1. Choose the correct alternative.
1 If I miss / I’ll miss lunch, I’ll get a sandwich later.
2 We’ll have to leave without John if he doesn’t arrive / he won’t arrive soon.
3 They won’t refund / didn’t refund your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.
4 Will you send me a text when you reach / you’ll reach Mexico City?
5 If I make some coffee, do you cut / will you cut the cake?
6 Did you work / Would you work harder if you were better paid?
7 If you don’t complain / didn’t complain so much, you might be more popular.
8 Weren’t my friends / Wouldn’t my friends be envious if they could only see me now!
Answer
2 he doesn’t arrive 3 won’t refund
4 you reach 5 will you cut
6 Would you work
7 didn’t complain
8 Wouldn’t my friends be
2. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the box.
will it cost will she say will you do
would it help would you buy would you say
1
EVA: I don’t know what’s happened to the bag I borrowed from Jo.
SUE: What …will she say…… if you don’t find it?
EVA: I suppose she’ll be very annoyed.
2
TIM: I’m thinking of applying to do my Master’s abroad.
ANN: Really? What ………………………… if you do that?
TIM: About 15,000 euros, I think.
3
MIA: I don’t know how I’m going to pay my rent this week.
LEE: So, ………………………… if I lent you some money?
MIA: Well, yes, of course. But I can’t borrow from you.
LEE: Don’t be silly. How much do you want?
4
PAUL: I wish I could afford a new car.
TINA: What ………………………… if you could afford one?
PAUL: Oh, I wouldn’t mind what it was – as long as it didn’t keep breaking down.
5
PHIL: I don’t think I’m going to pass my driving test next week.
BEN: What ………………………… if you don’t?
PHIL: I’ll have to take it again. I need it to get the job I want.
6
JO: Where’s my bag? You know, the one I lent to you.
EVA: Oh. What ………………………… if I’d lost it?
JO: I’d tell you to get me a new one!
Answer
2 will it cost 3 would it help
4 would you buy 5 will you do
6 would you say
3. Put the verbs into the correct form.
1 If I had more money, …would you marry…… (you / marry) me?
2 The teacher wouldn’t help you if …………………………… (he / not / like) you.
3 …………………………… (you / see) what the hotel looks like if you look at the website.
4 …………………………… (your boyfriend / not / be) amazed if he could see you now?
5 If …………………………… (I / not / revise) thoroughly, I may not get a good mark.
6 If you wanted to buy your dad a present, what …………………………… (you / look for)?
7 Sarah would have a lot more friends if …………………………… (she / not / be) so mean.
8 How …………………………… (you / feel) if you were in my situation?
9 Would you change your job if …………………………… (you / can)?
Answer
2 he didn’t like
3 You’ll see
4 Wouldn’t your boyfriend be
5 I don’t revise
6 would you look for
7 she wasn’t/weren’t
8 would you feel
9 you could
4. Lisa and Trish are students. They’re talking about what to do after university. Write sentences using the words given.
TRISH: Do you have any plans for next year?
LISA: Well, I don’t have much money. But I speak Portuguese and Spanish. So (1) I / travel / if I / afford it.
…I’d travel if I could afford it. ……
TRISH: (2) If you / find / a job using your languages / you / take it?
…………………………………………………….
LISA: (3) If it / be / in South America / I / certainly / consider it carefully.
…………………………………………………….
I’ve always wanted to go there.
TRISH: What about working as a tour guide, taking tourists round?
(4) That / be / a great way to travel if you / speak the right languages.
…………………………………………………….
LISA: But (5) I / only / consider / a job like that if I / be / sure the travel company was a good one.
…………………………………………………….
(6) If the tourists / not / like / their hotels and so on, I / have a terrible time.
…………………………………………………….
TRISH: Yes. (7) You / be / handling complaints every day if they / not / be / happy.
…………………………………………………….
LISA: Exactly! (8) But if I / decide / to apply for a job like that, / you / help me with my application?
…………………………………………………….
TRISH: Of course. And, I’m sure (9) you / succeed, if you / do.
…………………………………………………….
LISA: Thanks very much.
Answer
2 If you could find / found a job using your languages, would you take it?
3 If it was/were in South America, I’d / I would certainly consider it carefully.
4 That’d / That would be a great way to travel if you could speak / spoke the right languages.
5 I’d / I would only consider a job like that if I was/were sure the travel company was a good one.
6 If the tourists didn’t like their hotels and so on, I’d / I would have a terrible time.
7 You’d / You would / You could be handling complaints every day if they weren’t happy.
8 But if I decide to apply for a job like that, will you help me with my application? / But if I decided to apply for a job like that, would you help me with my application?
9 you’ll / you will succeed, if you do.
5. Write questions using if for the following answers.
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1 What would you do if someone gave you a diamond necklace? |
I’d probably give it to my mother. |
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2 ……………………………………………? |
I’d share it with my friends. |
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3 ……………………………………………? |
I’d call the police. |
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4 ……………………………………………? |
We’d get out as fast as we could. |
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5 ……………………………………………? |
I’d ask my teacher’s advice about it. |
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6 ……………………………………………? |
He’d be extremely angry. |
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7 ……………………………………………? |
She’d probably fall over. |
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8 ……………………………………………? |
I’d be late for work. |
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9 ……………………………………………? |
We’d sail around the world. |
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10 ……………………………………………? |
They’d never make any money. |
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11 ……………………………………………? |
There’d be no more wars. |
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12 ……………………………………………? |
I’d stay at home all day. |
Answer
Example answers:
2 What would you do if you won a lottery prize?
3 What would you do if you saw someone break into a car?
4 What would you do if your house was on fire?
5 What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar?
6 How would your brother react if you crashed his car?
7 What would happen if your sister wore those shoes outside?
8 What would happen if you overslept?
9 What would you and your friends do if you didn’t have to earn money?
10 What would happen to car manufacturers if we all rode bikes?
11 What would happen if all the politicians retired?
12 What would you do if you felt ill when you woke up?
6. Look at the questions you wrote for Exercise 92. Now write new answers of your own to your questions.
1 What would you do if someone gave you a diamond necklace?
…I’d sell it and buy a horse. ……
2 ……………………………………………
3 ……………………………………………
4 ……………………………………………
5 ……………………………………………
6 ……………………………………………
7 ……………………………………………
8 ……………………………………………
9 ……………………………………………
10 ……………………………………………
11 ……………………………………………
12 ……………………………………………
Answer
Your answers should have the same structures as those in Exercise 5.