CONDITIONALS, UNREAL TIME

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A. Match each sentence with its translation in English. A. Kada ne vjeba, ne napreduje.
B. Ako ne vjeba, nee napredovati. C. Ako nisi vjebao, nee napredovati. D. Da ne vjeba, ne bi napredovao. E. Da nisi vjebao, ne bi napredovao. 1. If you didnt practise, you wouldnt make any progress. 2. If you havent practised, you wont make any progress. 3. If you dont practise, you dont make any progress. 4. If you hadnt practised, you wouldnt have made any progress. 5. If you dont practise, you wont make any progress.

B. Match each sentence with its description.

A. B. C. D. If you want to get promoted, you will do all the tasks on time. If you wanted to be promoted, you would do your best. You could be boss now, if you had wanted to be promoted. You would have been promoted, if you had done all the tasks on time. E. If you work hard, you get promoted. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Zero conditional First conditional Second conditional Third conditional Mixed conditional

C. Match each sentence describing the real situation with the wish or unreal time. You have no real friends. 1. I wish you B. No one has tried my cakes. would come. You are not coming to the If only we party. hadnt left. D. You are not willing to come to I wish you had my party. some. You didnt come to my party. Its time we We left the party very early. left. Well have to leave very soon. I wish you had come. I wish you would have some. I wish you were coming.

1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Some verbs are passive or negative. a) First or Zero Conditional? 1. If anyone _________ (want) to see me, tell them Ill be back in ten minutes. 2. If its hot, we _________ (go) swimming. 3. Unless you learn to be more polite, you _________ (be allowed to) join the club.

4. If we _________ (go) to visit the grandparents, we always bring some fruit. 5. Youll miss your plane unless you _________ (take) a taxi. 6. The package _________ (deliver) unless someone signs the receipt. 7. Flowers die unless you _________ (water) them regularly. 8. If she _________ (sign) the application yet, they wont ask her to come for an interview. 9. If you _________ (eat) raw potatoes, you may get sick. 10. If you go to Brighton, where _________ (you, stay)? b) First, Zero or Second Conditional? Sometimes negatives are required. 1. If it _________ (stop) raining well have to cancel the tennis game. 2. If you loved her, you _________ (lie) to her. 3. If you _________ (finish), show me your notebook. 4. I _________ (lend) you any money unless you promise to pay me back before the end of the month. 5. If I _________ (speak) Italian, I would move to Florence. 6. If I _________ (be) you, I would notify them of the changes. 7. If we meet in front of the cinema at a quarter to eight, we _________ (have) enough time to buy the tickets. 8. She would wear her new dress if it _________ (be) so cold. 9. What _________ (you, do) if he asked you to go to China with him? 10. If I _________ (be) home on Saturday, I clean the flat. c) Second or Third Conditional? Sometimes negatives are required. 1. The snow ____________ (clear) if I had had a shovel. 2. I would go skiing more often if we ____________ (live) closer to the ski resorts. 3. If I had a key, I ____________ (let) you inside. 4. If John ____________ (be) in town, he would invite you to this new restaurant. 5. If I ____________ (know) you were coming, I would have thrown a party. 6. If he had given her his e-mail address, she ____________ (send) him the price list. 7. If we ____________ (get) lost, we would have arrived on time. 8. Where would you live if you ____________ (have) this house? 9. If I hadnt been so busy, I ____________ (go) skating with them. 10. The plants wouldnt be so lush green if I _______ (add) this fertiliser into the water. d) First, Zero, Second, Third, or Mixed Conditional? Sometimes negatives are required. 1. I could repair it myself if I _________(have) the tools. 2. If I had known that you were a vegetarian, I ______________(make) the stew. 3. Unless we ___________(set off) early in the morning, we wont get there before noon. 4. He always punishes his children if they ___________ (lie) to him. 5. If he went abroad, he _______________ (miss) his family. 6. If he ___________(be) with the company for six months, he must know his job. 7. Janet would have flown to Sidney last Friday if the airport _________(close). 8. If we had attended the classes, we _____________ (pass) the exam. 9. He wouldnt smile at you if he _________ (like) you. 10. If you like figs, why _________ (we, buy) some more? 11. If you dont understand the task, I _________ (ask) the others in the group to explain it to you. 12. The flowers would look better if you ____________ (water) them. 13. She could have walked faster if she ______________ (have) on that long skirt. 14. My sister would have baked a cake if you __________ (tell) us you were coming.

15. If I __________ (be) rich, I would buy that yacht. 16. You wouldnt have so much work to do today if you __________ (sort) out those files yesterday. 17. If she __________ (come) with us, there is nothing you can do to make her change her mind. 18. If you __________ (be) so kind to help me, we could have our lunch break together. 19. He __________ (be) so angry with himself now, if he had done some investigating before he signed the contract. 20. If they _________ (arrive) yet, well start without them. 2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1. If you want to put on weight, you ____________ more regularly. a) should have eaten b) should eat c) would have eaten d) would eat 2. We hope that we ____________the way. a) will find b) find c) would find d) found 3. We hoped that we _____________ the way when we got lost in the subway. a) will find b) would find c) would have found d) shall find 4. If she _____________ you, she would be much stricter. a) was b) were c) am d) had been 5. If she _____________ longer, tell me in advance. a) staying b) stayed c) stay d) is staying 6. If you ____________ rehearsing, I'll call the audience in. a) will finish b) finished c) have finished d) had finished 7. If we _________ in a big city, we would visit the theatre more often. a) live b) have lived c) have been living d) lived 8. If they ___________ to cheat during the exam, they would be expelled from school. a) try

b) have tried c) tried d) had tried 9. If they __________ to cheat during the exam, they would have been expelled from school. a) try b) have tried c) tried d) had tried 10. If they __________ to cheat during the exam, they will be expelled from school. a) try b) will try c) tried d) had tried 11. I wish I _________ more politely. a) will behave b) behave c) had behaved d) behaved 12. Unless you _________ an invitation you wouldn't enter the cinema. a) have b) has c) had d) had had 13. She will miss the opportunity unless she ___________ him now. a) will call b) calls c) doesnt call d) hasnt called 14. If you had a flat in the centre of town, you _________ with a lot of noise. a) will have to put up b) will put up c) would have to put up d) would have put up 15. If I were you, I ________ him for a favour. a) will ask b) can ask c) would ask d) would have asked 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate tense. Sometimes negatives are required. 1. I dont think you should insist on talking to her. If I _____________ (be) you, I _____________ (leave) her alone. 2. I had my apartment painted last week and it cost me a fortune. If I _____________ (have) a ladder, I _____________ (do) it myself. 3. Can you check how many eggs there are in the fridge? If there _____________ (be) more than a dozen, I _____________ (make) a cake right after lunch. 4. I am afraid I cant help you. If you _____________ (listen) to me when I told you about them, you _____________ (be) in trouble now. 5. Mary suffers from claustrophobia. If she _____________ (spend) a few minutes in an elevator, she _____________ (start) gasping for air.

6. We didnt have enough money to take a taxi. If we _____________ (take) a taxi, we _____________ (be) there even earlier. 7. The weather forecast predicts showers for the morning. If it _____________ (rain), we _____________ (play) beach volleyball. 8. What _____________ (you, do) if you _____________ (see) an alien? 9. Lets move into the shade. I _____________ (stay) longer in the sun if I _____________ (have) such sensitive complexion. 10. Please stop writing in five minutes. If you _____________ (already, finish), _____________ (put) your pencils down and _____________ (wait) for the others. 11. Why did you give him my number? If you _____________ (do) that, I _____________ (have to) meet him tomorrow. 12. I think Ill find some time to visit her tomorrow. Provided I _____________ (see) her, I _____________ (show) her the photographs. 13. Ray had been drinking even before he came to the party. If she _____________ (know) it, she _____________ (let) him drive and they _____________ (have) an accident. 14. Life was different in the village when her grandfather was a child. If it _____________ (snow), he _____________ (go) to school. 15. I am glad the two of you co-operated. But tell me, _____________ (you, agree) to work with him, if he _____________ (change) his attitude? 16. Guy is not very good at biology. ____________(be) he good at sciences he____________(become) a doctor like his father. 17. Whoops! Ive broken another test tube. I wish I ____________(not be) so clumsy. 18. When he asked her to go out with him she was so angry that she refused. Now, she wishes she ____________(accept) his invitation. 19. She made you finish all the work and she didnt pay you extra hours! Really! Its time you ____________(change) your job. 20. Emma said shed drop by. I hope she ____________(come). 21. I always have to tidy up after my sister. I wish she ____________(start) doing it herself. 22. She is not very clever but she talks as though she ____________(know) everything. 23. I am so proud of you. If only your father ____________(can be) here to see you now. 24. The party was so boring. I wish I ____________(stay) at home. 25. He was sitting on the bench and watching the match, but he behaves now as if he ____________(score) all the goals himself. 4. Read the text below and complete each gap with only one word. E.g. If only you (0) would listen to me ! a) I was typing some letters when Cindy rushed into the office. If 1 _______ she had telephoned before she came. Carol just looked at us with a smirk and continued to stare at the screen. I wish we 2 _______ have to share an office. She behaves 3 _________if she owns the place. Cindy asked me to have lunch with her but I told her she 4 _________have to wait. Its always the same. If I decide to leave the office early, my boss calls me after I 5 ________ left. Anyway, I met Cindy later in the diner and she told me some terrible things about Mike.

Dont tell me, I know what youre thinking. She 6 _______have left him years ago. She said he had started drinking heavily again and made some gambling debts. Id 7 ________ she hadnt told me. I know hes my brother, but he never listens to me. She asked me for some money again and I just 8 ________ say No. 9 _________ she pays the phone bill tomorrow, their phone will be cut off. I 10 ________ she pays me back some day. b) I would have come earlier today if it wasnt 1 ________ the rain. I wish I 2 ________ my own car. It was pouring down when I left the office. Ann was so kind to give me a lift, but I had to wait for her to send the mail. I like Ann a lot. A terrible thing happened to her the other day. She was mugged in front of her house. She called the police immediately and the muggers were caught. Shes so brave. I would have 3 ________ terrified if it had happened to me. c) Here, have some peanuts. Id rather you 1 ________ smoke. Wheres Daniel? What time did he come home last night? I 2 _________ he wouldnt stay out so late. Its 3 _________ time we had a proper talk about his responsibilities. I 4 __________wish he would concentrate more on his studies. Are you listening to me? I wish you 5 _________ switch off the TV. Oh, Im so tired. Its time we 6 _______ off to bed. Ill oversleep in the morning 7 ________ I stay up any longer. Im going to bed now. Arent you going to give me a kiss? 5. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Sometimes negatives are required. Dear Jane, Ive just heard that you are back from Spain. I thought you were arriving on Tuesday. If I 1 ___________(know) you were coming I 2 ________(meet) you at the airport. I wish you 3 _____________(call) me earlier. There was a great party at Bobs on Friday. Im sure Bob 4 __________ (invite) you if he 5 ___________ (know) you were in London. If only you 6 __________(come) we 7___________ (have) a lovely time. I must admit that Ive been feeling rather miserable lately. Richard and I had a fight just after the party and I havent seen him since then. If only he 8 _________(call) me. There are so many things we must discuss. You know that I was offered that position in Manchester but I never had a real opportunity to talk about it with Richard. I was afraid of what he would say. If he 9 _________(ask) me to stay with him, I 10 _________ (refuse) the job. On the other hand, Ive been studying so hard and now there is an opportunity to do what I really like. If it 11 __________(be) for your support, I 12 _________ (give) up years ago. If I 13___________(refuse) the job I 14 __________(feel) Ive let you down too. I have to reply by Friday. If I 15 __________(make up) my mind by then, it 16 _________(be) too late. Tell me, what 17________(you, do) if you 18_________ (be) in my shoes? If you 19 _________ (happen) to see Richard, could you talk to him to see what his true feelings are? I wish I 20 _________(know) what to do. I hope I 21 _________ (see) you soon. I am free on Wednesday and Thursday after 5 oclock. If you 22 __________(have) time to drop by, 23 __________(leave) me a message or 24 ___________(send) an e-mail. I cant wait to hear about your trip to Spain. Love Barbara

Rewrite the sentences starting with the word written in bold letters. 1. I can't walk fast when I am tired. If ________________________ 2. I think you are late. Why don't you take the bus? If ________________________ 3. I don't know whether they bought a house yesterday. They might show it to us today. If ________________________ 4. You mustn't enter this building if you don't work here. Unless ________________________ 5. When I am not saving for my holidays, I spend a lot of money on clothes. Unless ________________________ 6. You don't speak German very well, because you don't even try to learn anything. If ________________________ 7. They don't go to the cinema, so they don't know anything about new movies and actors. If ________________________ 8. I can't take that exam, because I didn't have enough time to revise. If ________________________ 9. We won't see you because we are not in Zagreb. If ________________________ 10. Jane: Somebody has broken into my house. Do you think I should call the police? Jake: If I ________________________ 11. It was so cold that we turned the central heating on. If ________________________ 12. I could afford travelling around the world, because I had inherited a lot of money. If ________________________ 13. She overslept. She missed the plane. She didn't get a job. If ________________________. If ________________________. 14. The teacher didn't catch him cheating, so he passed the exam. If ________________________ 15. Call me immediately, if you see him. Should ________________________ 16. My job is very stressful, but I earn a lot of money. Thats why I am not going to quit. Were ________________________ 17. Are you buying this book? Lend it to me when you have finished reading. If you happen ________________________ 18. Give him a chance if he gives you one, too. Dont ________________________ 19. If we try hard, we can finish it in a week. Provided ________________________ 20. We might finish it in a week and we might win the contest. Supposing ________________________ 21. You must bid now, or you won't get that vase. Its time ________________________ 22. I like your job very much. I would like to be in your shoes. I wish ________________________ 23. You have to go home. Its high time ________________________ 24. I'm sorry I can't be there with you.

I wish ________________________ 25. It is not polite that he is not coming with us. He never comes with us. Its high time ________________________ 26. I'm sorry I lost your bag. I wish ________________________ 27. We don't know what to do. If only ________________________ 28. They go on trips despite the rain. Even if ________________________ 29. If I hadn't seen this painting, I wouldn't have known what to talk about. ______________ otherwise __________ 30. It's a pity she drinks. If only ________________________ 6. Translate the sentences into English. 1. Ako ide u kolu, ne ostaje dugo vani. ____________________________________________ 2. Da ide u kolu, ne bi dugo ostajao vani. ____________________________________________ 3. Da si iao u kolu, ne bi dugo ostao vani. ____________________________________________ 4. Da sam na tvom mjestu, pozvao bih je na koncert. ____________________________________________ 5. Idemo bez njih, osim ako se ne pojave u roku od 15 minuta. ____________________________________________ 6. Da nisam zatvorila prozore, oluja bi ih razbila. ____________________________________________ 7. to e ona uiniti, ako on ne stigne? ____________________________________________ 8. Da misli na druge, ne bi to radio. ____________________________________________ 9. Ako eli kola, mogu ga donijeti iz trgovine. ____________________________________________ 10. Da sam samo vie uio. ____________________________________________ 11. Krajnje je vrijeme da se pone ozbiljnije shvaati svoje obveze. ____________________________________________ 12. Ako si to znao, zato to nisi napravio? ____________________________________________ 13. Da sam ula da si jo u Rimu, javila bih ti se. ____________________________________________ 14. eljela bih imati vie slobodnog vremena. ____________________________________________ 15. Da ih pita da ti posude 1000 dolara, to bi oni rekli? ____________________________________________ 16. Da smo barem ranije shvatili to se dogaa. ____________________________________________ 17. Ako bi ona nazvala, reci joj da sam na sastanku.

____________________________________________ 18. Vrijeme je da uinim neto za sebe. ____________________________________________ 19. Da nisi potroila deparac, sada bi si mogla kupiti sladoled. ____________________________________________ 20. Ako biste htjeli pogledati stan, bit e mi drago da Vam pokaem. ____________________________________________