Exercise 1
What do you say in these situations?
1 Of course you don’t expect to win the lottery. Which do you say?
a If I win the lottery, I’ll buy a big house.
b If I won the lottery, I’d buy a big house.
2 You’re not going to sell your car because it’s old and not worth much. Which do you say?
a If I sell my car, I won’t get much money for it.
b If I sold my car, I wouldn’t get much money for it.
3 You often see Sarah. A friend of yours wants to contact her. Which do you say?
a If I see Sarah, I’ll tell her to call you.
b If I saw Sarah, I’d tell her to call you.
4 You don’t expect that there will be a fire in the building. Which do you say?
a What will you do if there is a fire in the building?
b What would you do if there was a fire in the building?
5 You’ve never lost your passport. You can only imagine it.
a I don’t know what I’ll do if I lose my passport.
b I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my passport.
6 Somebody stops you and asks the way to a bank. Which do you say?
a If you go right at the end of this street, you’ll see a bank on your left.
b If you went right at the end of this street, you’d see a bank on your left.
7 You’re in a lift. There is an emergency button. Nobody is going to press it. Which do you say?
a What will happen if somebody presses that button?
b What would happen if somebody pressed that button?
Answers
1
1 b
2 b
3 a
4 b
5 b
6 a
7 b
Exercise 2
Put the verb into correct form.
1 I’d be very scared if somebody ……………………. (point) a gun at me.
2 I can’t afford to buy a car. If I ……………………. (buy) a car, I’d have to borrow the money.
3 Don’t lend Amy your car. If she ……………………. (ask) me, I wouldn’t lend her mine.
4 If the computer factory closed down, many people ……………………. (lose) their jobs.
5 I don’t think Gary and Emma will get married. I ……………………. (be) amazed if they did.
6 What would you do if you ……………………. (be) in a lift and it ……………………. (stop) between floors?
7 If somebody ……………………. (give) me £10,000, I ……………………. (have) a very long holiday.
Answers
2
1 pointed
2 bought
3 asked
4 would lose
5 ‘d be / would be
6 were … stopped
7 gave … ‘d have / would have
Exercise 3
Write sentences beginning If ….
1 We’ve decided not to catch the 10.30 train. (arrive too early)
If we …………………….
2 Kevin is not going to do his driving test now. (fail)
If he …………………….
3 We’ve decided not to stay at a hotel. (cost too much)
If …………………….
4 Sally isn’t going to leave her job. (not / get another one)
…………………….
5 We’ve decided not to invite Ben to the party. (have to invite his friends too)
…………………….
6 I’m not going to tell him what happened. (not / believe me)
…………………….
Answers
3
1 If we caught the 10.30 train, we’d arrive too early.
2 If he did his driving test now, he’d fail (it) / … he would fail (it).
3 If we stayed at a hotel, it would cost too much.
4 If she left her job, she wouldn’t get another one.
5 If we invited Ben (to the party), we’d have to invite his friends too. / … we would have to …
6 If I told him what happened, he wouldn’t believe me.
Exercise 4
Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.
1 If I won a lot of money, …………………….
2 I’d be very angry if …………………….
3 If you bought a car, …………………….
4 I’d be surprised if …………………….
5 Would you mind if …………………….
Answers
4
1 If I won a lot of money, I’d buy a house.
2 I’d be very angry if somebody broke into my house.
3 If you bought a car, it would cost you a lot to maintain it.
4 I’d be surprised if the economic situation improved.
5 Would you mind if I didn’t go out with you tonight?
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