Conditional sentences: type 3
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms, (self check)
1. If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you. 2. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat. 3. You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week. 4.1 shouldn't have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes. 5. If he had slipped he (fall) 500 metres. 6. If he had asked you, you (accept)? 7. If I (have) a map I would have been all right. 8. If I (know) that you were coming I'd have baked a cake. 9.1 (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill. 10. If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) him the money. 11. If you (put) some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better. 12. If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) to swim across it. 13. If you (speak) more slowly he might have understood you. 14. If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry. 15. If I (try) again I think that I would have succeeded. 16. You (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions. 17. If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt. 18. If I (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him. 19. If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) down the wrong street. 20. If you (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing. 21. He would have been arrested if he (try) to leave the country. 22.1 (take) a taxi if I had realized that it was such a long way. 23. You (save) me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going. 24. She was sent to prison only because she refused to pay the fine; if she (pay) the fine she (not be) sent to prison. 25. He didn't tell me that he was a vegetarian till halfway through the meal. If he (tell) me earlier I (cook) something more suitable. 26.1 had no map; that's why I got lost. If I (have) a map I (be) all right. 27. Why didn't you say that you were short of money? If I (know) I (lend) you some. 28. It's lucky he had his torch with him. If he (not have) it he (fall) down the cellar steps. 29. The job is much worse than I expected. If I (realise) how awful it was going to be I (not accept) it. 30. The paraffin heater was perfectly safe. There (not be) a fire if the children (not knock)
it over. 31. The accident was mainly Tom's fault. He was driving much too close to the car in front. If he (be) further away he (be able) to stop in time. 32. Why did you throw away those newspapers? I hadn't finished with them. —I'm sorry. If I (know) you were still reading them I (not throw) them away. 33. He says he refused the job, but that this had nothing to do with the salary. He (refuse) even if they (offer) him twice as much. 34. If you had been there what you (do)? 35. It rained, which spoiled our picnic; but if it (not rain) it (be) a great success. 36. I didn't recognize him at first because he was wearing dark glasses; if he (not wear) them I (recognize) him immediately. 37. Why didn't you phone from the village? — Because there was no phone in the village. If there (be) of course we (phone) from there. 38. He was not very happy at school because he was a bookish boy, not at all interested in games. If he (play) games like the other boys he (have) a much better time. 39. We had to stand almost all the way. It was all Tom's fault. If he (book) seats, as I told him to, we (have) quite a comfortable journey. 40. We were travelling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports (be) all right we (not be) arrested. 41. When the director asked her to play the lead she agreed though she didn't know anything about the play. I think that if she (read) the play she (refuse) the part. 42.The club secretary is useless. He never tells anybody anything. We (not know) about the meeting if the chairman (not tell) us. 43. The passengers at the front of the plane were all killed, but Alice, who was sitting at the back, survived. If she (sit) nearer the front, she (kill). 44. A: We're penniless. Did you know that? B: It's because our holiday cost so much. If we (go) where I wanted to go, it (be) a lot cheaper. 45. She was badly hurt when the car in which she was a passenger hit another car. If she (wear) her seat belt, she (not hurt) so badly. 46. My wife and I met on a cruise. I was on it because I was recovering from an illness, and she was the ship's doctor. Just think! If I (not be) ill, and if she (not be) the doctor, we (not meet), we (not get) married, and our children (not be) born! What a thought! 47. I'm sorry you had to take a cab to the airport. I didn't know you needed a ride. If you (tell) nie, I (give) you a ride gladly. 48. You made a lot of unnecessary mistakes in your composition. If you (use) a dictionary to check your spelling, you (receive) a better grade. 49. A: Shh! Your father 18 taking a nap. Oh-oh. You woke him up. B: Gee, I'm sorry,
Mom. If I (realize) he was sleeping, I (make, not) so much noise when I came in. But how was I supposed to know? 50. Many people were not satisfied with the leader after he took office. If they (know) more about his planned economic programs, they (vote, not) for him. 51. Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. If he (read) the label, he (wash, not) it in hot water. 52. A: Ever since I broke my foot, I haven't been able to get down to the basement to wash my clothes. B: Why didn't you say something? I (come) over and (wash) them for you if you (ask) me. A: I know you (come) right away if I (call) you. I guess I just didn't want to bother you. B: Nonsense! What are good neighbours for? 53.1 didn't know the Newtons were going to bring two other people to dinner last night. If anyone else (bring) extra guests, we (have, not) enough seats at the table. 54. If television (invent) in the eighteenth century, George Washington (interview) regularly on the evening news.
II. Rephrase these sentences using an if construction.
eg You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any. If you had told me we had run out of bread I'd have bought
some.
1.1 didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop. 2.1 didn't know your number, so I didn't ring. 3. She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you. 4. We came by bus because there were no
taxis. 5. She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 6. We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time. 7. We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake.
8. We got a lift, so we reached the station in time. 9. We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable. 10. They were driving very quickly. That's why the accident was so terrible.
11. It was raining. That's the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach. 12. He wasn't looking where he was going. That's why he was run over. 13.1 don't like country life, perhaps because
I wasn't brought up in the country. 14.1 didn't know he was so quarrelsome. I'm sorry now that I invited him. 15. It rained all the time. Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit. 16.1 didn't
work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left. 17. They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn't
wearing a shirt. 18. It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked. 19. We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money. 20. The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up. 21.1 didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently. 22. The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it. 23. The examiner read the passage very quickly, so the candidates didn't understand it. 24. He didn't get to the top of his profession, perhaps because his wife didn't encourage him. 25. The exit doors were blocked so people couldn't escape from the burning hall.