I want to buy a new smartphone but I don't have enough money. (IF) I would buy a new smartphone _____ enough money.
if I had
She will be happy to come with us if she doesn't have to drive. (LONG) She will be happy to come with us _____ she doesn't have to drive.
as long as / so long as
I advise you to stop buying energy drinks. (WOULD) If _____ stop buying energy drinks.
I were/was you, I would/I'd
Julie said she would only go dancing if she bought a new outfit. (UNLESS) Julie said she _____ she bought a new outfit.
wouldn't go dancing unless
Provided that this is the case, your money will be refunded. (SO) If _____ will be given.
(this is) so, a refund
You can borrow my phone if you give it back to me as soon as you've made the call. (PROVIDED) I'll only _____ you give it back to me as soon as you've made the call. that
lend you my phone provided
My T-shirt and hat stopped me from getting sunburned. (WORN) I would have got sunburned _____ my T-shirt and hat.
had I not worn / if I hadn't worn
If we offered you the position, would you accept? (WERE) If we _____ you the position, would you accept?
were to offer
The candidate couldn't register for the election because he missed the deadline. (ABLE) If the candidate hadn't missed the deadline, he _____ register for the election.
would have been able to
I won't be able to finish this if you don’t do your part. (UNLESS) _____ your part, I won't be able to finish this.
Unless you do
What would you do if you won the lottery? (TO) If you _____ the lottery, what would you do?
were to win
I'm sorry I didn't meet you at the airport - my car wasn't working. (MET) I _____ at the airport if my car had been working.
would have met you
Please come this way, and the principal will see you in a moment. (IF) _____ this way, the principal will see you in a moment.
If you will come
If Ruth weren't ill, she would go with us to the seaside. (BUT) _____ , she would go with us to the seaside.
But for Ruth's illness
Unless you leave now, you'll miss the bus home. (IF) You'll miss the bus home _____ now.
if you don't leave
The alarm woke the children up. (OFF) If the alarm _____ , the children would have stayed asleep.
hadn't gone off
If he weren't lazy, he would be a better student. (LAZINESS) _____ , he would be a better student.
But for his laziness
I really want to phone her but I haven't got her number. (HAD) If I _____ phone her.
had her number, I would
If I'm not doing something I enjoy, I feel I'm wasting my time. (UNLESS) I feel I'm wasting my time _____ something I enjoy.
unless I'm doing
If you don't start revising soon, you won't get the marks you need. (ENOUGH) You won't get high _____ revising soon.
enough marks unless you start
If I'd known about the music competition, I'd have requested an audition. (IMPOSSIBLE) It was _____ an audition as I didn't know about the music competition.
impossible to request
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