Unit 5 GRAMMAR Standard

Zero, first and second conditional Niall Yes, that’s true. I’d be very scared if
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(if / unless) (I / experience / an earthquake)
1 Complete the conditional sentences with the correct Linda Me too. But the disaster I’m most worried about
affirmative or negative form of the verbs below. is a cyberattack. Our whole society stops working
achieve ​
be ​
feel ​
go ​
lose ​
use if 5
(the computer networks / not work).
1 If public transport is cheap and efficient, people Niall I know. If there was a cyberattack,
use their cars less. 6
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2 If it stops raining later, we to the (it / cause / so many problems)
park. Linda I know, it’s scary! That reminds me, our internet
3 What would you do if there an stopped working this morning!
earthquake here?
4 If you the matches, we won’t be Third conditional, What if … ? /
able to make a fire tonight.
5 If you did more exercise, you a lot
I wish / If only
healthier. 4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
6 We our goal unless we find more 1 brought / would have / we / made / If / had /
sponsors to support us. matches, / a fire / we
If we had brought matches, we would have made a fire.
2 Choose the correct verb forms.
2 rained a lot last year, / wouldn’t / had / If / it / there /
1 … if there was a hurricane?
a drought / have been
a What happens b What do you do

c What would you do

2 If … this button on the camera, the image stays in
3 hadn’t / houses / 10,000 people / signed / in the
focus.
forest / they / built / If / would have / the petition,
a you will press b you press c you’re pressing

3 If there is going to be a volcanic eruption, the 
government usually … a warning beforehand. 4 in focus, / would have / the photo / it / been /
a will give b gives c would give amazing / If / had / looked
4 If we had some matches, … them to light the fire. 
a I will use  b I wouldn’t use c I would use 
5 … I borrowed your phone to call my dad? 5 put / a waterproof bag, / got wet / our clothes / If /
a Do you mind if b Would you mind if C Can had / they / in / we / wouldn’t have

3 Complete the conditional sentences. Use the words in 
brackets to help you.
Niall What kind of disasters do you worry about? 5 Complete the third conditional sentences.
Linda I live by the river so I’m concerned about 1 I wish I had got up earlier today. Then I wouldn’t
flooding. It doesn’t happen very often. But we have been late for school.
move everything upstairs and wait and see if 2 I done well in the exam if only I had
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. been more dedicated to studying.
the water level in the river rises
(the water level in the river / rise) 3 What if I used a flash in that photo?
The image would have been too dark to see anything.
Niall That must be difficult.
4 What the hurricane had hit our town?
Linda It isn’t too bad. We recently got some
5 If we had brought a rope with us. We
special doors that stop water from
would be able to use it to climb up that rock.
getting in, so if there is flooding this year,
6 What if we hadn’t stood up for what we believed in?
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Nothing have changed.
(we / be / ready). If we lived in an earthquake area,
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(it / be / much worse)
For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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