Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1 I've hung out the clothes. It's lovely and sunny; if it (stay) like this they (be) dry in two hours.
2 French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know) French they (not understand) half the callers.
3 How did you do in the car rally? ~
We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we (not got) lost we (come) in
somewhere in the middle. We certainly (not be) last.
4 I wasn't really surprised that we got lost because I knew that the navigator couldn't map-read. ~
But if you (know) that why you (take) him as navigator?
5 This flat would be all right if the people above us (not be) so noisy.
6 A group of spectators, including myself, left the stand just before the end of the game. When we were half way down the stairs a goal was scored and there was a great cheer from the spectators. If there (not be) a goal the crowd (not cheer).
7 If the crowd (not cheer) we (not run) back up the stairs to see what had happened.
8 If we (not run) back we (not crash) into the rest of the spectators on their way down, and there (not be) this frightful accident.
9 If the pain (return) you'd better take another pill.
10 If you aren't going to live in the house why you (not sell) it? If I (have) a house I couldn't use I (sell) it at once.
11 No, I didn't know any Russian at that time. ~
But if you (not know) Russian why you (offer) to give him Russian lessons? ~
Because I knew that he (refuse). He always rejected my offers.
12 Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he (leave) it outside someone (steal) it.
13 Why do people always wear dark clothes at night? If pedestrians (wear) light coloured clothes drivers (see) them much more easily.
14 She must have loved him very much because she waited for him for fifteen years.
If she (not love) him she (not wait) so long.
15 He looked so small and weak that nobody asked him to do anything.
If he (look) strong he (be) expected to dig all day like everyone else.
16 The government are talking of pulling the village down to make room for an airport. ~
If they (start) doing it the village people (resist)?
17 If you are catching an early train tomorrow you (like) to have breakfast at 7.00?
18 We'll have to break the ice on the pond; otherwise the ducks (not be able) to swim. And if they (not be able) to swim they (not be able) to get food.
(Use can/could forms where possible.)
19 When he left school he became a fisherman. His family didn't like it at all. They (be) much happier if he (become) a greengrocer like his father.
20 They still say that if he (go) into the greengrocery business when he left school he (be) comfortably off now instead of being poor.
21 But he says that if he (have) his life again he (make) the same choice.
22 So many parcels and no baskets! If I (know) that we were going to buy so much I (bring) a basket.
23 No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you (bathe) in it you (be) ill for a fortnight.
24 I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. ~
If he (stand) on a barrel we all (see) him and that (be) much better.
25 Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (be) Tom I (get) a new battery.
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1 I've hung out the clothes. It's lovely and sunny; if it stays like this they will be dry in two hours.
2 French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they do not know French they will not understand half the callers.
3 How did you do in the car rally? ~
We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we had not got lost we would have come in somewhere in the middle. We certainly would have not been last.
4 I wasn't really surprised that we got lost because I knew that the navigator couldn't map-read. ~ But if you had known that why you would have taken him as navigator?
5 This flat would be all right if the people above us were not so noisy.
6 A group of spectators, including myself, left the stand just before the end of the game. When we were half way down the stairs a goal was scored and there was a great cheer from the spectators. If there were not a goal the crowd would not cheer.
7 If the crowd would not cheer we did not run back up the stairs to see what had happened.
8 If we had not run back we would have not crashed into the rest of the spectators on their way down, and there would have not been this frightful accident.
9 If the pain returned you'd better take another pill.
10 If you aren't going to live in the house why you do not sell it? If I had a house I couldn't use I would sell it at once.
11 No, I didn't know any Russian at that time. ~
But if you didn't know Russian why you would offer to give him Russian lessons? ~ Because I knew that he would refuse. He always rejected my offers.
12 Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he leaves it outside someone will steal it.
13 Why do people always wear dark clothes at night? If pedestrians wore light coloured clothes drivers would see them much more easily.
14 She must have loved him very much because she waited for him for fifteen years. If she had not loved him she would not have waited so long.
15 He looked so small and weak that nobody asked him to do anything.
If he looked strong he would be expected to dig all day like everyone else.
16 The government are talking of pulling the village down to make room for an airport. ~ If they start doing it, the village people will resist?
17 If you are catching an early train tomorrow you will like to have breakfast at 7.00?
18 We'll have to break the ice on the pond; otherwise the ducks will not be able to swim. And if they are not able to swim they will not be able to get food.
(Use can/could forms where possible.)
19 When he left school he became a fisherman. His family didn't like it at all. They would have been much happier if he had become a greengrocer like his father.
20 They still say that if he had gone into the greengrocery business when he left school he would have been comfortably off now instead of being poor.
21 But he says that if he had his life again he would make the same choice.
22 So many parcels and no baskets! If I had known that we were going to buy so much I would have brought a basket.
23 No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you bathe in it you will be ill for a fortnight.
24 I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. ~
If he stood on a barrel we all could see him and that would be much better.
25 Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I were Tom I would get a new battery.