Question

1. Now we’re lost! If you .......... (take) Mr Leary’s advice, this .......... (not happen).

2. Don’t be afraid! If we .......... (comply with) the terms of the contract, they ..........

(not sue) us.

3. Did you enjoy your meal? If you .......... (finish) eating, I .......... (clear away) the

plates.

4. If the marketing assistant .......... (not notice) the mistake in the marketing plan,

we .......... (not succeed) in launching the product as planned.

5. Communication skills are essential in this job. All our PR assistants are

communicative. If they .......... (not be) friendly we .......... (lose) half our clients.

6. There was no mistake in his report. If there .......... (be) of course I .......... (correct)

it.

7. I’m afraid we have to take action. If we .......... (not punish) him this time, he ..........

(only make) more serious mistakes.

8. They can’t lend us any money. But I know that if they .......... (have) it, they ..........

(lend) it to us.

9. It’s always the same! If you .......... (decide) to leave the office early, the boss ..........

(call) you after you’ve left!

10.Last year we had the lowest turnover in our company’s history; but only because of

inflation. If we .......... (take) the inflation rate into account, we .......... (lose) so

much money.

Answer 1

1. Now we’re lost! If you had taken Mr Leary’s advice, this wouldn’t have happened.

2. Dont be afraid! If we do comply with the terms of the contract, they won’t sue us.

3. Did you enjoy your meal? If you finished eating , i’ll clear away the plates.

4. If the marketing assistant did not notice the mistake in the marketing plan , we would have not succeeded in launching the product as planned.

5. Communication skills are essential in this job. All our PR assistants are communicative. If they weren’t friendly we would lose half our clients.

6. There was no mistake in his report. If there would be of course I’ll correct it.

7. I’m afraid we have to take action. If we do not punish him this time, he will only make more serious mistakes.


8. They can’t lend us any money. But i know that if they had it , they would lend it to us.

9. It’s always the same! If you do decide to leave the office early, the boss will call you after you’ve left.

10. Last year we had the lowest turnover rate in our company’s history; but only because of inflation. If we had taken the inflation rate into account, we would have not lost so much money.