CONDITIONAL SENTENCES GRADE 12

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

* NOTE

- OMITTING IF: With were, had (past perfect), and should, sometimes If is omitted and the subject and verb are inverted.

1. Were I you, I wouldn’t do that. (Were I you = If I were you.)

2. Had I known, I wouldn’t have told you. (Had I known = If I had known.)

3. Should anyone call, please take a message. (Should anyone call = if anyone should call.)

- UNLESS = IF … NOT

    If he does not get here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.

    à Unless he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.

- IF có thể được thay bằng các cụm từ có nghĩa tương đương: PROVIDED, PROVIDING, SUPPOSING/ SUPPOSE THAT (GIẢ SỬ NHƯ) , AS LONG AS ( , ON CONDITION THAT(GIẢ SỬ LÀ, MIỄN LÀ), IN CASE (TRONG TRƯỜNG HỢP) ...

- IMPLIED CONDITIONS: without (mà không có), otherwise (nếu không), but for (nếu không có),…

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1.   If she hadn’t overslept, she ___________ late for the interview.

       A. hadn’t been             B. wouldn’t have been    C. wouldn’t be             D. would have been

2.   If I __________ you were sick, I would have come to visit you sooner.

       A. had known              B. have known                 C. would have known D. knew

3.   You’d better not argue with them, ___________ you’ll be fined.

      A. if                               B. in case                          C. unless                       D. otherwise

4.   ___________ I were you, I wouldn’t accept that job. 

       A. If                               B. unless                           C. When                        D. Even if

5.   If I had learned harder, ____________.

       A. I wouldn’t failed the exam.                              B. I wouldn’t have failed the exam.

       C. I wouldn’t have passed the exam                    D. I would have failed the exam.

6.   _____________, the workers will stop working.

       A. Unless the working conditions are improved.

       B. If the working conditions are improved.        

       C. Unless the working conditions are not improved.

       D. If not the working conditions are improved.

7.  If we arrived at the station a few minutes earlier, _________________.

       A. we would catch the train                                 B. we will catch the train

       C. we might have caught the train                       D. we would have missed the train

8.   My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale.

       A. beauty                      B. beautiful                       C. beautifully               D. beautify

9.   Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?

       A. act                             B. active                            C. action                       D. activity

10. If people drove more carefully, ________ fewer accidents.

       A. there have been      B. there are                       C. there would be        D. there will be

11. If I had time, I _____________ shopping with you.