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- But if I'd eaten dinner, I wouldn't be hungry now.
1. The room is full of flies because you left the door open. But ....
2. You are tired this morning because you didn't go to bed at a reasonable hour last
night. But ....
3. I didn't finish my report yesterday, so I can't begin a new project today. But ....
4. Anita is sick because she didn't follow the doctor's orders. But ....
5. I'm not you, so I didn't tell him the truth. But ....
6. I don't know anything about plumbing, so I didn't fix the leak in the sink myself.
But ....
7. I received a good job offer from the oil company, so I won't seriously consider
taking the job with the electronics firm. But ....
EXERCISE 6. Omitting IF. Create sentences with the same meaning by omitting if.
If you should need more money, go to the bank before six o'clock.
- Should you need more money, go to the bank before six o'clock.
1. If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
2. If they had realized the danger, they would have done it differently.
3.
If I were your teacher, I would insist you do better work.
4. If you should change your mind, please let me know immediately.
5. She would have gotten the job if she had been better prepared.
6. Your boss sounds like a real tyrant. If I were you, I would look for another job.
7. I'll be out of the country until June 12. If you should need to reach me, I'll be at
the Hilton Hotel in Seoul.
8. The artists and creative thinkers throughout the history of the world have
changed all of our lives. If they had not dared to be different, the history of
civilization would have to be rewritten.
10. If there should be a global nuclear war, life on earth as we know it would end
forever.
EXERCISE 7. Verb forms following
wish. Complete the sentences with an
appropriate verb form.
Our classroom doesn't have any windows. I wish our classroom _ had windows.
1. The sun isn't shining. I wish the sun __________________ right now.
2. I didn't go shopping. I wish I ____________________ shopping.
3. I don't know how to dance. I wish I _______________ how to dance.
4. You didn't tell them about it. I wish you _______________ them about it.
5. It's cold today. I'm not wearing a coat. I wish I _________________ a coat.
6. I don't have enough money to buy that book. I wish I _____ enough money.
7. Elena is tired because she went to bed late last night. She wishes she _____to
bed earlier last night.
8. I can't go with you tomorrow, but I wish I ______________ .
9. My friend won't ever lend me his car. I wish he ________________ me his car
for my date tomorrow night.
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Second student: If we didn't have any lectures today, we'd go to a cafe.
Third student: If we went to a cafe, we'd order a nice meal.
Fourth student: If we ordered a nice meal, we'd enjoy it... etc.
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