Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов гуманитарных специальностей вузов Втрех частях (стр. 12 из 41)
10) Where would you like to live if you (not live) in Paris?
11) What would you do if you suddenly (win) half a million pounds?
12) Would you mind if I (not give) you the money I owe you today?
13) If I had to go to hospital, I (not go) to this one.
14) If you (sell) more products, you would earn more money.
3. Match these parts to make conditional sentences.
| 1) If I had their address... | a) it would cost over $650. |
| 2) If you saw her now ... | b) you might earn a bit more money. |
| 3) If you took more exercise ... | c) we could go for a swim. |
| 4) If you got a new job ... | d) I could probably stay with Mahomet. |
| 5) If you asked Heather ... | e) she must have been out at work. |
| 6) If I travelled first class ... | f) she would probably give you a lift. |
| 7) If it were a little warmer ... | g) she would give you a certificate. |
| 8) If she didn’t answer the phone ... | h) I might lose a bit of weight. |
| 9) If I stopped off in Ankara.... | i) I could write and ask them. |
| 10) If you went to the doctor ... | j) you would hardly recognize her. |
4. What would they do? Put the verbs in the correct tense and form:
| Jenny: | If Nick got more pocket money, he would waste (waste) it all on stupid things. |
| Nick: | That isn’t true. If I had more money, I (1) ___ (spend) it on a leather jacket. |
| Tom: | If I (2) ___ (win) a lottery, I would buy a CD-player. |
| Nick: | I (3) ___ (not buy) a CD-player, if I were you. They are too much expensive. |
| Jenny: | If I had more money, I (4) ___ (save) it for a trip. |
| Nick: | If I (5) ___ (have) a lot of money, I (6) ___ (buy) a motorbike. |
| Tom: | I (7) ___ (not buy) a motorbike if I (8) ___ (be) you. They are too dangerous. |
| Nick: | If we (9) ___ (not/get) so much homework, I (10) ___ (deliver) newspapers every morning. |
| Tom: | What has homework got to do with a morning paper-round? |
| Jenny: | Well, you see. Nick does his homework between getting up and eating breakfast. |
5. Write Type II Conditionals to match these situations.
Model: I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert.
If I had a spare ticket, I could/would take you to the concert.
1) She drinks too much coffee. She doesn’t feel calm.
2) He can’t type. He isn’t able to operate a computer.
3) They don’t understand the problem. They won’t find a solution.
4) I’m in a hurry. I won’t stay to dinner.
5) She is not in your position. She isn’t able to advise you.
6) He’s not a millionaire. He won’t buy you a palace.
7) The weather isn’t sunny. We won’t stay indoors.
8) I am fit. I will go climbing.
9) He sits around too much. He isn’t fit.
6. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could, ought to, might in the main clause.
1) If she (be) here now, she (give) us some advice.
2) If he (fail) in his present job, he (think) about another career.
3) If you (can play) a musical instrument, you (help) with the school orchestra.
4) If they (have) the right qualifications, they (be able to) apply for better jobs.
5) If she (can have) some lessons, she (improve) her performance.
6) If we (run) our own business, we (be) more independent.
7) If John (go) to this town, he (visit) his mother.
8) If Susan (borrow) your book, she (return) it.
9) If Frank (want) advice, he (ask) his bank manager.
7. The following things might happen. What would you do if they happened to you? Write your answers.
Model: If I found a gold ring in the street, I would give it to my sister.
1) If I lived on a tropical island, ___ .
2) If I forgot my best friend’s birthday, ___ .
3) If I saw someone hurt in an accident, ___.
4) If I spilled orange juice on my English homework, ___.
5) If I had a million dollars, ___.
6) If I found a purse full of money in a bus, ___.
7) If all the lights suddenly went out, ___.
8) If I met a famous pop star, ___.
9) If I lost my house key, ___.
10) If the television broke down in the middle of my favourite programme, ___.
11) If I lived in the USA, ___.
12) If I were a President of, ___.
13) If I could travel anywhere in the world, ___.
14) If today were the last day of my life, ___.
15) If I were an English teacher, ___.
16) If I were an excellent partner, ___.
17) If I could have any job I wanted, ___.
8. Put the verb into the correct form.
LYING IN THE SUN
Two tramps, Eugine and Sergio, were lying in the sun.
| Eugine: | What (1) ___ (we/doing) if the sun (2) ___ (not shining)? |
| Sergio: | Well, (3) ___ (we/not be) lying here for a start. But that’s not the important question. The important question is: what (4) ___ (we do) if (5) ___ (we/be) rich? |
| Eugine: | If (6) ___ (we/be) rich, we (7) ___ (can/travel) everywhere. |
| Sergio: | True, but we travel everywhere already. |
| Eugine: | Yes, but not in style. If (8) ___ (we/have) money, our chauffeur, James, (9) ___ (can/drive) us round in our Rolls. Imagine, if (10) ___ (we/be) in that position. (11) ___ (We/return) to our fine mansion in the country. |
| Sergio: | Yes, the butter (12) ___ (put out) fresh clothes for us, the cook (13) ___ (prepare) a fine meal for us. We (14) ___ not just be eating carrots all the time. |
| Eugine: | Yes. If (15) ___ (we/own) a house like that, (16) ___ (we/also/have) a fine swimming-pool. |
| Sergio: | Yes! Yes! If (17) ___ (we/have) a fine swimming-pool, we (18) ___ (can/swim) as much as we liked. |
| Eugine: | If (19) ___ (we/be) really rich, we (20) ___ (can/lie) in the sun! |
| Sergio: | But we are lying in the sun! |
9. Your friend can’t decide where to go on holiday. Make some suggestions about where he/she could go and what he/she could do. (He/She could visit famous buildings; practise languages; eat national dishes; do/watch certain sports).
Model: Spain
If you went to Spain, you could eat paella, lie in the sun, watch a bull-fight and speak Spanish.
1) London; 2) Scotland; 3) India; 4) Mexico; 5) Paris; 6) Italy; 7) Egypt;
8) New York.
10. Translate into English:
1) Я бы не интересовался этим вопросом, если бы не возрастало его значение.
2) На вашем месте, я бы разговаривал с дочерью по-английски.
3) Если бы я разбогатела, я бы купила новый автомобиль.
4) – Куда бы ты сходил, если бы у тебя было свободное время? – Я бы, конечно, сходил в кино. Очень интересный фильм идёт в нашем кинотеатре.
5) Если бы театр был ближе, мы смогли бы пойти пешком.
6) – Кого бы вы пригласили, если бы организовали вечер в институте? – Мы бы пригласили своих друзей.
7) – Что бы ты купила, если бы твоя подруга пригласила тебя на день рождения? – Я бы, конечно, купила цветы. Она очень любит цветы.
8) На вашем месте, я бы не принимал столь скоропалительное и необдуманное решение.
9) – Пойдём сыграем футбол! – Я бы с большим удовольствием присоединился к вам, если бы не завтрашний экзамен по математике.
10) Твоё платье сразу бы стало выглядеть лучше, если бы ты поменяла пуговицы.
11) Я бы дала тебе её адрес, если бы знала его.
12) На твоём месте я бы обратился к адвокату, а ты предпочитаешь помощь какого-то Спарка.
13) Она не взяла бы деньги, даже если бы он и предложил.
14) Если бы он интересовался английским, то использовал бы любую возможность поговорить на языке.
15) Мы бы увидели эту парочку, если бы подождали ещё минутку.
Unit 5 Type III ConditionalS
1. Type III Conditionals assume something purely imaginary in the if-clause and consider the imagined consequences in the main clause.
if-clause main clause
if+ Past Perfect would + Perfect Infinitive
If he had tried harder, he would have succeeded.
Other modals can replace would in Type III Conditionals when we feel that the imagined consequences were less likely, or when we are referring to ability, possibility, etc.:imagined condition imagined outcome
If he had been here yesterday, he could have told us (ability).
If he had been here yesterday, he might have told us (possibility).
If he had received a present, he should have thanked her (duty).
2. Type III Conditionals refer to consequences which did not and could not ever happen because they refer to something that didn't happen in the past.
| If I had seen her, I would have been very glad. | Если бы я увидела её, я была бы очень рада. (но я не увидела её и не могла быть рада) |
If I had worked harder at school, I'd have got a better job (referring to something possible: often expressing regret).
If I had lived in the Stone Age, I would have been a hunter (referring to a completely impossible situation).
3. If I had been you/in your position
These expressions are often used to describe actions we would have followed in someone else's positions.
If I had been you I would have married to him
4. Inversion with had in Type III Conditionals
The form Had (he) is a formal variation of if (he) had.
Had the management acted sooner, the strike wouldn't have happened.
E X E R C I S E S
1. Put the verb into the correct form.
Model: If I had known (know) that you were ill last week, I’d have gone to see you.
1) Tom got to the station in time. If he ___ (miss) the train, he would have been late for his interview.
2) It’s good that Ann reminded me about Tom’s birthday. I ___ (forget) if she hadn’t reminded me.
3) We might not have stayed at this hotel if George ___ (not/recommend) it to us.
4) I’d have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I ___ (have) your address.
5) Rome ___ (be captured) by her enemies if the geese hadn’t cackled.
6) If he had put out his pipe before putting it in his pocket he ___ (not burn) a hole in his coat.
7) You ___ (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.
8) I ___ (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way.
9) He would have been arrested if he ___ (try) to leave the country.
10) They would have forced their way into the house if I ___ (not call) for help.
11) If you hadn’t been in such a hurry you ___ (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.
12) If I ___ (try) again I think that I would have succeeded.
13) You ___ (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going.
14) She had a headache; otherwise she ___ (come) with us.
15) If you ___ (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.
2. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could have (done) or might have (done) in the main class.
Model: If I had managed (manage) to repair my car earlier, I could have driven (drive) you to London.
1) If I ___ (know) last week that she was ill, I ___ (visit) her.
2) If you ___ (not want) to drive straight home, we ___ (miss) all this traffic.
3) If you ___ (ask) politely, I ___ (help) you.
4) If the weather forecast ___ (be) different, we ___ (stay) at home.
5) We ___ (be) at the airport for hours, if we ___ (not know) that the flight was delayed.
6) I ___ (make) a bad mistake, if I ___ (not read) the instructions.
7) We ___ (have) an accident, if our car ___ (not be) properly serviced.
8) If he ___ (fasten) his seatbelt, he ___ (not be) hurt.
9) She ___ (not hear) the news, if she ___ (not turn on) the radio this morning.
10) If they ___ (could see) us, they ___ (laugh).
11) They ___ (play) better, if they ___ (have) more training.
3. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets.
WILL YOU LEND ME YOUR BIKE?
| Ben: | Will you lend me your bike? I have to get to basketball training in 5 minutes. |
| Nick: | The last time I lent it to you, you got flat tire and didn’t repair it. |
| Ben: | Well, I (1) ___ (not get) a flat tyre if you (2) ___ (put) enough air in it. |
| Nick: | That’s not true. You rode straight over some broken glass. |
| Ben: | Well, I (3) ___ (not ride) over the glass if someone (4) ___ (left) it all over the road. Besides, I (5) ___ (go) round the glass, if a car (6) ___ (not come) from the other direction. |
| Nick: | Well, you could have stopped. |
| Ben: | I (7) ___ (stop) if the brakes (8) ___ (not fail). |
| Nick: | Well, you should have checked the brakes before you started. I (9) ___ (not lend) you my bike if I (10) ___ (know) that the brakes weren’t working. |
4. The Principal of the Express School of English is thinking about his life, and the conditions that led him to do things. What does he say to himself? Write sentences with an if-clause.