if I do and if I did

1. Choose the correct alternative.

1) If I miss / I’ll miss lunch, I’ll get a sandwich later.

2) We’ll have to leave without John if he doesn’t arrive / he won’t arrive soon.

3) They won’t refund / didn’t refund your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.

4) Will you send me a text when you reach / you’ll reach Mexico City?

5) If I make some coffee, do you cut / will you cut the cake?

6) Did you work / Would you work harder if you were better paid?

7) If you don’t complain / didn’t complain so much, you might be more popular.

8) Weren’t friends / Wouldn’t friends be envious if they could only see me now!

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2) he doesn’t arrive   3) won’t refund

4) you reach   5) will you cut

6) Would you work

7) didn’t complain

8) Wouldn’t friends be

2. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the box.

will it cost      will she say      will you do

would it help      would you buy      would you say

1)

EVA:      I don’t know what’s happened to the bag I borrowed from Jo.

SUE:      What __will she say __ if you don’t find it?

EVA:      I suppose she’ll be very annoyed.

2)

TIM:       I’m thinking of applying to do Master’s abroad.

ANN:     Really? What ____________ if you do that?

TIM:       About 15,000 euros, I think.

3)

MIA:      I don’t know how I’m going to pay rent this week.

LEE:       So, ____________ if I lent you some money?

MIA:      Well, yes, of course. But I can’t borrow from you.

LEE:       Don’t be silly. How much do you want?

4)

PAUL:    I wish I could afford a new car.

TINA:     What ____________ if you could afford one?

PAUL:    Oh, I wouldn’t mind what it was – as long as it didn’t keep breaking down.

5)

PHIL:      I don’t think I’m going to pass driving test next week.

BEN:      What ____________ if you don’t?

PHIL:      I’ll have to take it again. I need it to get the job I want.

6)

JO:         Where’s bag? You know, the one I lent to you.

EVA:      Oh. What ____________ if I’d lost it?

JO:         I’d tell you to get me a new one!

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2) will it cost   3) would it help

4) would you buy   5) will you do

6) would you say

3. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1) If I had more money, __would you marry __ (you / marry) me?

2) The teacher wouldn’t help you if ______________ (he / not / like) you.

3) _________ (you / see) what the hotel looks like if you look at the website.

4) _________ (your boyfriend / not / be) amazed if he could see you now?

5) If ______________ (I / not / revise) thoroughly, I may not get a good mark.

6) If you wanted to buy your dad a present, what ______________ (you / look for)?

7) Sarah would have a lot more friends if ______________ (she / not / be) so mean.

8) How ______________ (you / feel) if you were in situation?

9) Would you change your job if ______________ (you / can)?

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2) he didn’t like

3) You’ll see

4) Wouldn’t your boyfriend be

5) I don’t revise

6) would you look for

7) she wasn’t/weren’t

8) would you feel

9) you could

4. Lisa and Trish are students. They’re talking about what to do after university. Write sentences using the words given.

TRISH:   Do you have any plans for next year?

LISA:      Well, I don’t have much money. But I speak Portuguese and Spanish. So (1) I / travel / if I / afford it.

               __I’d travel if I could afford it. __

TRISH:   (2) If you / find / a job using your languages / you / take it?

               ________

LISA:      (3) If it / be / in South America / I / certainly / consider it carefully.

               ________

               I’ve always wanted to go there.

TRISH:   What about working as a tour guide, taking tourists round?

               (4) That / be / a great way to travel if you / speak the right languages.

               ________

LISA:      But (5) I / only / consider / a job like that if I / be / sure the travel company was a good one.

               ________

               (6) If the tourists / not / like / their hotels and so on, I / have a terrible time.

               ________

TRISH:   Yes. (7) You / be / handling complaints every day if they / not / be / happy.

               ________

LISA:      Exactly! (8) But if I / decide / to apply for a job like that, / you / help me with application?

               ________

TRISH:   Of course. And, I’m sure (9) you / succeed, if you / do.

               ________

LISA:      Thanks very much.

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2) If you could find / found a job using your languages, would you take it?

3) If it was/were in South America, I’d / I would certainly consider it carefully.

4) That’d / That would be a great way to travel if you could speak / spoke the right languages.

5) I’d / I would only consider a job like that if I was/were sure the travel company was a good one.

6) If the tourists didn’t like their hotels and so on, I’d / I would have a terrible time.

7) You’d / You would / You could be handling complaints every day if they weren’t happy.

8) But if I decide to apply for a job like that, will you help me with application? / But if I decided to apply for a job like that, would you help me with application?

9) you’ll / you will succeed, if you do.

5. Write questions using if for the following answers.

1) What would you do if someone gave you a diamond necklace?

I’d probably give it to mother.

2) _________________?

I’d share it with friends.

3) _________________?

I’d call the police.

4) _________________?

We’d get out as fast as we could.

5) _________________?

I’d ask teacher’s advice about it.

6) _________________?

He’d be extremely angry.

7) _________________?

She’d probably fall over.

8) _________________?

I’d be late for work.

9) _________________?

We’d sail around the world.

10) _________________?

They’d never make any money.

11) _________________?

There’d be no more wars.

12) _________________?

I’d stay at home all day.

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Example answers:

2) What would you do if you won a lottery prize?

3) What would you do if you saw someone break into a car?

4) What would you do if your house was on fire?

5) What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar?

6) How would your brother react if you crashed his car?

7) What would happen if your sister wore those shoes outside?

8) What would happen if you overslept?

9) What would you and your friends do if you didn’t have to earn money?

10) What would happen to car manufacturers if we all rode bikes?

11) What would happen if all the politicians retired?

12) What would you do if you felt ill when you woke up?

6. Look at the questions you wrote for Exercise 92. Now write new answers of your own to your questions.

1) What would you do if someone gave you a diamond necklace?

 __I’d sell it and buy a horse. __

2) _________________

3) _________________

4) _________________

5) _________________

6) _________________

7) _________________

8) _________________

9) _________________

10) _________________

11) _________________

12) _________________

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Your answers should have the same structures as those in Exercise 5.