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Conditionals Wish - If Only (Sentence Transformation) - Exercises

The document contains conditional sentences and wish/regret statements. It provides examples of how to rewrite sentences to change their conditional structure or express a wish or regret using conditional forms. The examples are meant as exercises to practice rewriting sentences to have the same meaning while focusing on a particular word left unchanged.

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Conditionals Wish - If Only (Sentence Transformation) - Exercises

The document contains conditional sentences and wish/regret statements. It provides examples of how to rewrite sentences to change their conditional structure or express a wish or regret using conditional forms. The examples are meant as exercises to practice rewriting sentences to have the same meaning while focusing on a particular word left unchanged.

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Conditionals / Wish (If only)

Sentence transformations
exercises
Rewrite each of these sentences so they have the same meaning as the first.
Use between 2 and 5 words, and do not change the word in capitals.

1. He didn’t get the job because he was late for the interview. WOULD
would have got
If he hadn’t been late for the interview, he ____________________ the job.

2. Tim will be able to operate the machine but somebody must show him how. ONLY
only if somebody shows him how.
Tim will be able to operate the machine _____________________________

3. I will buy a new car but I must save enough money first. SAVE
(that) I save enough money
Provided ________________________ first, I will buy a new car.

4. Kay can’t be at home, otherwise she would have answered the phone. WOULD
If Kay __________________________
were at home, she wouldhave answered the phone.

5. Karen can make the pie but she must have the recipe. LONG
as long as she hasthe recipe.
Karen can make the pie _____________________

6. If you see Miles, can you ask him to contact me immediately? SEE
you see Miles, can you
Should ______________________ ask him to contact me immediately?
7. Chris wants to phone his boss but he hasn’t got the number. WOULD
had the number, he would
If Chris __________________________ phone his boss.

8. We will accept your apology if you promise to change. WILL


will we accept
Only if you promise to change _______________ your apology.

9. It’s a pity I can’t go to the beach today, but I have to stay at home and study.
I could go to the beach today, but I have to stay at home and study.
I wish________________________________________________________.

10. If it weren’t raining, we could go on a picnic.


it would stop raining so we could go on a picnic
I wish _______________________________________________________.

11. It’s a shame we didn’t see the exhibition.


we had seen the exhibition
We wish ______________________________________________________.

12. George needs a new car but he can’t afford to buy one.
he could afford to buy a new car
George wishes _________________________________________________.

13. It’s a pity Jenny wasn’t invited to the party.


she had been invited to the party
Jenny wishes __________________________________________________.
14. I’ve been offered a job in Paris but I can’t speak French.
I could speak French, because I’ve been offered a job in Paris.
I wish ________________________________________________________.

15. George never arrives on time when we arrange to go out.


George would arrive on time when we arrange to go out
If only ________________________________________________________.

16. I would really like to be lying on the beach now.


I wish I_________________________________________________________.
were lying on the beach now

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