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5. Give sentences with the same meaning by omitting if from the conditional sentences.

E. g. The other team committed a foul, but the referee didn't see it. If the referee had seen it, our team would have won the game. – Had the referee seen it, our team would have won the game.

  1. Your boss sounds like a real tyrant. If I were you, I would look for another job.

  2. You really should learn how to use a computer. If you had used a computer, you could have finished the work in half the time.

  3. I'll be out of my office until 2:00. If you should need to reach me, I'll be in the conference room.

  4. The factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. If it had gone out of business, hundreds of people would have lost their livelihood.

  5. We would have won the game if Thompson had caught the ball.

  6. If Thompson had not dropped the ball, we would have won the game.

  7. The artists and creative thinkers throughout the history of the world have changed all of our lives. If they had not dared to be different, the history of civilization would have to be rewritten.

  8. If there should be a global nuclear war, some scientists predict that life on earth as we know it would end forever.

  9. If Tom had told the truth about his educational background, he probably wouldn't have gotten the job with the accounting firm. I suspect his boss will figure it out and fire him one of these days.

  10. I know you're getting discouraged and are planning to drop out of school. However, if you were to finish your education, many more career opportunities would be open to you.

  11. I'm glad I went to the meeting. If I hadn't been there, my proposal probably would not have been accepted.

6. Give sentences with the same meaning by using "if clauses."

  1. I would have visited you, but I didn't know that you were at home. – I would have visited you if I had known you were at home.

  2. It wouldn't have been a good meeting without Rosa. – It wouldn 't have been a good meeting if Rosa hadn 't been there.

  3. I would have answered the phone, but I didn't hear it ring.

  4. I couldn't have finished the work without your help.

  5. I like to travel. I would have gone to Nepal last summer, but I didn't have enough money.

  6. I stepped on the brakes. Otherwise, I would have hit the child on the bicycle.

  7. Cathy turned down the volume on the tape player. Otherwise, the neighbors probably would have called to complain about the noise.

  8. Jack would have finished his education, but he had to quit school and find a job in order to support his family.

7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Some of the verbs are passive.

  1. If I could speak Japanese, I (spend)…next year studying in Japan.

  2. Had I known Mr. Jung was in the hospital, I (send)…him a note and some flowers.

  3. We will move into our new house next month if it (complete)…by then.

  4. How old (be, you)…now if you (be)…born in the year 1980?

  5. It's too bad that it's snowing. If it (snow, not)…, we could go for a drive.

  6. I was very tired. Otherwise, I (go)…to the party with you last night.

  7. I'm broke, but I (have)…plenty of money now if I (spend, not)…so much yesterday.

  8. That child had a narrow escape. She (hit)…by a car if her father (pull, not)…her out of the street.

  9. I'm glad I have so many friends and such a wonderful family. Life without any friends or family (be)…lonely for me.

  10. My grandfather is no longer alive, but if he (be)…, I'm sure he (he)...proud of me.

  11. If you (sleep, not)…last night when we arrived, I would have asked you to go with us, but I didn't want to wake you up.

  12. Bill has such a bad memory that he (forget)…his head if it (be, not)…attached to his body.

  13. According to one report, the average hen lays 247 eggs a year, and the average person eats 255 eggs a year. If hens (outnumber, not)… people, the average person (eat, not)... 255 eggs a year.

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