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Practice of Conditional Sentences & “Wish” Clauses 1
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. Joe has three sisters, doesn’t he? - No wonder he wishes he............a brother.
A. had
B. have
C. will have
D. can have
2. I hear that the Jerkiness lost all their money gambling in Las Vegas.
- Now they wish they .................”
A. have never goneB. never go
C. never went
D. had never gone
3. My daughter wants to go to Disneyland. - Many children wish they................there.
A. can go
B. will go
C. could go
D. go
4. Candy was telling the truth about the accident. - I wish I...............her before now.
A. believe
B. would believe
C. have believed
D. had believed
5. Did Mr. Bradley have any complaints about me? - He wished you...........so late all the time.
A. weren’t
B. aren’t
C. haven’t been
D. won’t be
6. What do you want, Mom? - Johnny, I wish you...............that stereo.
A. turn down
B. have turned down C. would turn down D. having turned down
7. Did you order copies of your wedding pictures? - I only ordered one copy, but now I wish

I..............two.
A. had ordered
B. order
C. have ordered
D. would ordered
8. Did you ever finish high school? - No, I didn’t. However, I wish I................
A. have
B. had
C. will
D. were
9. Maybe Paula will bring us good news about our tests. - I wish she.................
A. does
B. will
C. brings it
D. would
10. It’s too bad Rhonda is moving to Arizona. - I wish it...............so far away.
A. weren’t
B. won’t be
C. couldn’t be
D. isn’t
11. Why did you only stay in San Francisco a week?
- If I..............more time, I would have stayed longer.
A. had had
B. would have
C. had
D. have
12. I can’t go biking this afternoon because I have a test. - ….change your mind, give me a call.
A. Might you
B. Were you
C. Should you

D. Would you
13. Do you want anything from the store? - I wish you...............me some chocolates.
A. will buy
B. would bought
C. would buy
D. buy
14. Did you see Florence before you left Italy? - No, but I wish we..............
A. saw it
B. will
C. would
D. had
15. Phil asked me to marry him. - If I were you, I..............about it seriously
A. think
B. would thought
C. would think
D. will think
16. Did you call the dentist for an appointment yet? - ..............me the telephone number and I’ll
call him now
A. If you give
B. Give
C. If you gave
D. Unless you give
17. Monica is such a nice person. - Yes. I wish I.............her more often.
A. see
B. will see
C. saw
D. have seen
18. Did you go hiking in the mountains last week? - No. ............warmer, we would have gone.
A. Had the weather been
B. If the weather has been

C. If the weather is
D. Would the weather be
19. Are you coming to the gym? - I wish I.............., but I have to work.
A. had
B. could
C. will
D. could have
20. The weather was terrible yesterday. - It was so hot that I wish I.................to the beach.
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A. have gone
B. went
C. will have gone
D. had gone
21. If only.................. taller, I might be better at basketball.
A. I am
B. I were
C. I be
D. I have been
22. If an object is let off in the cabin of a spaceship, it...................
A. floated
B. is floating
C. will float
D. would float.
23. .................we find new sources, we will soon run out of energy.
A. If
B. When
C. Unless
D. Only

24. If I was offered the job, I think I................... it.
A. take
B. will take
C. would take
D. would have take
25. I would be very surprised if he.....................
A. refuses
B. refused
C. had refused
D. would refuse
26. Many people would be out of work if that factory................ down.
A. closes
B. closed
C. has closed
D. would close
27. If she sold her car, she................ much money.
A. gets
B. will get
C. would get
D. would have got
28. They would be disappointed if we....................
A. hadn’t come
B. wouldn’t come
C. don’t come
D. didn’t come
29. Would George be angry if I............his bicycle without asking?
A. take
B. took
C. had taken
D. would take

30. She...................terribly upset if I lost this ring.
A. will be
B. would be
C. were
D. had been
31. If someone..............in here with a gun, I’d be very frightened.
A. would walk
B. had walked
C. walks
D. walked
32. What would happen if you............. to work tomorrow?
A. don’t go
B. won’t go
C. didn’t go
D. wouldn’t go
II. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use UNLESS in your sentence.
1. You don’t get there in time if you don’t hurry.
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2. We can’t do the job if we don’t get help.
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3. You are allowed into the club only if you’re a member.
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4. I don’t like fish. I wouldn’t eat it if I wasn’t extremely hungry.
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5. Don’t leave the TV on if you aren’t watching it.
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6. The doctor will see you today only if it’s an emergency.
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7. I wouldn’t have bought the picture if I hadn’t liked it.
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III. Make sentences with the same meaning by omitting if.
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1. If you should need more money, go to the bank before six o’clock.
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2. If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.
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3. If they had realized the danger, they would have done it differently.
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4. If I were your teacher, I would insist you do better work.
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5. If you should change your mind, please let me know immediately.
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6. She would have gotten the job if she had been better prepared.
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7. Your boss sounds like a real tyrant. If I were you, I would look for another job.
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8. If you should need to reach me, I’ll be at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul.
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9. I wouldn’t have known about your new job if I hadn’t talked to your mother.
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10. If she were ever in trouble, I’d do anything I could to help her.
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IV. Choose the best correct word or expression for each sentence.
1. Rachel will be pleased if/ unless she passes her driving test.
2. You can use my car unless/ as long as you drive carefully.
3. The bus won’t stop unless/ providing you ring the bell.
4. You’d better take a coat if/ in case it gets cold.

5. Don’t bother to ring me unless/ in case it’s important.
6. Children are allowed to use the swimming pool unless/ provided that they are with an adult.
7. I’ll make myself omelets when/ if I get home tonight.
8. I don’t mind if you come in late unless/ as long as you come in quietly.
9. You won’t have to leave unless/ if you can pay your bill.
10. Write the name down in case/ providing you can forget it.
V. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses:
1. If I (have) wings, I (not/ have) to take an airplane to fly home.
2. This letter has got to be in Chicago in 2 days. I’m sure if I (send) it today, it’ll arrive in time.
3. Hundreds of people became ill from eating contaminated meat during the last two weeks. If
the government had responded more quickly to the crisis, fewer people (suffer) food poisoning.
4. People (be) able to fly if they (have) feathers instead of hair?
5. What we (use) to look at ourselves when we comb our hair in the morning if we (not/ have)
mirrors?
6. A: I don’t understand anything in this class. It’s boring. And I’m getting a failing grade.
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B: If I (feel) the way you do about it, I (drop) the class as soon as possible.
7. It has been a long drought. It hasn’t rained for over a month. If it (not/ rain) soon, a lot of
crops (die). If the crops (die), many people (go) hungry this coming winter.
8. I didn’t know the Newton was going to bring two other people to dinner last night. If anyone
else (bring) extra guests, we (not/ have) enough seats at the table.
9. If television (be) invented in the eighteenth century, George Washington (be) interviewed
regularly on the evening news.
10. A: I’m exhausted, and we’re no closer to a solution to this problem after 9 hours of work.
B: Why don’t you go home and get some sleep, and I’ll keep working. If I (discover) a
solution before morning, I (call) you immediately, I promise.
11. Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying. Carol (answer) the phone if she
(not/ study) at that time.

12. If I (know) his number, I would phone him.
13. I (not/ buy) that coat if I were you.
14. I (help) you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
15. We would need a car if we (live) in the country.
16. If we had the choice, we (live) in the country.
17. This soup isn’t very good. It (taste) better if it wasn’t so salty.
18. I wouldn’t mind living in England if the weather (be) better.
19. You’re always tired. If you (not/ go) to bed so late every night, you wouldn’t be tired all the
time.
20. I think there are too many cars. If there (not/ be) so many cars, there (not/ be) much
pollution.
21. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I (know), I (go) to visit you.
22. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he (miss) it, he (be) late for his interview.
23. It’s good that you reminded me about Ann’s birthday. I (forget) if you (not/ remind) me.
24. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my address book with me when I was in New York. If I (have)
your address, I (send) you a postcard.
25. A: How was your holiday? - B: It was OK, but we (enjoy) it more if the weather (be) better.

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