Mixed conditionals

Revision 1

Type Three

Walk to the nearest garage to get some, ring the police

1. You find a fly in your soup.

2. You see a burglar breaking into your house.

3. You see a mouse in your kitchen.

4. Your car runs out of petrol.

5. You see an accident.

6. You see a ghost in your room.

2.2 Put in the correct verb forms:

1. The kitchen _____ (look) better if we _____ (have) red curtains.

2. I _____ (be) sorry if we _____ (not see) her again.

3. It _____ (be) a pity if Andy ______ (not get) the job.

4. If I _____ (know) his address, I _____ (go) round and see him.

5. What _____ (you do) if you _____ (win) the lottery?

6. It _____ (be) quicker if you _____ (use) a computer.

7. If you _____ (not be) so busy, I _____ (show) you how to play.

8. If we _____ (have) some eggs, I _____ (make) you a cake.

9. If you really _____ (love) me, you _____ (buy) me those diamonds.

10. I'm sure Moira _____ (help) you if you _____ (ask) her.

The sentences of this type express unreal or improbable situations in the past (UNREAL PAST). It is also used to express regrets and criticism.

Main clause	If-clause
WOULD / COULD / MIGHT + have + past participle	Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
e.g. If I had locked the car, it wouldn’t have been stolen. (regret; it is a pity I did not lock it.) e.g. If he had behaved well, the teacher wouldn’t have punished him. (criticism)

3.1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

If John 1 ____ (oversleep), he 2 ____ (not / be) late for work. If he 3 ____ (not /be) late for work, his boss 4 ____ (not / fire) him. If John 5 ____ (not / lose) his job, he 6 ____ (not / need) money and he 7 ____ (not / rob) the bank. If he 8 ____ (not / rob) the bank, the police 9 ____ (not / arrest) him.

3.2 Match the parts of the sentences:

1. If I hadn’t missed the bus, 2. If she hadn’t fell ill this morning, 3. If the food hadn’t been awful, 4. If he had passed his exams, 5. If the salary had been good, 6. If it hadn’t been my birthday,

a) he would have gone to university. b) Chris wouldn’t have given me. c) she would have gone to school. d) I would have accepted the job. e) I wouldn’t have been late for work. f) we would have eaten it.

3.3 Put in the correct verb forms:

1. If I _____ (know) you were coming, I ________ (invite) some friends in.

2. He ___________ (go) to university if his father __________ (not be) ill.

3. If you _____ (say) you weren't hungry, I __________ (not cook) such a big meal.

4. The team __________ (win) if Jones __________ (play) better.

5. If they _______ (not cut) off the electricity, I _______ (finish) my work.

6. If Bell _____ (not invent) the telephone, somebody else __________ (do) it.

7. If you _____ (not spend) so much time making up, we __________(not be) late.

8. The burglars __________ (not get) in if you _____(remember) to lock the door.

9. If he ______ (not be) a film star, he __________ (not become) President.

10. If she __________ (have) more sense, she __________ (sell) her car years ago.

4.1 Choose the correct verb forms:

1. If she (comes/came) late again, she'll lose her job.

2. I'll let you know if I (find/found) out what's happening.

3. If we (live/lived) in a town, life would be easier.

4. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we (arrive/arrived) early.

5. (We'll/We'd) phone you if we have time.

6. If I won the lottery, I (will/would) give you half the money.

7. It (will/would) be a pity if she married Fred.

8. If I'm free on Saturday, I (will/would) go to the mountains.

9. She (will/would) have a nervous breakdown if she goes on like this.

10. I know I'll feel better if I (stop/stopped) smoking.

4.2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

e.g. If she hadn’t broken (not / break) the window, she wouldn't have had to pay for a new one.

1. If it _____ _____ (not/be) cold, they wouldn't have lit the fire.

2. If she studied more, she _____ _____ (be) a better student.

3. They _____ (not/see) the Queen if they hadn't visited London on that day.

4. If you should win that competition, you _____ _____ (be) rich.

5. If I lived in France, I _____ _____ (speak) French well.

6. If they _____ _____ (lock) the doors, the burglars wouldn't have got in.

7. We _____ _____ (have) a party if Alan passes his driving test.

8. I ____ _____ (give) John your message if I should see him today.

9. They ____ _____ (not/have) any money if their cousin hadn't lent them some.

10. Those plants _____ _____ (not/grow) if you don't water them.

4.3 Match the parts of the sentences:

1. You can see the boss 2. I would have bought it 3. We'll go to the beach tomorrow 4. He would go by plane 5. If she hadn't slept late, 6. If Paul enters the competition, 7. She won't go to work, 8. If he had locked his car, 9. I would buy that vase 10. He wouldn't have missed the meeting

a) unless it rains. b) provided that he is not too busy. c) had enough money with me. d) she wouldn't have missed the train. e) if it was cheaper. f) it wouldn't have been stolen. g) if he had been on time. h) unless she's better. i) he'll win. j) if I had enough money.

4.4 Complete the following sentences with an appropriate conditional clause:

1. If I found a gun in the street, …………………………………………………..………….

2. You wouldn't have been punished ………………………………………..………………

3. If you drink all that juice, ………………………………………………..……………….

4. If you drive so fast, …………………………………………………….…………………

5. If you should see Mark this evening, …………………………………….………………

6. If you had taken my advice, …………………………………………….………………..

7. Unless the weather improves, …………………………………………….………………

8. My father would have bought me a bicycle …………………………….………………..

9. He would have been very angry ……………………………………………..……………

10. If you aren't enjoying the film, ……………………………………………..……………

NOTE: “as long as”, “providing (that)”, “provided (that)”, “in case”, “on condition (that)”, “but for (= without)”, “otherwise”, “or else”, “what if”, “supposing”, “even if”, “only if”, “if only”, “assuming(that)” can be used instead of “if”:

e.g. You will get a seat providing/provided (that)/as long as/only if you reserve a ticket.

e.g. Only if you reserve a ticket, will you get a seat. (When we begin the sentence with "only if", we invert the subject and the verb of the result clause.)

e. g. Reserve a ticket, otherwise/or else you won't get a seat.

e. g. What if it rains, will you still go for a picnic with him?

e. g. Supposing it rains, will you still go for a picnic with him?

e. g. Will you still go for a picnic with him even if it rains?

e. g. But for him, I wouldn't have been able to survive. (If it hadn't been for him - without his help)

4.5 Rewrite the sentences replacing if with the most appropriate conjunction:

e.g. Mr Davidson says he'll come and give a talk at the conference if we pay him a reasonable fee. (supposing that / unless / on condition that) – Mr Davidson says he'll come and give a talk at the conference on condition that we pay him a reasonable fee.

1. If your company went bankrupt, what would you do?' (just suppose, on condition, as long as)

2. 'If you had to live in another country, where would you go?' (on condition, unless, imagine)

3. 'We'll let him out of prison if he reports to the police station every day. (supposing, as long as, unless)

4. I'll take them to court if they don't pay me what they owe.' (imagine, provided that, unless)

5. 'If you won a million pounds - what would you do with it?' (providing, as long as, unless, imagine)

6. 'If they keep to the agreement, I'll give them the money.' (what if, imagine, so long as)

7. 'You'll be alright if you take some travellers' cheques.' (provided that, imagine, what if)

8. 'I'll complain to the manager if you don't give me a different room.' (as long as, unless, imagine)

9. 'If all the hotels were full, were would we stay?' (provided that, as long as, suppose)

10. I won't help him if he doesn't ask me properly. (provided / unless / as long as)

11. If I could get a job, life here would be perfect. (what if / even if / if only)

4.6 * Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form (first, second or zero conditional):

e.g. Oh dear, I think we're a bit late. If the concert's already started, we won’t be allowed (not be allowed) to go in.

1. He wouldn't be coming here if he _____ (not want) to.

2. If you were planning to leave your husband, I _____ (advise) you against it.

3. He could be earning lots of money now if he really _____ (want) to, but I don't think that's what he wants.

4. You can stay here tonight if you _____ (not have) anywhere else to stay.

5. If I could have phoned you, I _____ (tell) you what was happening.

6. If you _____ (have) any problems, give me a ring.

7. If you _____ (get) here at about 8 o'clock, I'll be waiting for you.

8. We could have got there in time if you _____ (phone) us earlier.

9. If this should happen again, _____ (come) and _____ (tell) me about it immediately.

10. You can't expect kindness and support from your family if you _____ (not give) the same to them.

4.7 Circle the correct answer to the questions below:

1. 'If Mary found out what was happening, she'd be very angry. – Is Mary going to find out what's happening?

A Maybe B Probably not

2. 'If Mary finds out what's happening, she'll be very angry.' – Is Mary going to find out what's happening?

A Maybe B Probably not

3. 'If they sacked him, the factory would go on strike.' – Are they going to sack him?

A Maybe B Probably not

4. 'If they sack him, the factory will go on strike.' – Are they going to sack him?

A Maybe B Probably not

5. 'What would you do if someone told us to leave? – Is someone going to tell us to leave?

A Maybe B Probably not

6. 'What will you do if someone tells us to leave?' – Is someone going to tell us to leave?

A Maybe B Probably not

7. 'If they don't agree with me, I'll go to the director.' – Are they going to agree with me?

A Maybe B Probably not

8. 'If they didn't agree with me, I'd go to the director.' – Do they usually agree with me?

A Maybe B Yes C No

9. 'If I don't like your ideas, I'll say so.' – Am I going to like your ideas?

A Maybe not B Probably

10. 'If I didn't like your ideas, I'd say so.' – Do I usually like your ideas?

A Maybe B Yes C No

All types of conditionals can be mixed. Any tense combination is possible if the context permits it.

Type 2	If they were playingall day,	they will be tired out now.	Type 1
Type 2	If I were you,	I would have invited her.	Type 3
Type 3	If she had saved the money,	She would go on holiday.	Type 2

5.1 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Yesterday the famous bank robber, Fingers Smith, robbed an­other bank in the centre of town. As usual, he only stole £10. If he 1) ___________ (leave) any clues, he 2) ___________ (be) in prison now, but he's much too clever. He disconnected the security cameras; if he 3) ___________ (not/do) that, the police 4) ___________ (have) him on film now. The strange thing is, Fingers doesn't seem to be interested in the money; if he 5) ___________ (be), he 6) ___________ (can/steal) thousands of pounds by now. The police are deter­mined to catch him, and the Chief is confident that they will. He says that if he 7) ___________ (think) they weren't going to arrest Fingers eventually, he 8) ___________ (leave) the police force long ago.

5.2 The students in two teams read the text and in turn make Conditionals. Each correct sentence gets 1 point:

One night Paul was bored so he decided to go to the cinema. But the cinema was full because the film was very popular. Paul's friend lives near the cinema so he went to visit him. When he arrived, he heard his friend shouting for help. The door was open so Paul was able to get into the house. His friend had been painting and had fallen off the step-ladder. His leg was broken so he couldn't move. It was lucky that the cinema was full and Paul called round on him.

e.g. If Paul hadn’t been bored, he wouldn’t have decided to go to the cinema.

5.3 * Rewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences as in the example:

e.g. She isn't at the meeting because she wasn't told about it. – She would be at the meeting if she had been told about it.

1. I didn't apply for the job. I don't want to work there.

2. He didn't take his job seriously. He's unemployed now.

3. He didn't train every day. He won't win the race.

4. I didn't book seats. We can't go to the concert tonight.

5. You didn't warn me. Now I'm in a difficult situation.

6. I don't know him very well so I didn't give him any advice.

5.4 * Match the clauses and write the mixed conditional sentences:

e.g. 1F - If you had told me about this problem earlier, everything would be all right now.

1. If you had told me about this problem earlier, 2. If you were a more sensitive person, 3. If they don't contact you soon, 4. If he hadn't died so young, 5. If he didn't work so hard all the time, 6. If the train hadn't been delayed, 7. If he was feeling ill this morning, 8. If you're coming with us, 9. If I really wanted to have children, 10.If you had worked harder last month, 11. If he was happy, 12. If you hadn't lost your job, 13. If she didn't lose her temper so quickly, 14. If she doesn't do her work, 15. Can I borrow your pen, 16. If the machine stopped, 17. You wouldn't be so hungry 18. Whistle 19. If I study here for another month, 20. If it's raining,

A he probably won't be at the meeting. B you could always ring them up. C his wife would never have left him. D you wouldn't have said that to her. E I would have had them by now. F everything would be all right now. G would you hurry up and get ready? H you wouldn't be so busy this month. I we would be there by now. J I'm sure he'd be a famous musician by now. K we stopped. L she wouldn't have got into that fight. M I wouldn't go out for a walk. N I'll have been here for a year. O I was happy. P send her home. Q if you'd eaten a proper breakfast. R we wouldn't be living here. S if you see the police coming. T if you've finished using it?

5.5 Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense:

1. If you'd stayed at home, there _____ (not be) any trouble.

2. What would you do if he _____ (resign) tomorrow?

3. It's a pity John didn't come to the football. He _____ (liked) it.

4. I'll do it if he _____ (ask) me.

5. I wouldn't have been so upset if Judy _____ (write) to me earlier.

6. If we offered him more money, __________ (he stay) here?

7. If she's gone out, we _____ (ask) Peter to do it for us.

8. I _____ (look after) the bags if you carry the children.

9. We would have missed the train if we _____ (be) two minutes later.

10. It's a pity Terry wasn't at the party. He _____ (love) it.

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