Ann’s birthday. I (forget) it if you (not remind) me.

6. If I (have) your address when I was in New York, I (send) you a postcard.

7. If I (know) the results of exam now, I (phone) her immediately.

8. ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘It was OK, but I (enjoy) it more if the weather (be) better.’

9. I took a taxi but the traffic was heavy. It (be) quicker if I (walk).

10. I’m not tired. If I (be) tired, I (go) home now.

11. I wasn’t hungry. If I (be) hungry, I (eat) something.

12. I’m glad we had a map. I’m sure we (get) lost if we (not have) one.

13. We decided not to move. We (lose) a lot of money if we (sell) our house.

14. If you (be) a bird, you (can) fly.

15. If she (ask) Tom yesterday, he certainly (tell) her about it.

16. He wasn’t ill last week. If he (be) ill, he (not play) football.

17. I don’t want to get up so early. If it (be) Sunday today, I (not have) to get up.

18. I’m glad we had a mobile phone. If we (not contact) the police, they (not catch) the criminals.

19. You should stop smoking! You (not feel) so bad if you (not smoke) too much.

Test 5. Conditional sentences: mixed types. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. If he (pass) his examination, we’ll have a celebration.

2. What (happen) if I press this button?

3. If it (not rain) now, we would go to the country.

4. If we had booked tickets beforehand, we (not have) to wait now.

5. If I (be) you, I would ring him up myself.

6. If you don’t give me more information, I (not be) able to help you.

7. If it (not be) so cold yesterday, we would have gone to the forest.

8. If he were careful, he (not break) things.

9. If you (not help) me, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the work yesterday.

10. We won’t go to the theatre if he (not bring) tickets.

11. If he (not be) at home, leave him a note.

12. If you had learnt the words, you (not do) so many mistakes.

13. If Ann were slimmer, she (be) much more attractive.

14. If I (have) a chance last year, I would have visited Great Britain.

15. I will let you know if he (come).

16. If you (not hurry), you’ll miss the train.

17. I would buy this book if it (not be) so expensive.

18. ‘Does she love him?’ ‘Of course she does. If she (not love) him, she (not marry) him.’

19. ‘What you (do) if you saw a ghost?’ ‘I (run) a mile.’

Test 6. Conditional sentences: mixed types. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. If I (not borrow) the money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the bike.

2. If he (not catch) the bus, he would have been late for work.

3. If she had known you needed the eggs for the cake, she (not use) them all.

4. She (win) the match if she hadn’t hurt her ankle.

5. If you (not put up) this shelf, you won’t have anywhere to put your books.

6. If she (change) her job, she would be a lot happier.

7. If I were you, I (tell) her how you feel.

8. If you continue to shout so loudly, you (wake up) the baby.

9. Even if she (ask) him, he wouldn’t have agreed to come.

10. Unless you (feel) any better, you can take the rest of the day off.

11. If they (not threaten) her, she wouldn’t have left.

12. I (not trust) her if I were you.

13. If you’re patient for a few minutes, I (be able) to finish this.

14. If he goes on making so much noise, I (punish) him.

15. If we (intend) to spend the day in Paris, we would have bought a day pass.

16. Keep your voice down in case she (overhear) us.

17. If he (be) more experienced, he would be more likely to get the job.

18. If the food (not be) so bad, they wouldn’t have complained.

19. Sales will increase provided that the advertising campaign (be) successful.

Test 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Bruce wishes he (have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.

2. The weather was cold while we were away. I wish it (be) warmer.

3. I wish I (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.

4. I wish you (stop) watching television while I am talking to you.

5. It was a terrible film. I wish we (not go) to see it.

6. I wish the holidays (come) so we could go off to the seaside.

7. I wish Ann (be) here. She’d be able to help us.

8. Yesterday I got very wet in the rain. I wish I (have) an umbrella.

9. I wish we (go) to the match next Saturday but we’re visiting my uncle instead.

10. I wish you (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows everything.

11. It’s freezing today. I wish it (not be) so cold. I hate cold weather.

12. I wish I (not lose) all my money. Now I’m broke.

13. The weather is awful. I wish it (improve).

14. I feel sick. I wish I (not eat) so much cake.

15. I’m fed up with this rain. I wish it (stop) raining.

16. What I said was stupid. I wish (not say) anything.

17. It’s very crowded here. I wish there (not be) so many people.

18. I was late yesterday. I wish I (take) a taxi.

19. I wish it (be) summer now.

Test 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. If you had let me know yesterday, I already (bring) you my book.

2. If he (get) this book, I’ll be happy.

3. I wish I (know) Spanish.

4. If he (be) a poet, he would write beautiful poetry.

5. If my brother (be) in trouble, I’ll help him.

6. If they (know) it before, they would not have gone there.

7. If he (be) more courageous, he would not be afraid.

8. I wish you (go) skiing with me yesterday.

9. If it is not too cold tomorrow, I (not put) on my coat.

10. If he had warned me, I (do) the work in time.

11. If you (not miss) the train, you would have arrived in time.

12. I wish I (not have) to do my homework every day.

13. If it (snow), the children will play snowballs.

14. I am a doctor, but if I (be) a musician now, I (be) much happier.

15. I wish we (meet) again next summer.

16. If he did not read so much, he (not know) English so well.

17. If the weather (be) fine yesterday, we (play) outside.

18. If my sister (not go) to the south, we’ll spend the summer together.

19. If I (have) this rare book, I would gladly give it to you.

Test 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. I wish I (see) this film, but I couldn’t go to the cinema.

2. If he (live) in St. Petersburg, he would go to the Hermitage every week.

3. We (go) out of town tomorrow if the weather (not to change) for the worse.

4. If they had known it before, they (take) measures.

5. If my friend didn’t work so hard, we (meet) every day.

6. I wish you (read) more in the future.

7. If I (be) you, I would apologize.

8. If it (rain), we’ll have to stay at home.

9. I wish it (not be) winter now.

10. If you don’t give the child much fruit, he (not be) healthy.

11. You would have understood this rule if you (not miss) the lesson.

12. If I (meet) you yesterday, I (tell) you about it.

13. I wish I (not give) Nick my watch: he has broken it.

14. If he (be) a scientist, he would invent a time machine.

15. If he (work) hard, he would have achieved great progress.

16. If my sister (be) in Moscow, she’ll meet you at the railway station.

17. If she (not be) so lazy, she would study much better.

18. I wish I (live) in London now.

19. If he (ring) me up, I’ll tell him a secret.

Test 10. Complete this text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. All the Difference I often wonder how my life (1)(be) different if on that particular day I (2)(go) in the other direction. Or what (3)(happen) if – in those seconds – I (4)(walk) a little bit faster? She (5)(not be) able to do what she did, say things she said. If it (6)(not be) for these shy words of greeting, I (7)(not be) here now – I probably (8)(live) in the same city I grew up in. It is amazing how our lives depend on the most minute details: a split-second decision which makes all the difference. I (9)(ever find) romance at all if I (10)(not meet) Julia that day and if she (11) (decide) to walk on that path beside the trees? I possibly (12)(not do) what I did in my life if we (13)(not meet) on that bright, sunny morning. And if we (14)(not be) together now, I (15)(not be) the happiest man in the world.

Test 11. Complete this text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Long Summer Break Under Threat The Minister for Education thinks that if the summer break were shorter, children (1)(do) much better at school. ‘Imagine how you would feel,’ he (2)(tell) a press conference last week, ‘if you (3)(have) two months off work. You (4)(spend) a lot of time trying to get used to (5)(be) back at work. This is exactly what we ask children (6)(do) during the long summer holidays. If you ask teachers they (7) (tell) you that when kids get back from their summer break, they just (8)(not carry) on from where they stopped in June. They (9)(have) to do the same things again. If the summer holidays (10)(be) shorter, this would not happen. If our proposal (11)(go) ahead, we will introduce a system based on five terms a year. This means children (12) (have) lots of breaks with plenty of opportunities (13)(relax) during the year. If we didn’t have these long summer holidays, we (14)(do) much more work in our schools, so we think it (15)(be) time for a change.’

Test 1. Use to where necessary.

1. I saw him _______ drop his bag.

2. We expected Tom _______ be late.

3. The officer made Ann _______ open her suitcase.

4. Ann was made _______ open her case.

5. Suddenly they heard the front door _______ open and then _______ close softly.

6. Let me _______ carry your bag for you.

7. Do you