1. Write the words in brackets in the correct order to form mixed conditional sentences. Add a comma in the correct place.
1) If (know / you’d / the answer / you’d / listened).
If ________.
2) If (weren’t / I’d / have / raining / it / walked).
If ________.
3) If (he / have / Lucas / older / voted / could / were).
If ________.
4) If (chips / have / hungry / I’d / those / was / eaten / I).
If ________.
5) If (champions / might / scored / they’d / they / be / the).
If ________.
6) If (you / I / have / that / were / done / wouldn’t / I).
If ________.
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1) you’d listened, you’d know the answer
2) it weren’t raining, I’d have walked
3) Lucas / he were older, he / Lucas could have voted
4) I was hungry, I’d have eaten those chips
5) they’d scored, they might be the champions
6) I were you, I wouldn’t have done that
2. Choose the correct options (a-c) to complete the mixed conditional sentences.
1) If Tony ____ the lottery, he would be rich.
a wins
b had won
c would win
2) Life ____ difficult if they hadn’t invented electricity!
a would be
b had been
c was
3) If you’d burned the cake, we ____ eat it.
a can’t
b weren’t able to
c couldn’t
4) If Zoe were braver, she ____ for Ed’s phone number.
a might have asked
b might asking
c might not ask
5) We’d have gone to school if it ____ the weekend.
a weren’t
b hadn’t been
c isn’t
6) If I ____ your advice, I’d have asked for it.
a want
b would want
c wanted
7) If I hadn’t seen the news, I ____ about the accident.
a didn’t know
b wouldn’t know
c hadn’t known.
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1) b 2) a 3) c 4) a 5) a 6) c 7) b
3. Complete the mixed conditional sentences with up to five words, including the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words.
1) I would be sad if (I / never / meet) you!
________.
2) If Max hadn’t run so fast, (he / not / exhausted).
________.
3) They wouldn’t be nervous about the exam (they / study / harder).
________.
4) (you / be / poor) you’d spent all your money yesterday.
________.
5) If Lily had used suncream on the beach, (she / burned / now)!
________.
6) I would have written to you if (I / know / address).
________.
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1) I had never met 2) he wouldn’t be exhausted
3) if they had studied harder 4) You would be poor if
5) she wouldn’t be burned now 6) I had known your address
4. Complete the email with one word in each gap to make mixed conditional sentences.
To: daisy@email.com
Hi Daisy
Did you watch Comic Relief on TV last night? I might 1) _______ missed it if mum 2) _______ such a huge fan – if she 3) _______ reminded me it was on, I’d be really annoyed! Of course, it 4) _______ have been so funny if the people taking part weren’t really famous. And the amount of money they’ve raised wouldn’t 5) _______ so much if the public hadn’t joined in as well. Anyway, it was great fun and I watched it to the end – but I wouldn’t be so tired today if I 6) _______ gone to bed at usual time!
See you soon, Artur
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1) have 2) wasn’t / weren’t 3) hadn’t 4) wouldn’t
5) be 6) had
5. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Oxfam is a world leader in delivering emergency relief. If it weren’t for this charity, thousands of children in Europe 1) _______ (go) hungry during World War II. Today, desperate people 2) _______ (not have) clean water if Oxfam hadn’t made this a priority during humanitarian disasters. And if it 3) _______ (not be) for Oxfam, the NGO ActionAid might, not exist either; there wouldn’t be so much pressure on governments to provide healthcare and education and to combat climate change if these charities 4) _______ (not develop). But Oxfam might not be so successful nowadays if it 5) _______ (not recognise) the importance of linking business with charity. Oxfam employs thousands of people worldwide, but it couldn’t have become the UK’s biggest high-street seller of second-hand books if it 6) _______ (not be) also for the thousands of volunteers who give their time working in these important charity shops.
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1) would have gone 2) wouldn’t have 3) hadn’t been
4) hadn’t developed 5) hadn’t recognised / didn’t recognise
6) wasn’t / weren’t
6. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1) Heidi speaks German because she went to a German school.
If Heidi hadn’t gone to a German school, ________
2) I haven’t got own room because parents didn’t buy a big house.
If parents had bought a big house, ________
3) He didn’t apologise, so I’m angry.
I wouldn’t be angry if ________
4) I didn’t pay for our coffees because I haven’t got any money with me.
If I had some money with me, ________
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1) she wouldn’t speak German 2) I would have own room
3) he had apologised 4) I would have paid for our coffees
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