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88 Choose the correct alternative.
1 If I miss / I’ll miss lunch, I’ll get a sandwich later.
2 We’ll have to leave without John if he doesn’t arrive / he won’t arrive soon.
3 They won’t refund / didn’t refund your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.
4 Will you send me a text when you reach / you’ll reach Mexico City?
5 If I make some coffee, do you cut / will you cut the cake?
6 Did you work / Would you work harder if you were better paid?
7 If you don’t complain / didn’t complain so much, you might be more popular.
8 Weren’t my friends / Wouldn’t my friends be envious if they could only see me now!
89 Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the box.

will it cost will she say will you do

would it help would you buy would you say

1 EVA: I don’t know what’s happened to the bag I borrowed from Jo.
SUE: What will she say if you don’t find it?
EVA: I suppose she’ll be very annoyed.
2 TIM: I’m thinking of applying to do my Master’s abroad.
ANN: Really? What if you do that?
TIM: About 15,000 euros, I think.
3 MIA: I don’t know how I’m going to pay my rent this week.
LEE: So, if I lent you some money?
MIA: Well, yes, of course. But I can’t borrow from you.
LEE: Don’t be silly. How much do you want?
4 PAUL: I wish I could afford a new car.
TINA: What if you could afford one?
PAUL: Oh, I wouldn’t mind what it was – as long as it didn’t keep breaking down.
5 PHIL: I don’t think I’m going to pass my driving test next week.
BEN: What if you don’t?
PHIL: I’ll have to take it again. I need it to get the job I want.
6 JO: Where’s my bag? You know, the one I lent to you.
EVA: Oh. What if I’d lost it?
JO: I’d tell you to get me a new one!

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90 Put the verbs into the correct form.
1 If I had more money, would you marry (you / marry) me?
2 The teacher wouldn’t help you if (he / not / like) you.
3 (you / see) what the hotel looks like if you look at
the website.
4 (your boyfriend / not / be) amazed if he could see
you now?
5 If (I / not / revise) thoroughly, I may not get a good mark.
6 If you wanted to buy your dad a present, what
(you / look for)?
7 Sarah would have a lot more friends if (she / not / be)
so mean.
8 How (you / feel) if you were in my situation?
9 Would you change your job if (you / can)?
91 Lisa and Trish are students. They’re talking about what to do after university.
Write sentences using the words given.
TRISH: Do you have any plans for next year?
LISA: Well, I don’t have much money. But I speak Portuguese and
Spanish. So (1) I / travel / if I / afford it.
I’d travel if I could afford it.
TRISH: (2) If you / find / a job using your languages / you / take it?

LISA: (3) If it / be / in South America / I / certainly / consider it carefully.

I’ve always wanted to go there.

TRISH: What about working as a tour guide, taking tourists round?
(4) That / be / a great way to travel if you / speak the right languages.

LISA: But (5) I / only / consider / a job like that if I / be / sure the travel company was a good one.

(6) If the tourists / not / like / their hotels and so on, I / have a terrible time.

TRISH: Yes. (7) You / be / handling complaints every day if they / not / be / happy.

LISA: Exactly! (8) But if I / decide / to apply for a job like that, / you / help me with my application?

TRISH: Of course. And, I’m sure (9) you / succeed, if you / do.

LISA: Thanks very much.

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94 Match the beginning of each sentence with the most suitable ending.
1 If you had been promoted, a you’d be able to change the system. 1 e
2 If you were rude to the boss, b would you have left the firm? 2
3 If you were promoted, c you wouldn’t need to wear a suit. 3
4 If you hadn’t been promoted, d you wouldn’t get a reference. 4
5 If you had lost your job, e would you have made any changes? 5
6 If you worked from home, f you’d probably regret it later. 6
7 If you were fired, g you’d have been very upset. 7
95 Complete the conversations with suitable verbs.
1 SEAN: Why didn’t you go to the lecture last night?
JIM: I didn’t know about it.
SEAN: So would you have gone if you had known ?
2 JILL: Jane’s got a PhD, hasn’t she?
MILLIE: Yeah. I don’t know why she works in this lab. I
something worthwhile if I her qualifications.
JILL: What kind of work would you do?
MILLIE: Oh, I don’t know exactly. But if I Jane,
I to do original research.
3 SAM: Why did you ask Veronica about her boyfriend? It really upset her.
MIKE: Well, I didn’t realise they’d split up.
SAM: You didn’t know, then?
MIKE: No! If I ,I
her about him.
4 TIM: Hey, I’ve got a text from Cheryl!
PAT: Look out! Mind the step.
TIM: Ouch! I’ve hurt my knee.
PAT: Well, that was your own fault. You it if you
that text.
5 JOHN: Do you love me?
ROSE: You know I do.
JOHN: OK, but would you still me if I
poor?
ROSE: Probably. But fortunately you’re rich.
JOHN: Well, yes, I am. But if I all my money, what
?
ROSE: I’d say goodbye.
JOHN: Now you’re joking.
ROSE: Oh no, I’m not!

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97 What would you say in each situation? Begin each sentence with If.

1 8.30 am 5.30 pm 2 yesterday today

If I had remembered my umbrella, If I hadn’t revised thoroughly,

I wouldn’t have got wet. I wouldn’t be able to do the test.
3 yesterday today 4 this morning now

I haven’t got time for

breakfast! I can’t concentrate.

5 last week now 6 8 am 9.30 am

I must remember You’re fired!
to buy tickets.

Oh no!

7 last weekend today 8 this afternoon now

Do we need to stop for petrol?
I’m sorry I won’t
be at the wedding.

No, we’ve got more than

enough to get home.

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98 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.
1 What will you do if your plane is delayed ?
2 If he he’d have more friends.
3 If I hadn’t mended the TV, we .
4 You wouldn’t have felt ill if you .
5 She if she didn’t gossip about her friends.
6 Will you forgive me if I ?
7 If I what would happen?
8 She would have won the competition if she .
9 They wouldn’t have minded if we .
10 He if he had listened to my advice.
99 For each pair of sentences, complete sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a.
1 a You should go swimming regularly because that’s a good way to get fit.
b If you go swimming regularly, you’ll get fit.
2 a Flying to Scotland is cheaper than going by rail. As a result, people go there by plane.
b If flying weren’t (wasn’t) cheaper than going by rail, people wouldn’t go there
by plane.
3 a Cutting down rainforests has caused many plants and animals to disappear.
b Many plants and animals wouldn’t have disappeared if people hadn’t cut down
rainforests.
4 a I can’t take a lot of exercise because I don’t have enough free time.
b If I more free time, I .
5 a Many students leave their bikes unlocked in the college yard. This makes life easy for thieves.
b If students in the college yard, life .
6 a Some people didn’t realise how dangerous smoking was when they were young. Now they
are much older they have serious health problems.
b If people when they were young, they
now they are much older.
7 a Petra made some bread, but it didn’t rise because she forgot to add yeast.
b The bread if Petra .
8 a It’s important to protect wildlife now. Otherwise there will be nothing left for future
generations.
b If we , there for future generations.
9 a Children don’t realise how much toys cost, so they don’t understand why they can’t always
have new ones.
b If children , they why they can’t
always have new ones.

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