CONDITIONALS REPHRASING BACH 2

1. Rewrite the sentences without chanhing the original meaning.

1. Jim fell down the stairs, that's why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
If ................................................................................................................
2. If you don't come with me I won't go to the theatre.
Unless .....................................................................………………………
3. I don't like Tim because he is always saying nasty things.
I would ............................................................................………………..
4. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
If the ...........................................................................................………..
5. If you want my advice, don't sell your car.
If I .............................................................………………………………
6. I don't live near my office, so I have to drive.
If ................................................................................…………………..
7.He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.
If .............................................................................……………………
8. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
If .............................................................................................………….
9. She won't babysit for us if we don't pay her.
Unless ..........................................................……………………………
10. We can't go for a picnic because it is raining.
If ...................................................................…………………………..
11. Clare doesn't go to the cinema because she has a lot of work to do.
If Clare .............................................................................................….
12. I didn't tape the concert because I didn't have a video.
If ...................................................................................……………….
13. In my opinion, you ought to rest for a few days.
If ..........................................................................…………………….
14. You have to have a visa to enter China.
Unless ...................................................………………………………
15. I don't finish the book because I found it booring.
If .....................................................................................……………..
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16. She doesn’t get enough sleep, that’s why she is always tired.
If she .............................................................................…………………
17. They missed the bus, so they were late.
If they .....................................................………………………………..
18. Unless she helps me I won’t be able to finish all this work before lunch.
If she ...................................................................................................…
19. She has done so much exercise that she feels exhausted.
If ……………………………………………………………………….
20. I regret not doing my best when my friends got divorced.
I wish …………………………………………………………………..
21. It’s a pity that we don’t live near the sea.
I wish …………………………………………………………………..
22. I would like to be able to speak Chinese.
I wish …………………………………………………………………
23. I would love my little niece to live nearer. She always makes me laugh.
If only ………………………………………………………………..
24. I shouldn’t have gone on that trip without my parents’ permission.
I wish …………………………………………………………………
25. It was a pity that it rained on your wedding day.
If only ………………………………………………………………..
26.My neighbours spend the whole day shouting at each other.
I wish ………………………………………………………………..
27. I would like to have won that lottery prize. I really needed the money.
I wish ……………………………………………………………….
28. She is always making excuses for everything. I hate that.
I wish ……………………………………………………………….
29. I can’t stand this office. I would like to work in a quieter place.
I wish ……………………………………………………………….
30. I regret not being able to spend more time with my children.
I wish ……………………………………………………………….
31. It’s a pity that you fell down and broke your leg the day before our holiday.
I wish ……………………………………………………………….
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ABAU:
1-If you constantly use the social media, will you become unable, or unwilling, to engage in
face-to-face contact?
If you constantly used …
2-I didn’t have the money to buy the scooter.
… wish …
3-I didn’t see her when she was in town.
I wish …
3-Producing vegetables causes many environmental problems
If you ….
4-Don’t fill in private information, if you don’t want people to know about it.
Don’t fill in private information, unless …
5-Many airlines make overweight passengers pay for two seats.
If passengers are ….
6-Drinking too much can seriously distort people’s judgement.
If people …
7-Selling cigarettes to anyone without a licence would be severely punished
If an establishment sells……
8-Parents will be angry at the suggestion that they should be segregated from other passengers.
If airlines suggest …
9-Concentrating on these irrelevant things, you’re wasting time and resources.
If you …
10-Phelps could improve his diet by including some fruit or salad.
Phelps could improve his diet if ….
11-Don't allow him to do something one time and forbid it another.
If you allow him …
12-Learning will only happen if learners are willing to contribute.
Unless …….
13-By feeding these ‘friendly’ bacteria into our system, we fight the bad bacteria.
If we ...
14-Our digestive health may be affected if we don’t eat them.
Unless …
15-As judges deduct points, a balanced programme is important.
If judges didn’t ....
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16- I wish I hadn’t invented it.

I regret …
17-People who don’t want to be hypocrites should try to live by the standards they teach.
If people …
18-Sailing and whale-watching are two of the optional activities here.
If you want to, …
19-It’s a pity I didn’t enter University last year
I wish...........…
20-Give those to me right now, or I’ll leak all over your shoes.
Unless...
21-The newcomers were greeted with hostility and prejudice. Therefore, they formed their own
ethnic neighbourhoods.
If the newcomers…
22-The more you see the less you remember
If you........
23-Sue hurt her back when she lifted a heavy table on her own.
If only…
24-William didn’t remember to bring reusable bags so he bought plastic bags.
If William ...
25-It was raining cats and dogs. That´s the only reason we didn´t take our students to the beach.
If …
26- I live in England. It gets dark too early in winter.
I wish…
27-I regret the fact that humans have produced so much pollution.
I wish
28-I would like to have a cat, but all my flatmates hate cats.
I wish
29-Anyone under the age of 18 is allowed in this bar.
Unless
30-It was easy for the thief to steal my car because I forgot to lock it.
If