1. Testing your knowledge on
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Choose the correct word or
expression in each sentence:
1- You can come to the party unless / provided you
bring some music.
provided
2- I wouldn’t go to the party unless / but for her
insistence.
but for
3- We wouldn’t go to the beach if / unless it rained.
if
4- It should be lovely provided / unless it doesn’t rain.
provided

6. 5- I’ll definitely be there tomorrow, unless/ if there’s a strike.
unless
6- Don’t tell her I’ll be there, unless/ otherwise she won’t come.
otherwise
7- She won’t go if / providing I don’t.
if
8- She won’t pass her exams if / unless she works a lot harder.
unless
9- He must stay in bed, otherwise / provided he’s not going to get
well.
otherwise
10- You can play in the garden unless /if you don’t make too much
noise.
if

7. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of
the original one.
1- Make a note of it because you may forget. (in case)
Make a note of it in case you forget.
2- If that actor doesn’t improve, he will be replaced. (otherwise)
That actor must improve, otherwise he will be replaced.
3- I wonder how he would react if he received that telegram now.
Suppose he received that telegram now, how would he react?
4- You must eat only fresh fruit and vegetables in that country.
Otherwise, you may get food poisoning. (Provided…
Provided you eat only fresh fruit and vegetables in that country,
you won’t get food poisoning.
5- Do you know what to do in case of fire? (Suppose…)
Suppose there were/was a fire, what would you do?

8. 6- If I asked you to help out, would you be willing to do so?
(Supposing…)
Supposing I asked you to help out, would you be willing to do so?
7- They didn’t make any noise because they didn’t want to wake up
the baby. (in case)
They didn’t make any noise in case it woke up the baby.
8- The author will complete the book in time, but he needs his
agent’s help. (as long as)
The author will complete the book in time as long as his agent helps
him. / as long as he has his agent’s help.
9- The only way to get a room at this hotel is to book in advance.
(Providing…)
Providing you book in advance, you will/can get a room in this
hotel.
10- Learning a foreign language is easy as long as you start at an
early age. (otherwise)
People should start learning a foreign language at an early age,
otherwise it’s very difficult