Упражнения на условные предложения в английском. Conditionals exercises.

Упражнение 1. Подчеркните правильный вариант ответа. Underline the correct form to make conditional sentences.

1. If Rita opens /will open a boutique in the High Street, she’ll make lots of money.
2. If the economy doesn’t improve, lots of businesses will close / would close down.
3. This burglar alarm is so sensitive: it goes off if a mouse runs / will run across the floor.
4. George may go to prison unless he won’t pay / pays his taxes.
5. The company was / would be more successful if it spent more money on advertising.
6. If the employees of a company are/were happy, they work harder.
7. We might sell our business if it makes / would make another loss this year.
8. It looks like Molly’ll be okay, unless something new will happen / happens.
9. Unless Shelly had read him wrong, Jack would find /would have found her unorthodox approach irresistible.
10. Mat would not trust/ didn’t trust that unless he had to.

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующейся форме условного наклонения. Open the brackets to form conditionals. Mind mixed conditionals!

1. If Felix (to be) ___________ here I would have seen him.
2. Michael would not agree even if you (to ask) ____________ him.
3. If they (mention) __________ this yesterday, everything would have been done.
4. If I (to find) __________ that letter, I’ll show it to you.
5. If I meet him, I (to invite) __________ him.
6. Would they come if we (to invite) __________them?
7. The boss (be) __________ very disappointed if you aren’t at the meeting tomorrow.
8. The teacher said, “I’ll begin the lesson as soon as Jack _____________ (stop) talking.”
9. The old gentleman doesn’t go out in winter. He _____________ (go) out if the weather gets warmer.
10. She’s flying to Cairo tomorrow. She’ll send her family a telegram providing she _____________ (arrive) with a delay.
11. If the plane had left on time, they _____________ (be) in Minsk now.
12. If they hadn’t walked 40 km, they _____________ (not / be) exhausted now.
13. What would have become of us, if I _______ (come) to you then!'
14. He would have been scrupulous — if he (can) ________ !
15. What is the answer if you (add) _______ 17 to 75?

Упражнение 3. Образуйте условные предложения, употребив нужную форму глагола. Make conditional sentences.

1. Molly (be) _______ a splendid woman, if only she didn't talk so much!
2. The evening will be fine, if only we ________ (not have) a storm.
3. You might be of interest to me, if only I (have) _________time to waste on you.
4. If you (leave) __________ at two, you will be there before dark.
5. When he isdrowning, a man (clutch) ________ at any straw.
6. If only Greg (can) _______ get some favourable shock, that's what would do it!
7. You (can) _________ do it if you try
8. You (can) _________ do it if you tried.
9. You (can) _________ it if you had tried.
10. We (go) __________ if it does not rain.
11. Fred (come) _________ if he has time.
12. If you (take) _______ a taxi, you'll be in time.
13. If Mark (have) ________enough money, he will go to the university.
14. They won't unless you (ask) ______ them to come
15. What remains if you (subtract) ________ 5 from 10?
16. If you (buy) ________a packet of cigarettes costing 3$ and matches costing 2$, and gave the shopkeeper 10$ note, how much change ought you to receive?

Упражнение 4. Supply the correct verb forms in these conditional sentences. Decide, which type of conditionals are these sentences. Определите, к какому типу условных предложений относятся следующие предложения. Раскройте скобки.

1. If you (to heat) __________ iron, it (to start) ____________ to get red hot and then white hot.
2. If Molly and Paul (be not) ________ misinformed about the train times, they (not be) __________ late.
3. If Ioannis (stay) _______ longer at the party, he (have) ________ a good time
4. If the government (lose) __________ the next election, the Prime Minister (resign) ________ from politics.
5. If we (not go) ________ to your friend's party, I never (meet) _________ Alan.
6. If train fares (be) _________ cheaper, more people (use) _________ them.
7. If Molly (get) _______ that job she's applied for, she will be delighted.
8. It (be) ______ a disaster if it the explosion had happened in the middle of the day.
9. If the talks (be broken) __________ down again, there (be) ______ a war between the two countries
10. If Ali (know) _______ anything about mechanics at that time, I'm sure she (help) _____ us.
11. He (have) ________ a bad accident last Friday if he _____________ (not / drive) more carefully.

Упражнение 5

I (write)  to her if I knew her address.
I wouldn’t mind living in this country if the traffic (not/be)  so bad.
If I showed you how to open the safe, (you/promise)  not to tell anyone?
If the police come looking for you I (say)  you have left the country.
If you (move)  to the UK you would have to learn to speak English.
She (not/buy)  it if she didn’t think she needed it.
The salad (taste)  better if you added some garlic.
We (grow)  our own vegetables if we had a garden.
What will you do if the boat (sink) .
When the sun (shine)  I like to lie on the beach.

Упражнение 6

1. If Mr Brown  (sell) his car last year, he would have got more money for it.
2. If Susan takes her driving lessons regularly, she  (pass) her driving test.
3. If Mr Jones  (watch) the news every evening, he would know more about politics.
4. If Charlie  (not stop) eating these green apples, he'll soon feel sick.
5. If you had told me the truth, I  (help) you.
6. If old Mrs White heard a strange noise, she  (call) the police.
7. If I  (have) good luck, I would have won the first prize.
8. If I  (be) you, I would throw away all this old junk.
9. If I got the earlier bus, I (can) come home at 5 o'clock.
10. If mother  (make) apple pie, I'll give you a piece.
11. If Peter  (not leave) earlier, he would miss the bus.
12. If we missed the train, we (take) a taxi.
13. If he  (win) a lot of money, he will fly to Paris.
14. If she is ill, she  (not come) to our party.
15. We  (play) tennis if it stopped raining.