REVISING FOR THE EXAM

Testing your knowledge on CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Rewrite the sentences to make CONDITIONALS:1- She must have loved him very much because

she waited for him for fifteen years: If she… If she hadn’t loved him so much she wouldn’t

have waited for him for fifteen years.2- He is very shy; that’s why he doesn’t enjoy

parties: But he…… But he would enjoy parties if he weren’t so shy.3- English people speak very quickly; perhaps

that’s why I can’t understand them: If….. If English people didn’t speak so quickly I might

understand them / I would probably understand them.

4- I didn’t work hard at school so I didn’t get a job when I left.: I…..

I would have got a job when I left school if I had worked hard there

5- The sun will burn your skin if you don’t use a sun screen.: Unless….

Unless you use a sun screen, the sun will burn your skin.

6- I live near my office so I don’t spend much time travelling to work. But if….

But if I didn’t live so near my office, I would spend more time travelling to work

But if I lived farther away from my office, I would spend more time travelling to work.

7- We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away. But we…

But we would visit you more often if you didn’t live so far away./ if you lived nearer.

8- We will punish you if you don’t tell the truth. Unless………..

Unless you tell the truth, we will punish you.9- Take my advice, go to the party. If………… If I were you, I would go to the party.10- I hope the weather will be nice next weekend, so

that we can go swimming. If the weather… If the weather is nice next weekend, we will go

swimming.

Verb tenses:1-First, I finished work. Then, I went shopping. (after)After I had finished work, I went shopping.2- The fire alarm went off during our French exam. (while)The fire alarm went off while we were doing our French

exam.3- I’m writing the report today. (have)By the end of the day,….By the end of the day, I will have written the report.4- I first met Anil around five years ago. (know) I have known Anil for around five years.5- Harry last went out with Claire in August. (not see) Harry hasn’t seen Claire since August.

6- When did you start experiencing problems with your eyesight? (have)

How long have you experienced problems with your eyesight? (have you been experiencing)

7- We’ll cook pasta on their arrival, but not before. (until)I won’t cook pasta until they arrive/they have arrived.8- Have you made plans for this evening? ( anything)Are you doing anything this evening?9- I drove slowly because of the heavy rain. (was)I drove slowly because it was raining heavily.10- Sally baked the cake before 3 o’clock. (By 3 o’clock…)By 3 o’clock Sally had already baked the cake.

11- How long have you Known Sarah? (meet)When did you meet Sarah?12- Our visitors arrived during my favourite TV programme.

(while)Our visitors arrived while I was watching my favourite TV

programme.13-Diana fell asleep at 10 o’clock. Her sister arrived home at

midnight. (By the time…)By the time Diana’s sister arrived home, she had fallen asleep.14- I am going to study in the United States next year. (This

time next year….)This time next year I will be studying in the US.15- The film finished at 11 o’clock. (By 11,30….)By 11.30 the film will have finished.

16- We are still looking for the dog. (yet)We haven’t found the dog yet.17- They liked Athens more than Cairo. (They didn’t…..)They didn’t like Athens as much as Cairo.18- I will do my homework and then I will go to bed.

(until)I won’t go to bed until I have done my homework.19- John sings better than Paul. (Paul doesn’t..)Paul doesn’t sing as well as John.20- I have known what happened for two weeks. (I

learned….)I learned what happened two weeks ago.

1) apply2) experience3) under4) strengths5) setting6) challenging7) actually8) full-time9) make