NEF Student’s Book slide 152 Conditional sentences, Do the ex-es
Grammar bank
a. Right or wrong? Correct the mistakes in the highlighted phrases.
- They wouldn’t have made you Marketing Manager if they didn’t think you were right for the job. correct
- The government would accept more refugees if the camp isn’t so crowded. — The government would accept more refugees if the camp wasn’t so crowded.
- If you’ve done all your homework, you can go out this evening. correct
- We wouldn’t be living in Singapore now if my company hadn’t been taken over by a multinational. correct
- Hannah would be in the first team if she didn’t get injured last month. — Hannah would be in the first team if she hadn’t get injured last month.
- If you’ve ever been to New York, you will know exactly what I’m talking about. correct
- They would get divorced ages ago if they didn’t have young children. — They would have got divorced ages ago if they didn’t have young children.
- If the storm wasn’t at night, more people would have died. — If the storm hadn’t been at night, more people would have died.
- If their flight hasn’t been delayed, they will have arrived by now. correct
- I wouldn’t have bought the flat if I knew I was going to have so many problems with it. — I wouldn’t have bought that flat if I’d known I was going to have so many problems with it.
b. Complete the sentences with one word. Don’t use if.
- My father has agreed to lend me the money provided I pay it back by the end of the year.
- Even if I had played my best, I still wouldn’t have beaten him.
- I’ll tell you exactly what happened as long as you promise not to tell anyone.
- Had the rebels not surrendered, there would have been a lot more casualties.
- The company will only employ me on condition that I sign a two-year contract.
- We’ve decided we’re going to go ahead with the event whether we sell all the tickets or not.
- I’m convinced Amy won’t get back with her boyfriend, even if he apologizes.
- Suppose we do buy a dog, who’s going to take it for walks?
- I’m going to make an appointment for you at the doctor’s whether you like it or not.
- Had the plane not caught fire, there would have been more survivors.
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