30029 worksheet about simple compound and complex sentences

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1. Conditionals Choose the correct alternatives (1 POINT EACH)

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As soon as / If you arrive, will you call me?
If / Unless you eat better food, you won’t get sick.
As soon as / Unless you work harder, you won’t pass the exam.
If / when you wake up tomorrow, you will see snow
As soon as / If she liked that book, she will love this one!
If / Unless we find a taxi right now, we’ll miss the plane.
Unless / if I see Dave, I will tell him you called.
When / Unless you go on holiday, will you send me a postcard?
If / Unless you take an umbrella, you won’t get wet.
When / Unless you get home we’ll watch a DVD

2. Conditionals Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Include the pronouns where
necessary. (0.5 PTS EACH-8PTS)

1- A: I ______________________ (not be) home for dinner unless ______________________
(finish) my work.
B: As soon as ______________________ (know) if you’re coming, ______________________
(phone) me?
2- A: Where _______________ you _________________ (go) if you ______________________
(take) a holiday?
B: If ______________________ (have) enough money, I ______________________ (visit) my
aunt in Canada
3- A: When you ______________________ (graduate), ______________________ (become) a
professor?
B: If I ______________________ (find) a job, it ______________________ (not be) as a
professor.
4- A: We ___________________ (be) stuck here for hours unless ___________________ (turn) off
the motorway.
B: If we ______________________ (not find) a restaurant, we ______________________ (die)
of hunger.
3. Conditionals Match the two halves (1 PTS EACH-8PTS)
1. If the students get under 50% in the final exam,
__
2. We won’t give you a refund, __
3. If you have problems remembering names, __
4. Unless you pay for the ticket within four days,
__
5. We will continue to deliver the magazine__
6. The committee will inform you__
7. When you subscribe to News24.com__
8. The taxi will pick you up__

a. as soon as it makes its decision.
b. we will email you a secret password.

c. when you finish work.
d. unless you tell us that you no longer with to
receive it.
e. our office won’t be able to guarantee you a seat
f. unless you bring the receipt.
g. they won’t be able to move to the next level of
the class.
h.you will benefit from the course in Memory
Development

4. Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the first. Use two to four
words. (1 PT EACH-10PTS)
1- Unless we eat early, there won’t be any food left. (if)
__________________________ eat early, there won’t be any food left.
2- Immediately after you arrive, you will receive a ticket. (as)
You will receive a ticket __________________________ you arrive.
3- It’s not necessary for us to book a place on the course. (have)
We __________________________ book a place on the course.
4- If I drink too much coffee, I will be awake all night (be)
__________________________ able to sleep if I drink too much coffee.
5- It’s a good idea to call the office first. (phone)
We __________________________ the office first.


6- Playing ball games is forbidden here. (mustn’t)
You __________________________ ball games here.
7- She can take the test if she wants to, but it isn’t obligatory. (have)
She __________________________ the test.
8- He won’t come to the meeting unless it’s really necessary. (come)
He __________________________ to the meeting if it’s really necessary.

9- You should wash your hands before you eat (eat)
You __________________________ before washing your hands.
10-When I leave university, I’ll go abroad immediately. (soon)
I’ll go abroad __________________________ I leave university.
5. Circle the correct words. (1 PT EACH-10PTS)
1- Unless we buy/will buy a phone card, we won’t / will be able to call home.
2- If/As soon as you don’t like meat, you won’t/don’t enjoy this restaurant.
3- When you will pass/pass the cinema, you will to / will see an Internet cafe. Turn left there.
4- Will you / You will call me as soon as you will know / know the answer?
5- Unless / If they don’t take credit cards, we won’t / can’t be able to pay.
6- It will/doesn’t be great for Europe when these countries join / will join the EU.
7- Technology will / won’t develop if we put / will put money into it.
8- When / If you reach the age of 17, we will organise / organise driving lessons for you.
9- Unless / When the bag weighs less than ten kilos; you won’t / will be able to take it.
10Won’t you / you won’t fall off your bicycle if you won’t / don’t use your hands?
6. CONDITIONALS (1 PT ECH-8 PTS)
Rewrite each sentence. Start with if. Be careful with modal verbs.
(1st Conditional)
1- I hope he asks me to marry him because I would accept
If _____________________________________________________________________________
2- I’m planning to get a laptop so I can send emails when I’m travelling.
If _____________________________________________________________________________
3- I don’t want to be late for my interview so I hope the train comes on time.
If _____________________________________________________________________________
4- Maribel hopes to pass the driving test because she wants to buy a car.
If _____________________________________________________________________________
(2nd) Conditional
1- The government wants to build more roads but they don’t have enough money.
If _____________________________________________________________________________
2- I’d like to swim more often but I don’t live near a pool.

If _____________________________________________________________________________
3- Terry would like to travel around the world but he’s scared of flying
If _____________________________________________________________________________
4- Celia’s dream is to join a choir but unfortunately she can’t sing.
If _____________________________________________________________________________
7. Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences (1PT EACH- 8PTS)
1- If Steven hadn’t passed the exam, he ___________________ to university
a. Didn’t go
b. Wouldn’t go
c. Wouldn’t have gone
2- If you ___________________ some ice in a drink, it makes it cooler.
a. Have put
b. Put
c. Will put
3- I ___________________ for the cinema if you pay for the restaurant
a. Paid
b. Will pay
c. Am paying
4- If you___________________ a positive attitude, you won’t succeed in business.
a. Don’t have
b. Didn’t have
c. Haven’t had

5- What ___________________ if your car broke down on the motorway?
a. Will you do
b. Would you do
c. Are you doing
6- I ___________________ by taxi if I were you
a. Would go
b. Must go

c. Will go
7- If John got a pay rise, we ___________________ to a bigger apartment.
a. Might have moved b. Might be moving c. Might move
8- They ___________________ that hotel if they’d known how expensive it was.
a. Didn’t choose
b. Wouldn’t have chosen
c. Wouldn’t choose.


8. CONDITIONAL (1 PT EACH-8PTS)
Match the sentences halves to make correct conditional sentences.
1- If we hadn’t missed the plane,
a. I’d take a six-month holiday.
2- If you don’t like Coldplay,
b. We wouldn’t have seen Coldplay.
3- Provided you pay for the tickets,
c. We would be on holiday now.
4- If I had plenty of money
d. I’ll go to the concert with you.
5- If we’d gone to the concert
e. I can have an extra week’s holiday.
6- As long as I work overtime,
f. You shouldn’t have bought tickets for their
show.
7- Unless you pay for it,
g. We would have seen the band.
8- If we hadn’t managed to get the tickets,
h. I won’t go to the concert with you.

9. Complete the sentences with the correct words. (1PT EACH-10PTS)

1- I’ll go to the party ________________ you agree to come with me.
a. Unless
b. As long as
c. If not
2- If we ________________ stuck in this traffic jam, we would be there by now.
a. Didn’t get
b. Don’t get
c. Hadn’t got
3- If the film hadn’t ended so late, we ________________ the last bus home.
a. Would miss b. Wouldn’t have missed
c. Don’t miss
4- We’ll give you a refund ________________ back the receipt
a. If you bring b. If you brought
c. Unless you bring
5- If she isn’t at home, ________________ the invitation through the letter box.
a. You would put
b. Put
c. You have put
6- If I ________________ to a part-time job, I’d have a lot more time with the children.
a. Changed
b. Will change
c. Had changed
7- If you’ve lived there all your life, you ________________ how beautiful it is.
a. Will already know
b. Had already known
c. Already knew
8- If we’d arrived earlier, we ________________ the film starts arriving.
a. Might see
b. Saw
c. Might have seen

9- You mustn’t use that expensive mobile phone ________________ it’s a real emergency.
a. If
b. When
c. Unless
10-Darren ________________ in the winning team if he hadn’t broken his leg.
a. Wasn’t
b. Could have been c. Can be