It rained all the time. Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit. → He would_________________________________________________________________. 12. I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left. → Had I______________________________________________________________________. 13. They used closed-circuit television. That's how they spotted the shop-lifter. → Had it_____________________________________________________________________. 14. They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn't wearing a shirt. → If he______________________________________________________________________. 15. It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked. → Had the__________________________________________________________________. 16. My friend advised me to sell it. → My friend said if I______________________________________________________. 17. I haven't much time so I read very little. → If I_________________________________________________________________________. 18. They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark. → The rooms_______________________________________________________________. 19. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart. → If he______________________________________________________________________. 20. He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well. → His staff_________________________________________________________________. Exercise 3: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties. → She would____________________________________________________________. 2. He doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy. → He would_____________________________________________________________. 3. I haven't the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine. → If I______________________________________________________________________. 4. They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn't improve. → Her English__________________________________________________________. 5. He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do. → He would_____________________________________________________________. 6. He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive. → He would_____________________________________________________________. 7. You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes. → If you________________________________________________________________. 8. I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car. → If I____________________________________________________________________. 9. I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work. → Were I________________________________________________________________. 10. I haven't a map so I can't direct you. → Were I________________________________________________________________. 11. It's a pity we haven't a steak to cook over our camp fire. → If we_________________________________________________________________. 12. I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window. → I could________________________________________________________________. 13. He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help. → If I_____________________________________________________________________. 14. I can't drive so we can't take the car. → I would______________________________________________________________. 15. We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall. → If we_________________________________________________________________. 16. I live near my office, so I don't spend much time travelling to work. → I would_______________________________________________________________. 17. I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop. → Had I_________________________________________________________________. 18. I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring. → I would______________________________________________________________. 19. She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you. → Had she_____________________________________________________________. 20. We only came by bus because there were no taxis. → Had there___________________________________________________________. Exercise 5: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold. → If we_______________________________________________________________________. 2. I have no dog, so I don't like being alone in the house at night. → I would_________________________________________________________________. 3. We got a lift, so we reached the station in time. → If I_________________________________________________________________________. 4. I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow. → I would_________________________________________________________________. 5. I don't know his address, so I can't write to him. → If I_________________________________________________________________________. 6. We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time. → Had we_________________________________________________________________. 7. Tom's father was on the Board. That's the only reason he got the job. → But for______________________________________________________________________. 8. He wasn't looking where he was going. That's why he was run over. → Had he______________________________________________________________________. 9. I don't like country life, perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country. → If I_________________________________________________________________________. 10. I didn't know he was so quarrelsome. I'm sorry now that I invited him. → Had I_______________________________________________________________________. 11. People drive very fast. That's why there are so many accidents. → If people_________________________________________________________________. 12. English people speak very quickly. Perhaps that's why I can't understand them. → I would___________________________________________________________________. 13. They got the children back alive only because they paid the ransom at once. → Had they_________________________________________________________________. 14. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. → It would_________________________________________________________________. 15. You don't wipe your feet, so you make muddy marks all over the floor. → If you ___________________________________________________________________. 16. We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money. → Had we_________________________________________________________________. 17. The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up. → Had you_________________________________________________________________. 18. I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working. → Had the lift_____________________________________________________________. 19. I didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently. → If I_______________________________________________________________________. 20. The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it. → If the champion________________________________________________________.
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