We didn’t double-check the figures, so we’re facing a serious issue now. (checked)
Had we checked the figures, we wouldn’t be facing this issue now.
Madge says she'll only go to see the counsellor if you go with her. —> Madge says she won't go to see the counsellor ____ you go with her.
unless
Tim would never have been so successful if Kelly hadn't given him so much help. Tim would never have been so successful ________ Kelly's help.
WITHOUT
The children will be playing in the park_______ it gets dark.
UNTIL
The taxi driver had satnav. He found the street easily
The driver wouldn't have found the street if he hadn't had satnav.
As long as she ... (need) me, I'll be there for her.
needs
If I were in your shoes, ... a I'd have said something by now. b I'm going to say something. c I'll say something.
a
You don't do any exercise. You don't feel healthy.
You'd feel / You would feel better if you did some exercise
If I didn't love you, I ... (married) you last year.
wouldn't have married
If we carry on playing like this, we________ (score) ten goals by half time
'll have scored
If you weren't such a jerk, they ... (invite) you to yesterday's party.
would have invited
If I hadn't fought for our relationship, we ... (be) together now.
wouldn't be
If you ... (take) dad's car without permission last night, you might be in trouble.
had taken
He says he's your friend, but he didn't help you. If he were your friend, he ... (help) you.
would have helped
In the event of losing your passport, contact your embassy immediately. SHOULD ______ , contact your embassy immediately.
Should you misplace your passport, contact your embassy immediately.
If we had planned this better, we ... (be) in so much trouble now.
wouldn't be
Local people will take kindly to you on condition you show consideration for their customs. UNLESS ______, local people won't take kindly to you.
Unless you show consideration for their customs, local people won't take kindly to you.
Owing to the hospitality of the local people, our stay on the island wasn't such a nightmare. BUT ______ our stay on the island would have been a nightmare.
But for the hospitality of the local people, our stay on the island would have been a nightmare.
Don't call Sophie now.If it's 8 o'clock, she__________(bath) the baby.
'll be bathing
I feel fine because I took the medicine. If I ... (take) the medicine, I would still be in pain.
hadn't taken
Do you want to borrow my satnav______ you get lost?
IN CASE
Even if you don't believe me, take my advice and get out of that relationship fast!---> Take my advice and get out of that relationship fast, _ _ _ _ or not you believe me.
whether
You’re not taller, so you weren’t chosen for the role. (been)
Had you been taller, you would have been chosen.
Had he been listening, he wouldn’t be so confused now. (listened)
If he had listened, he wouldn’t be confused now.
Luke missed the train. He was late for the interview.
If Luke hadn't missed the train, he wouldn't have been late for the interview
As soon as I hear from him, I ... (let) you know.
will let
I might have been able to hear better ... a had there been less noise. b if there hadn't been so much noise. c should there be less noise.
a and b
You shouldn't eat this cheese if you ... (try) to lose weight.
try / are trying
You'll have a great time at the village carnival as long as you don't let the local wine go to your head. PROVIDED ______ go to your head, you'll have a great time at the village carnival.
Provided you don't let the local wine go to your head, you'll have a great time at the village carnival.
_____ we've had lunch we could go for a walk.
AFTER
If it wasn’t raining, we ... (have) a picnic today.
would have
Suppose you found yourself penniless and stranded in a foreign city, what would be your first course of action? WERE ______ in a foreign city, what would your first course of action be?
Were you to find yourself penniless and stranded in a foreign city, what would your first course of action be?
If we're lucky, we________ (sell) our house by Christmas.
will have sold
If only I hadn’t forgotten to save the document! (wish)
I wish I hadn’t forgotten to save the document.
If you ... (take) a map, as I told you, we wouldn't be lost now.
had taken
A: 'John didn't go for a trip.' B: 'I know. If he hadn’t run out of money, he ... (cancel) his trip."
wouldn't have cancelled
Rebecca drinks too much coffee. She sleeps badly.
If Rebecca didn't drink so much coffee, she wouldn't sleep (so) badly
If you aren't feeling strong, ... a you aren't arguing. b it's best to avoid any arguments. c don't get into any arguments.
b and c
If you ... (spend) less on clothes, you would be able to save some money.
spent
I wasn’t aware of the policy, so I didn’t follow it. (known)
Had I known about the policy, I would have followed it.
I ... (pass) the exam even if I have to cheat.
will
A: I'm sorry, but George is at a meeting. B. No problem, I ... (wait) here until the meeting ... (be) over.
will wait, is
I regret not telling her how I felt. (only)
If only I had told her how I felt.
I didn’t take notes, so now I can’t remember the lecture. (had)
Had I taken notes, I’d remember the lecture.
If she weren't such a good friend, ... a she wouldn't have tried to make me look stupid. b I'd say she was being rather stupid. c I'd think she was trying to make me look stupid.
b and c
Because of the pile of work I have to do, we can't get away for the weekend. WERE ______ have to do, we could get away for the
Were it not for the pile of work I have to do, we could get away for the weekend.
Being able to understand the guidebook might have spared us the embarrassment of finding ourselves on a nudist beach. HAD ______ we might have been spared the embarrassment of finding ourselves on a nudist beach.
Had we been able to understand the guidebook, we might have been spared the embarrassment of finding ourselves on a nudist beach.
I'm sure your sister ... (understand) if you don't go to the party.
will understand
Get in touch with me as soon as possible if you change your mind about the trip. SHOULD _________ trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible.
Should you change your mind about the trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible.
He would have arrived earlier if he hadn’t ignored the directions. (had)
Had he not ignored the directions, he would have arrived earlier.
It started snowing. We didn't reach the top.
If it hadn't started snowing, we'd have reached I we would have reached the top.
You can be fined if you _________(wear) a seat belt in your car.
aren't wearing
I'm not patient and I didn't wait for them. If I was more patient, I ... (wait) for them.
would have waited
I don't drive to work. T here's so much traffic.
I'd drive/ I would drive to work if there weren't I wasn't so much traffic.
If you ... (accept) that job two years ago, you would be miserable now.
had accepted
I would be happier if I ... (say) 'yes' when she asked me to marry her.
had said
I didn't know it was a private event, so I decided to come. HAD ______, I wouldn't have come.
Had I known it was private event, I wouldn't have come.
My suitcase always _______(get) lost if I have a connecting flight
gets
If you__________ (feel) better tomorrow, you should go to the doctor's.
aren't feeling
I'll call you ______ my plane lands.
AS SOON AS
I am where I am today because you helped me. I ... (be) where I am today if you hadn't helped me.
wouldn't be
He’s so impulsive – it really bothers me! (wish)
I wish he weren’t so impulsive.
You get up late. You waste half the morning
If you got up earlier, you wouldn't waste half the morning
The conference wouldn't have been a success ... a if he hadn't contributed. b if his contribution was better. c but for his brilliant contribution.
a and c
We can leave when you ... (finish) dinner.
finish / have finished
I'm going to pack my suitcase _____ I go to bed.
BEFORE
You ... (become) a member, unless you receive an invitation.
won't become / can't become
Matt doesn't treat Sue well. She won't stay with him
If Matt treated his girlfriend better, she'd stay I she would stay with him
She didn’t take the internship, so she’s not working abroad. (were)
Were she to have taken the internship, she’d be working abroad.
Millie didn't buy the top. She didn't have any money
Millie would have bought the top if she'd had I she had had some money
I'll be leaving work early tomorrow _________my boss has a crisis
UNLESS
Because of your insistence on taking the scenic route, we are hopelessly lost now. HAD ______ taking the scenic route, we wouldn't be hopelessly lost now.
Had it not been for your insistence on taking the scenic route, we wouldn't be hopelessly lost now.
If we had more time, we wouldn’t have rushed the presentation. (been)
Had we been less pressed for time, we wouldn’t have rushed it.
I wouldn't have spoken to him ... a if I hadn't wanted to. b if he wanted to. c if it hadn't been for you.
a and c
If it weren’t for your advice, I’d still be lost. (but)
But for your advice, I’d still be lost.
He ... (go) with her if he had known she would behave so irresponsibly.
wouldn't have gone
Due to our tight schedule, we didn't have enough time to explore the old quarter of the city. BUT ______ had more time to explore the old quarter of the city..
But for our tight schedule, we would have had more time to explore the old quarter of the city.
I'll be meeting an old friend _____ I'm in London next week.
WHEN
We didn't take our language lessons seriously and, consequently, couldn't communicate with the locals. HAD ______ our attempts to communicate with local people would have met with more success.
Had we taken our language lessons seriously, our attempts to communicate with local people would have met with more success.
Jim bought the wrong size. I had to change the sweater.
If Jim had bought the right size, I wouldn't have had to change the sweater.
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