Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences replacing would like by like and making all necessary changes. See the example. e.g.: If you would like to wait you can wait here. -
I f you like you can wait here. OR You can wait here i f you like. 1.
If you’d like a copy o f the book I can get you one.
{ If you like I ...). 2. If you’d like me to
ask if there are any vacancies I will.
( I f you like I ’ll ...). 3. If you’d like to see the photographs I’ll
bring them round tonight. 4. If you’d like to watch the procession from my balcony you can. 5. If
you’d like to see London from the air I’ll arrange a helicopter trip for you. 6. You knitted a very
nice sweater for Tom. - Yes, if you’d like me to knit you one I will. 7. If you’d like to borrow car
you can. 8. I’ll come back and finish it tomorrow if you’d like me to. 9. If you’d like Ann to type it
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again I’ll ask her to. 10. If you’d like me to go with you I will. 11. I ’ll paint the front door blue if
you’d like that. 12. If you’d like to postpone the trip till next week w e’ll do that. 13. If you’d like to
leave the washing-up till tomorrow you can. 14. If you’d like to meet the President I ’ll arrange it.
15. If you’d like to go sailing tomorrow we will.
Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. Mind Conditional 2. 1. If I had a computer I (do) it myself. 2. If I (know) his address I would give it to you. 3. He
(look) a lot better if he shaved more often. 4. If you (pay) for lower stakes you wouldn’t lose so
much. 5. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes. 6. I shouldn’t drink that wine
if I (be) you. 7. More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate. 8. If someone
(give) you a helicopter what would you do with it? 9. I (buy) shares in that company if I had some
money. 10. If you drove your car into the river you (be able) to get out? 11. If I (win) a big prize in
a lottery I’d give up my job. 12. What would you do if you (find) a burglar in your house? 13. I
could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek. 14. He might get fat if he (stop) smoking. 15. I
could get a job easily if I (have) a degree. 16. If she (do) her hair differently she might look quite
nice. 17. If they (ban) the sale o f alcohol at football matches there might be less violence. 18. You
wouldn’t have so much trouble with your car if you (have) it served regularly. 19. If you (change)
your job would it affect your pension? 20. If he knew it was dangerous he (not come).
