Grammar: Advanced Conditionals | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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You can go to the party if you come back before midnight. ( Providing......)

Providing you come back before midnight, you can go to the party.

They were able to rescue the giraffe only because they arrived there in time. (NOT)

Had they not arrived in time, they wouldn't have been able to rescue the giraffe.

If we didn't give them shelter, they wouldn't survive the night. (PROVIDING)

They would survive the night providing (that) we gave them shelter./Providing (that) we gave them shelter, they would survive the night.

He is not 18 so we cannot allow him join the Python club.

Were he over 18, we would allow him to join the Python Club.

We had many problems on our holiday so we didn't enjoy it.

If we hadn't had many problems on our holiday, we would've have enjoyed it.

If I had installed an alarm, the thieves, ...................able to break into my house last week.

wouldn't have been

My job is very difficult because he's such a difficult person. (WERE)

Were he not such a difficult person, my job would be easier.

I ________________ (die) of exhaustion if John hadn’t offered to take on some of my work.

would have died

If he pushed the button, we’d all have problems. (PUSH)

Were he to push the button, we’d all have problems.

My daughter cries all the time because I spoiled her too much when she was young.

If I hadn't spoiled my child when she was young, she wouldn't cry all the time.

If she had a choice, she would have studied abroad. (GIVEN)

Given the choice, she would have studied abroad./She would have studied abroad given the choice.

I didn't know I had to share a room and bathroom so I booked the holiday

If I had known that I had to share a room and bathroom,I wouldn't have booked the holiday.

Mark has been listening to this loud music since midday. It's high time.... (he/turn off)

They are disobedient. I .............................. WOULD RATHER

He is ill today because he didn't take his medicine yesterday If he had taken his medicine

If he had taken his medicine yesterday, he wouldn't be ill today

If James doesn't remember, we'll have to start again. (NOT)

Should James not remember, we'll have to start again.

If we don't learn to solve problems, life will be difficult (UNLESS)

Unless we learn to solve problems, life will be difficult.

We are not there now because we left the house late.

If we hadn't left the house late, we would be there now.

Supposing no one ______________ (kill) President Kennedy in the 60s, ___________________ (things / be) different back then

had killed; would things have been different

If hackers got into the system, we'd lose everything. (GET)

Should hackers get into the system, we'd lose everything.

You would have lost your house if you hadn't kept your job. (BUT)

But for keeping your job, you would have lost your house./You would have lost your house but for keeping your job.

Could John be president if the scandal hadn't occurred? (SUPPOSING)

Supposing the scandal hadn’t occurred, could John be president?/Could John be president supposing the scandal hadn’t occurred?

You won't graduate from university if you don't pass your exams. (LONG)

You’ll graduate from university as/so long as you pass your exams./As/So long as you pass your exams, you’ll graduate from university.

It was a very bad decision not to buy that property. We'd be rich now. (BOUGHT)

Had we bought that property, we'd be rich now. / We should have bought that property, we'd be rich now.

If he __________________ (not eat) that sandwich, he would not have suffered from food poisoning.

hadn’t eaten

We should have woken up earlier! I've missed the boat because of that. (HAD)

Had we woken up earlier, I wouldn't have missed the boat.