I. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. If you______ (find) a wallet in the street, what would you do with it?

2. I must hurry. My friend______ (be) annoyed if I_______ (not/ be) on time.

3. If I______ (be) a bird, I_______ (not/ want) to live my whole life in a cage.

4. I didn’t realize that Gary was in hospital. If I _________ (know) he was in hospital, I
________ (go) to visit him.

5. If you________ (pour) oil on water, it________ (float)

6. If the phone________ (ring), can you answer it?

7. If I ________ (have) wings, I ________ (not/ have to) take an airplane to fly home.

8. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he________ (miss) it, he________ (be) late
for his interview.

9.
A: What shall we do tomorrow?
B: Well, if it________ (be) a nice day, we________ (go) to the beach.

10.
A: You look tired.
B: Well, if you________(not/ wake) me up in the middle of the night, I ________ (not/ be) tired.

11. This soup isn’t very good. It________ (taste) better if it________ (not/ be) so salty.

12. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my address book with me when I was in New York. If I ______
(have) your address, I ______(send) you a postcard.

13. I think there are too many cars. If there________ (not/ be) so many cars, there ________
(not/ be) so much pollution.

14.
A: I think I left my watch at your house. Have you seen it?
B: No, but I’ll have a look. If I ________ (find) it, I ________ (tell) you.

15. Mark and Carol are expecting us. They________ (be) disappointed if we________ (not/
come).

16. The accident was your fault. If you________ (drive) more carefully, i t _________ (not/
happen).

17.
A: Why do you read newspapers?
B: Well, if I ________ (not/ read) newspapers, I _________(not/ know) what was happening in
the world.
18. If you________ (have) enough money to go any where in the world, where________
(you/go)?

19. This box has got to be in Chicago tomorrow. I’m sure if I ________ (send) it today by
express mail, it________ (arrive) in time.

20. People_____ (be) able to fly if they_________(have) feathers instead of hair.

21. Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. If h e ________ (read) the label,
he________ (not/ wash) it in hot water.

22.
A: Is Trevor a practical person?
B: Trevor? No, he isn’t. If h e ________ (be) practical, h e ________ (put) those shelves up a bit
quicker. It took him ages.

23.
A: United didn’t play very well today.
B: We were awful. But if Hacker_______ (take) that easy chance, we_______ (win).

24.
A: Why are you sitting in 'the dark?
B: Let’s just say that if I ________ (pay) my electricity bill last month, I ________ (not/ be) in
the dark now. 25.
A: Would you like a cup of coffee?
B: No, thanks. If I ______ (drink) coffee late at night, I ________ (sleep)

II. Write a sentence with if for each situation.

1. You should take more exercise because that’s the way to get fit.
If you take more exercise, you’ll get fit.
2. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly.
3. I haven’t got a key, so I can’t get in.
4. Throw a stone into water and it sinks.
5. I didn’t have any breakfast, and now I’m hungry
6. Road travel is cheaper than rail travel in this country, so we have lots of traffic jams.
7. Martin failed his driving test last week. He was very nervous and that’s why he failed.
8. You may want a chat, so just give me a ring.
9. I didn’t finish my report yesterday, so I can’t begin a new project today.
10. The wind is blowing hard, so I won’t take the boat out for a ride.
11. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you were busy
12. It might rain. If it does, everyone can eat inside.
13. We don’t visit you very 0 ften because you live so far away.
14. Margaret wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.
15. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you.
16. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself.
17. Is Matthew going to enter the race? He’ll probably win it.
18. We should have bought that picture five years ago because it would be quite valuable now.
19. I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems last night.
20. Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying.
III. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use UNLESS in your sentence.
1. You don’t get there in time if you don’t hurry.
2. We can’t do the job if we don’t get help.
3. You are allowed into the club only if you’re member.
4. I don’t like fish. I wouldn’t eat it if I wasn’t extremely hungry.
5. Don’t leave the TV on if you aren’t watching it.
6. The doctor will see you today only if it’s an emergency.
7. I wouldn’t have bought the picture if I didn’t like it.
8. You can’t get a driver’s license if you’re not at least eighteen years old.
9. I’m going to the party only if you go with me.
10. The dog will attack you only if you move suddenly.

IV. Make sentences with the same meaning by omitting if.

1. If you should need more money, go to the bank before six o’clock.
2. If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.
3. If they had realized the danger, they would have done it differently.
4. If I were your teacher, I would insist you do better work.
5. If you should change your mind, please let me know immediately.
6. She would have gotten the job if she had been better prepared.
7. Your boss sounds like a real tyrant. If I were you, I would look for another job.
8. If you should need to reach me, I’ll be at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul.
9. I wouldn’t have known about your new job if I hadn’t talked to your mother.
10. If she were ever in trouble, I’d do anything I could to help her.

V. Choose the best correct word or expression for each sentence.

1. Rachel will be pleased if/ unless she passes her driving test.
2. You can use my car unless/ as long as you drive carefully.
3. The bus won’t stop unless/ providing you ring the bell.
4. You’d better take a coat if/ in case it gets cold.
5. Don’t bother to ring me unless/ in case it’s important.
6. Children are allowed to use the swimming pool unless/ provided they are with an adult.
7. I’ll make myself an omelette when/ if I get home tonight.
8. I don’t mind if you come in late unless/ so long as you come in quietly.
9. You won’t have to leave unless/ if you can pay your bill. 10. Write the name down in case/
provided you forget it.

VI. Complete the following sentences with your own ideas.

1. I like to walk to work in the morning unless________________________________
2. What would happen if I ________________________________________________
3. You can borrow the money providing_____________________________________
4. Take a sandwich with you in case_________________________________________
5. You wouldn’t have felt ill if you___________________________________________
6. If he had listened to my adwce, he________________________________________
7. You won’t pass the exam unless__________________________________________
8. If you see Jane,_______________________________________________________
9. Were I your doctor____________________________________________________
10. There would be less pollution if________________________________________
VII. Choose the correct answer.

1. If I were you, I ________ that coat. It’s much too expensive.

a. won’t buy
b. don 't buy
c. wouldn’t buy
d. didn’t buy

2. If I could speak Spanish, I ________ next year studying in Mexico.

a. will spend
b. had spent
c. would have spent
d. would spend

3. It would have been a much more serious accident____ fast at the time.
a. was she driving
b. she had driven
c. had she been driving
d. if she drove

4. ‘Can I borrow your car this evening?’ ‘Sure, but Nora’s using it right now. If she it back in
time. You’re welcome to borrow it.’
a. brought
b. would ring
c. will bring
d. brings

5. If energy__________ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
a. is
b. will be
c. would be
d.were

6. We________ the game if we’d had a few more minutes.

a. could have won
b. won
c. had won
d. will win

7. I _____ William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.
a. hadn’t brought
b. didn’t bring
c. wouldn’t have brought
d. won’t bring.
8. The lecturer last night didn’t know what he was talking about, but if Dr. Mason I would have
listened carefully
a. lectured
b. had been lecturing
c. was lecturing
d. would lecture

9. If you_____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
a. listened
b. will listen
c. had listened
d. listen

10. ________ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
a. If I am
b. Should I
c. Was I
d. Were I

11. If I ________ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.
a. have
b. would have
c. had had
d. should have

12. I ________ you sooner had someone told me you were in hospital.
a. would have visited
b. visited
c. had visited
d. visit

13. ________ more help, I could call my neighbor.

a. Needed
b. Should I need
c. I have needed
d. I should need

14. ________ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over
the years.
a. If I know
b. If I would know
c. Did I know
d. Had I known
15. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people________ the same
language?
a. speak
b. will speak
c. spoke
d. had spoken

16. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this,____this incident again.
a. I don’t mention
b. I will never mention
c. I never mention
d. will I never mention

17. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I _____ so much noise when I came in.
a. didn’t make
b. wouldn’t have made
c. won’t made
d. don’t make

18. Unless you______ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.

a. answered
b. answer
c. would answer
d. are answering

19. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I ________ it.
a. would never have believed
b. don’t believe
c. hadn’t believed
d. can’t believe

20. If Jake________ to go on the trip, would you have gone?

a. doesn’t agree
b. didn’t agree
c. hadn’t agreed
d. wouldn’t agree

21. If you________ , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch
TV, but I didn’t want to bother you.
a. had studied
b. studied
c. hadn’t been studying
d. didn’t study
22. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I ________in a bank.
a. work
b. will work
c. have worked
d. would be working

23. ‘Here’s my phone number.’ ‘Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I ___ some help tomorrow.’
a. will need
b. need
c. would need
d. needed

24. ______you, I’d think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If I had been
b. Were I
c. Should I be
d. If I am

25. ‘Was Pam seriously injured in the accident?’ ‘She broke her arm. It________ much worse if
she hadn’t been wearing her seat belt.’
a. will be
b. would have been
c. was
d. were

26. If my candidate had won the election, I ________ happy now.

a. am
b. would be
c. was
d. can be

27. Page 12 of the manual that came with the appliance says, “ ________ any problem with the
merchandise, contact your local dealer.”
a. Do you have
b. Had you
c. Should you have
d. You have

28. ‘Why didn’t Bill get the promotion he was expecting?’ ‘He may not be qualified. If he were,
he________that promotion last year.’
a. would have been given
b. was given
c. would be given
d. had been given
29. Hurry! We’ve got to leave the house immediately. Otherwise,__________ the opening
ceremony.
a. we’d miss
b. we’d have missed
c. we miss
d. we’re going to miss

30. If everyone________ , how would we control air traffic? Surely, we’d all be crashed into
each other.
a. can fly
b. will fly
c. flies
d. could fly

31. If you_______ him tomorrow,_______ him my message.

a. will see... give
b. should see... give
c. see... you’ll give
d. saw ... could you give

32. _______ a serious crime, what exactly should you do?

a. Unless you witness
b. If only you witness
c. If you were to witness
d. Even if you witness

33. In case you_______ a car,_______ me to drive?

a. bought... will you teach
b. bought... would you teach
c. will buy... will you teach
d. buy... will you teach

34. _______ , this project would not have been possible.

a. But for their help
b. Unless their help
c. With their help
d. In the event of their help

35. If Chris_______ to the hospital, he_______ alive today.

a. went... wouldn’t be
b. hadn’t gone... wouldn’t be
c. wouldn’t go ... was
d. hadn’t gone... wouldn’t have been

36. In the event that you should fail the first writing assignment for this class, I _______ you one
more week to revise.
a. would give
b. will give
c. will have given
d. give
37. I will accept the job_______ me a good salary.
a. provided that they will offer
b. if they will offer
c. unless they offer
d. provided that they offer

38. _______ , the meeting will not be postponed.

a. Unless it snows
b. If it will snow
c. Whether it snows or not
d. Even if it snow or not

39. _______ , I wouldn’t have been able to move this table.

a. If Jack had helped
b. Without Jack’s help
c. In case of Jack’s help
d. Unless Jack helped

40. _______ you were waiting outside, I would have invited you to come in.
a. I had known
b. If I knew
c. Should I known
d. Had I known

41. _______ positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.

a. Had you contributed
b. Should you had contributed
c. Unless you contributed
d. If you hadn’t contributed

42. Only if it rains continuously for three hours_______ the baseball game.
a. the officials will cancel
b. will cancel the officials
c. will the officials cancel
d. the officials cancel

43. If Tom really_______ ambitious, he_______ a decent job years ago.

a. was... would have found
b. had been... would find
c. were... would find
d. had been... would have found

44. If the earth_______ a Moon, there_______ any tides.

a. doesn’t have... aren’t
b. doesn’t have... won’t be
c. didn’t have... wouldn’t be
d. hadn’t had ... wouldn’t have been
45. We’ve installed an alarm link with the local police station_______
a. but for burglary
b. without burglary
c. Only if burglary
d. in case of burglary.

46. We would appeal_______ to go against us.

a. the decision was
b. were the decision
c. was the decision
d. unless the decision was

47. ___________ your full attention on driving, will you lower your chances of having an
accident.
a. Unless you put
b. If you put
c. Only if you put
d. Provived that you put

48. If Flight 4590 had not been overloaded, it _______with only three engines.
a. had taken off
b. could have taken off
c. would have taken off
d. would take off

49. _______ about the meeting, he would have participated.

a. If Jake was informed
b. Were Jake informed
c. Had Jake been informed
d. Jake had been informed

50. _______turned off, write down the number of my office phone.

a. In case my phone is
b. Unless my phone is
c. Should my phone be
d. Even if my phone is

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Unless she hurries up, we won’t arrive in time.
I f _____________________________________________________ .
2. But for your help, I won’t pass the exam.
If___________ __________________________________________________________ .
3. If I should prepare for my final, exam carefully, I will pass the exam.
Should________________________________________________________________ .
4. We’ll give you your bicycle only if you do well on your exams.
Only i f ___________________________________________________ .
5. We could not handle the situation without you.
If______________________________________________________________________.
6. I will help you if you keep your promise.
On condition th at_______________________________________________________.
7. They won’t be able to come whether or not they have enough money.
Whether______________________________________________________________ .
8. If we gave up the fight now, it would mean the end of democracy in our country.
Were__________________________________________________________________.
9. We’ll go for a picnic by the river tomorrow if it doesn’t ram.
Unless________________________________________________________________ .
10. In case of an earthquake, keep some extra batteries and bottled water on hand.
In case________________________________________________________________