Answers: Quiz Exercises 7 — Conditionals (Answers)

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Conditionals are used to talk about real and unreal situations. They are often called "if-clauses".

Form: If + subject + simple present, subject + simple present
Use: Conditional 0 is used to talk about general truths, scientific facts or things which are always true.
Examples:
- If you mix water and oil, oil goes up.
- If you heat butter, it melts.

Form: If + subject + simple present, subject + simple future
Use: Conditional I is used to talk about real conditional; something that is possible and likely to happen in the future.
Examples:
- If I find David's phone number, I will call him.
- If you work hard, you will succeed.

Form: If + subject + simple past, subject + would + verb (base form)
Use: Conditional II is used to express situations which are impossible or unlikely to happen at the present moment; unreal conditional.
Examples:
- If I had money, I would help you. (but I don't have any money at the moment)
- If I were tall, I would join the basketball team. (but in reality I am not tall)

Form: If + subject + past perfect, subject + would (not) have + past participle
Use: Conditional III is used to express conditions in the past that didn't happen. Often used to express regrets or criticism.
Examples:
- If I had driven slowly, I wouldn't have had an accident. (but in reality I didn't drive slowly and I had an accident; expressing sort of regrets)
- If you had worked hard, you would have passed your exams. (but in reality you didn't work hard and you failed your exams; expressing criticism)

Practice Exercises

Exercise 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (Conditional 0).

Exercise 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (Conditional I).

Exercise 3
Re-write these sentences using the suggested word in brackets.

I can't travel because I don't have a passport. (If)
If _________________________________________
I don't have his phone number. So, I can't call him. (If)
If _________________________________________
I can't buy a Ferrari because I am not rich. (If)
If _________________________________________
He doesn't have time. So, he can't help you. (If)
If _________________________________________
Peter can't come because he is sick. (If)
If _________________________________________

Exercise 4
Re-write these sentences as suggested.

She didn't find Steve's phone number. So, she didn't call him.
If _________________________________________
The children were sick. That's why, we didn't go on a picnic.
If _________________________________________
It started to rain. That's why, we didn't walk to the forest.
If _________________________________________
The professor spoke fast. So, I could not understand his lecture.
If _________________________________________
Sara's father lost the job. That's why, she dropped out of school.
If _________________________________________
I can't send you the invitation because I don't have your address.
If _________________________________________

Quiz 7: Quiz on Conditional Type III

Exercise 1
Rewrite these sentences as suggested. (8 Pts)

He didn't wear his jacket yesterday. That's why, he caught a bad cold.
If _________________________________________
I didn't work hard last year. That's why, I didn't get a lot of money.
If _________________________________________
The weather was terrible. So, the referee stopped the match.
If _________________________________________
You didn't watch last TV news. So, you didn't hear about the president's death.
If _________________________________________
She couldn't join the music band because she was not good at the piano.
If _________________________________________
I didn't have enough money. So, I couldn't take my family to the restaurant.
If _________________________________________
She didn't correct her mistakes. That's why, she got a bad mark in the exam.
If _________________________________________
Maria didn't have a yacht. So, she could not sail along the river.
If _________________________________________

Exercise 2
Re-write these sentences as suggested. (8 Pts)

We couldn't go to the stadium because we lost our tickets.
If _________________________________________
Melisa had no eggs. So, she couldn't make you your favourite cake.
If _________________________________________
I couldn't explain to you the lesson because I didn't understand it.
If _________________________________________
My father needed money. That's why, he sold his car last month.
If _________________________________________
He was lazy. That's why, he didn't pass his final exams.
If _________________________________________
We threw garbage everywhere. That's why, we suffered from pollution.
If _________________________________________
She couldn't communicate with Americans because she didn't learn English at school.
If _________________________________________
My sister forgot to close the cage. So, the bird flew away last night.
If _________________________________________

Exercise 3
Complete these sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets. (4 Pts)

If we (tell) ____________ his father the truth, he wouldn't have been angry.
If I (to know) ____________ how to word-process, I would have helped you write it.
If you had had the membership card, you (have) ____________.
If she had sent the message earlier, she (join) ____________ you at the club.
If he (not, eat) ____________ much, he wouldn't have felt a stomach ache.
If you (fill in) ____________ this application form correctly, they wouldn't have refused it.
If my mother (take) ____________ an aspirin, she (not, have) ____________ a headache now.