10.2 Classroom Exercises
EXERCISE 2. Present or future conditional sentences. Complete the sentences with
the verbs in parentheses.
1. If I have enough apples, I (bake) will bake an apple pie this afternoon.
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2. If I had enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon.
3. I will fix your bicycle if I (have)_____a screwdriver of the proper size.
4. I would fix your bicycle if I (have) a screwdriver of the proper size.
5. I (be, not) _____ a student in this class if English (be) _____ my native
language.
6. Most people know that oil floats on water. If you pour oil on water, it
(float)_____.
7. If there (be) _____no oxygen on earth, life as we know it (exist, not)
8. My evening newspaper has been late every day this week. If the paper (arrive,
not) _____on time today, I'm going to cancel my subscription.
9. If I (be) a bird, I (want, not) _____to live my whole life in a cage.
10. How old (human beings, live) _____to be if all diseases in the world (be)
_____completely eradicated?
11. If you boil water, it (disappear) _____into the atmosphere as vapor.
12. If people (have) ______________ paws instead of hands with fingers and
opposable thumbs, the machines we use in everyday life (have to) _____be
constructed very differently. We (be, not) _____able to turn knobs, push small
buttons, or hold tools and utensils securely.
EXERCISE 3. Present or future untrue conditions. In small groups or as a class,
discuss the questions.
Under what conditions, if any, would you:
1. exceed the speed limit while driving?
2. lie to your best friend?
3. disobey an order from your boss?
4. steal food?
5. carry a friend on your back for a long distance?
6. not pay your rent?
EXERCISE 4. Using progressive verb forms in conditional sentences. Change the
statements into conditional sentences.
It is snowing, so I won't go with you. But –
But if it weren’t snowing, I would go with you.
1. The child is crying because his mother isn't here. But ....
2. You weren't listening, so you didn't understand the directions. But ....
3. Joe got a ticket because he was driving too fast. But ....
4. I was listening to the radio, so I heard the news bulletin. But ....
5. Grandpa is not wearing his hearing aid because it's broken. But ....
6. You were sleeping, so I didn't tell you the news as soon as I heard it. But . . . .
7. I'm enjoying myself, so I won't leave. But ....
EXERCISE 5. Using "mixed time" in conditional sentences. Change the statements
into conditional sentences.
I'm hungry now because I didn't eat dinner. But ....
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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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10. Mrs. Takasawa isn't coming to dinner with us tonight. I wish she _____ to
dinner with us.
11. The teacher is going to give an exam tomorrow. I wish he _____ us an exam
tomorrow.
12. You can't meet my parents. I wish you ___them.
13. Andrew didn't come to the meeting. I wish he ____ to the meeting.
14. I am not lying on a beach in Hawaii. I wish I ____ on a beach in Hawaii.
EXERCISE 8. Verb forms following WISH. Complete the sentences with an
appropriate auxiliary verb.
1. I'm not at home, but I wish I were.
2. I don't know her, but I wish I did.
3. I can't sing well, but I wish I_____.
4. I didn't go, but I wish I_____.
5. He won't talk about it, but I wish he _____.
6. I didn't read that book, but I wish I_____.
7. I want to go, but I can't. I wish I _____.
8. I don't have a bicycle, but I wish I_____.
9. He didn't buy a ticket to the game, but he wishes he_____.
10. She can't speak English, but she wishes she_____.
11. It probably won't happen, but I wish it
12. He isn't old enough to drive a car, but he wishes he_____.
13. They didn't go to the movie, but they wish they_____.
14. I don't have a driver's license, but I wish I_____.
15. I'm not living in an apartment, but I wish I_____.
EXERCISE 9. Make one sentence of a pair of sentences as shown in the example:
You don't look after your car, and that's the reason it gives
you so much trouble. – If you looked after your car, it wouldn't give you
so much trouble
1. I'd be very sorry if you....
2. I shouldn't be surprised if....
3. I wouldn't give you so much trouble if the matter...
4. If you gave up smoking, you ....
5. If I were you, I....
6. It wouldn't do him any harm if he....
7. You'd make better progress in your English if you ...
8. They might agree to our suggestions if we....
9. It would do you a lot of good if....
10. Do you mind if I....
11. If I were rich, I....
EXERCISE 10. Continue the sentence sequence that is given in the example.
First student: If we didn't have any lectures today....
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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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