Exercise 1
Put the verb into the correct form.
1) If ________ (I / know) his number, I would phone him.
2) _____ (I / not / buy) that coat if I were you.
3) _____ (I / help) you if I could, but I'm afraid I can't.
4) We don't need a car at present, but we would need a car if ________ (we / live) in the country.
5) If we had the choice, ________ (we / live) in the country.
6) This soup isn't very good. ________ (it / taste) better if it wasn't so salty.
7) I wouldn't mind living in England if the weather ________ (be) better.
8) If I were you, ________ (I / not / wait). ________ (I / go) now.
9) You're always tired. If ________ (you / not / go) to bed so late every night, you wouldn't be tired all the time.
10) I think there are too many cars. If ________ (there / not / be) so many cars, ________ (there / not / be) so much pollution.
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1)
1 I knew
2 I wouldn’t buy
3 I'd help / I would help
4 we lived
5 we'd live / we would live
6 It would taste
7 were/was
8 I wouldn't wait … I'd go / I would go
9 you didn't go
10 there weren't … there wouldn't be
Exercise 2
Write a sentence with if … for each situation.
1) We don't see you very often because you live so far away.
If ________
2) It's a nice book but it's too expensive, so I'm not going to buy it.
I ________ it if ________ so ________
3) We don't go out very often – we can't afford it.
We ________ more often ________
4) I can't meet you tomorrow – I have to work late.
If ________
5) It would be nice to have lunch outside but it's raining, so we can't.
We ________
6) I don't want his advice, and that's why I'm not going to ask for it.
If ________
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2)
1 If you didn’t live so far away, we’d see you more often.
2 I'd buy it / I would buy it if it weren't/wasn't so expensive.
3 We'd go out I We would go out more often if we could afford it.
4 If I didn't have to work late, I could meet you tomorrow. or … I'd meet / I would meet … or … I'd be able to meet …
5 We could have lunch outside if it weren't raining / wasn't raining.
6 If I wanted his advice, I'd ask for it / I would ask for it.
Exercise 3
Write sentences beginning I wish ….
1) I don't know many people (and I'm lonely). ________……………………….
2) I don't have a computer (and I need one). I wish ________
3) Helen isn't here (and I need to see her). ________
4) It's cold (and I hate cold weather). ________
5) I live in a big city (and I don't like it). ________
6) I can't go to the party (and I'd like to). ________
7) I have to get up early tomorrow {but I'd like to sleep late). ________
8) I don't know anything about cars (and car has just broken down). ________
9) I'm not feeling well (and it's not nice). ________
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3)
1 I wish I knew more people
2 I wish I had a computer.
3 I wish Helen were/was here.
4 I wish it weren't/wasn't (so) cold.
5 I wish I didn't live in a big city.
6 I wish I could go to the party.
7 I wish I didn't have to get up early tomorrow.
8 I wish I knew something about cars.
9 I wish I were feeling / was feeling better.
Exercise 4
Write your own sentences beginning I wish … .
1) (somewhere you'd like to be now – on the beach, in New York, in bed etc.)
I wish I ________
2) (something you'd like to have- a motorbike, more friends, lots of money etc.)
________
3) (something you'd like to be able to do- sing, travel more, cook etc.)
________
4) (something you 'd like to be – beautiful, strong, younger etc.)
________
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4)
Example answers:
1 I wish I was at home.
2 I wish I had a big garden.
3 I wish I could tell jokes.
4 I wish I was taller.
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