Practice

1. PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press 2015
Conditional possibility
1 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1 If you put ice in the sun, it melts / would melt.
2 People wouldn’t become obese if they know / knew more
about health issues.
3 I would go / will go to the supermarket as soon as you tell
me what you want.
4 If you had taken / take regular exercise before, you wouldn’t
be overweight now.
5 If you eat / ate more fibre, your health improves.
6 Will you give Dave the money if you see / will see him?
7 If she didn’t go / hadn’t gone to the doctor, she wouldn’t
have known about her problem.
8 If I were you, I will eat / would eat more fruit.
2 Complete the sentences using a mixed conditional form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 We would be eating pizzas now if you
(tell) me what you wanted.
2 If she had gone to the doctor, she
(not feel) ill today.
3 If she (want) me to go to the
supermarket, she should have told me.
4 If you take regular exercise, you
(might lose) weight.
5 You would have been promoted years ago if you
(work) harder.
6 If you had worked harder, you
(earn) more money now.
7 If we (have) more money, we
would have gone on holiday this year.
8 Your stomach (feel) better
now if you had eaten more sensibly.
3 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1 Take some money in case / providing you want to buy
something.
2 I’ll start doing more exercise, supposing / providing my knee
gets better.
3 Otherwise / Supposing it’s closed – what then?
4 I’m not going to the party supposing / unless Samantha is
going.
5 Let’s eat something now; even if / otherwise the restaurants
will all be closed.
6 I wouldn’t go even if / as long as you paid me!
4 Put the words in the correct order to make complete
sentences.
1 eat / You / have / energy / unless / enough / for the day /
won’t / you / a big breakfast / .
2 will / Simon / as / be / warm / long / enough / he / a coat /
as / takes / .
3 providing / lose / weight / We / do / exercise / will / more /
we / .
4 must / Carla / have / her exams / otherwise / passed /
wouldn’t / she / revised / properly; / have / .
5 Complete the sentences with providing, even if or otherwise.
1 I won’t start eating fruit the doctor tells me to.
2 I’ll have to stop eating so much sugar – I’ll put
on weight.
3 I can eat in that restaurant they have a
vegetarian option.
4 I wouldn’t eat there it were the last place in
this town!
5 You should eat something you’re not hungry.
6 You must have lunch soon; you’ll be hungry.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 If only I (not lose) my job.
2 If only you (not leave) your
bag at home.
3 If only businesses (think)
about their customers.
4 If only I (learn) computer
programming.
5 If only you (not book) an
early table at the restaurant.
7 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 wouldn’t / wish / shout / you / I /.
2 been / could / I / I / have / there / wish /.
3 forgotten / I / my / I / appointment / hadn’t / wish /.
4 other / I / that / of / chosen / shoes / wish / had / I / pair /.
5 wish / before / I / you / me / told / had /.
Unit 3Grammar practice – reinforcement