BÀI TẬP CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN

(CONDITIONAL SENTENCES)
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
1. If I see him , I _____ (give ) him a gift.
2. If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself.
3. If I had known that you were in hospital, I _____ (visit) you.
4. You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly.
5. If I _____ (know) his telephone number, I’d give it to you.
6. If you _____ (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.
7. If he worked more slowly, he _____ (not make) so many mistakes.
8. I shouldn’t drink that wine if I _____ (be) you.
9. If I _____ (find) a cheap room, I will stay a fortnight.
10. A lot of people _____ (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
Exercise 2: Make conditional sentences:
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up. →If ……………………………………………..…..………
2. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If …………………………………….....….…….
3. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.→ If …………………………………….....….……..
4. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.→ If …………………………………………….………..
5. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.→ If …………………………………….……..…….……
6. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes. →……………………………………………..……
7. Without this treatment, the patient would have died. →……………………………………….….…...
8. He lost his job because he was late every day. →………………………………………………...……
9. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. →……………………………………………………...…..
10. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes. →………………………………..…..
Exercise 3: Use UNLESS instead of IF
EX: If you do not study hard, you will fail the exam.
Unless you study hard , you will fail the exam
1. If you do not like this one, I’ll bring you another
Unless………………………………………………
2. If she does not hurry, she’ll be late
Unless ……………………………………………….
3. If you are not careful, you’ll cut yourself
Unless ……………………………………………………
4. if you had not sneezed, he wouldn’t have known that we were there.
Unless ……………………………………………………
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. _____have enough apples, she’ll make an apple pie this afternoon.
A.Should she B. If she C. Will she D. Unless she
2. If you_____to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble.
A. listened B. would listen C. had listened D. Would have listened
3. If you don’t know how to spell a word, you_____ look it up in the dictionary.
A. must B. will C. should D. ought
4. If the sun _____, we _____for a walk.
A. shines / will go B. shone / will go C. shone / would go D. had shone / would go
5. The campfire _____ if it _____ last night.
A. wouldn’t be cancelled / hadn’t rained B. wouldn’t have been cancelled / hadn’t rained
C. would have been cancelled / hadn’t rained D. will be cancelled / rains
6. But for our parents, we _____ successful in life.
A. will never be B. would never be C. wouldn’t have be D. would have never been
7. If I _____ my wallet at home this morning, I _____ money for lunch now.
A. leave / will have B. didn’t leave / would have
C. hadn’t left / would have D. hadn’t left / would have had
8. It is too bad, Lam isn’t here. If he _____ here, he _____ what to do.
A. were / would know B. is / will know
C. had been / would have known D. was / would know
9. If we _____ the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes.
A. study B. had studied C. studied D. were studying
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10. I will never talk to you again _____ you apologize me _____ your being rude.
A. if / for B. unless / for C. or / of D. whether / or
11. _____ you work harder, you will be sacked.
A. Whether B. If C. However D. Unless
12. I think you should stop smoking.
A. If I am you, I will stop smoking. B. If I were you, I will stop smoking.
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking. D. If I had been you, I would stop smoking.
13. If you take the ice out of the fridge, it _____.
A. vaporizes B. melts C. heats D. disappears
14. We should do something to protect water from being polluted _____we will have nothing to drink in the
future.
A. if B. whether C. or D. unless
15. Let’s knock on their door to see _____ home.
A. if they’re B. unless they’re C. whether they were D. if they were
16. Unless we _____ more snow, we can’t go skiing.
A. will have B. have C. have had D. had
17. You’ll fail the exam _____ you start revising.
A. if B. until C. when D. unless
18. Unless you wash the car, you _____ not drive it at the weekend.
A. would B. could C. have to D. may
19. If Peter _____ his car before the drive, he _____ the problem of out of petrol.
A. checked / will not get B. had checked / would not have got
C. checks / will not have got D. would be checking / will not have got
20. He stepped on the mine, and it exploded.
A. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode.
B. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode.
C. If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode.
D. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded.
21. In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 32ºF. It always freezes.
A. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it freezes.
B. If you cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would freeze.
C. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it will freeze.
D. If you had cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would have frozen.
22. It may rain this afternoon. I hope it doesn’t because I don’t want the match to be cancelled.
A. If it rains, the match is cancelled. B. If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
C. if it rained, the match would be cancelled. D. If it had rained, the match would have been cancelled.
23. Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question.
A. If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question.
B. If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question.
C. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question.
D. If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question.
24. _____ there are some more ideas, we can end the meeting now.
A. If B. As if C. Unless D. In case
25. If he _____ with us now, he _____ the beauty of nature of the National Park.
A. is / can enjoy B. was / will enjoy C. has been / would enjoy D. were / could enjoy
26. If they had searched more carefully, they…the watch sooner.
A. will find B. would find C. found D. would have found
27. If I had got up early, I _____ to have breakfast now.
A. have B.I had C. would have D. would have had
28. I cannot buy a new computer _____ I save enough money.
A. if B. even if C. unless D. as if
29. Most people you meet will be polite to you _____.
A. if you are polite to them B. if you will be polite to them
C. unless you are polite to them D. if you were polite to them
30. If you do so, it _____ the matter worse.
A. makes only B. would only make C. will only make D. had only made
31. You _____ English fluently unless you practice it every day.
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 A. will speak B. will not speak C. can speak D. did not speak
32. Hurry up _____ you will miss the bus and be late for school.
A. if B. and C. or D. as
33. You will get a good seat if you _____ first.
A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
34. Sam will not graduate_____.
A. if he passed all the tests B. if he does not pass all the tests.
C. unless he passes all the tests D. unless he had passed all the tests.
35. If I had time, I would go with you.
A.I am free and surely go with you. B.I am too busy to go with you.
C. I will go with you because I have time. D. I am free enough to go with you.
36. If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she…. Injured.
A. has been B. would has been C. would be D. would have been
37. If I _____ the rain yesterday, I_____ ill.
A. had not caught / would have been B. had not caught / would have not been
C. have not caught / were not D. have not caught / would have been
38. He looked frightened as if he _____ a ghost.
A. sees B. is seeing C. has seen D. had seen
39. What _____if there _____ a serious nuclear accident.
A. will happen / was B. happens / were
C. would happen / were D. would happen / had been
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer:
1. If I ……….a lot of money now, I …………..a new car.
A. have /will buy B. have / would buy C. had/ will buy D. had/ would buy.
2. If I ……………you, I …………….do that.
A. am/ will B. were /would C. were/ will D. had been/ would.
3. if I were offered the job, I think I ………. it.
A. take B. will take C. would take D. would have taken.
4. I would be very surprised if he……………..
A. refuses B. refused C. had refused D. would refuse.
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory………..down.
A. closes B. had closed C. closed D. would close.
6. If she sold her car, she ………… much money.
A. gets b. would get c. will get d. would have got.
7. They would be disappointed if we…………….
a. hadn’t come b. wouldn’t come c. don’t come d. didn’t come.
8. Would John be angry if I ……. ……his bicycle without asking?
a. take b. took c. had taken d. would take.
9. She ……….terrible upset if I lost this ring.
a. will be b. would be c. were d. had been.
10. If someone…………in here with a gun, I would be very frightened.
a. would walk b. walks c. had walked
d. walked.
11. What would happen if you ……………..to work tomorrow?
a. don’t go b. didn’t go c. won’t go d. wouldn’t go.
12. We ‘ll get wet if we ………….out.
a. go b. did go c. went d. had gone.
13. If I go shopping, I ………some food.
a. buy b. will buy c. would buy d. would have bought.
14. If I find it, I ………you.
a. will tell b. would tell c. had told d. told.
15. What would you do if you……………a million dollars?
a. would win b. win c. had won d. won.
16. They ‘d be hurt if I ……………….
a. don’t go b. didn’t go c. hadn’t gone d. wouldn’t go.
17. If we took the 6: 30 train, we…………too early.
a. would have arrived b. arrived c. will arrived d. would arrive.
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 18. If I had known you were in hospital, I …………to see you.
a. will go b. would go c. went d. would have gone.
19. If I …………., I would have said hello.
a. had seen b. see c. saw d. would see.
20. I…………..out if I hadn’t been so tired.
a. will go b. went c. would have gone d. would go.
21. If I ………..a camera, I would have taken some pictures.
a. have b. had c. would have d. had had.
22. You won’t pass the examination……………you study more.
a. as long as b. unless c. if d. whether.
23. If only I …………you wanted to invest money in business.
a. had known b. knew c. have known d. know.
24. If I were to leave my country , I ……………disappointed.
a. probably be b. would have been c. will be d. would be.
25. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he…………….in his examination.
a. would fail b. wouldn’t fail c. wouldn’t have failed. d. won’t fail.
26. If I had taken that English course, I ………..much progress.
a. had made b. would have made c. made d. would make.
27. If I were in your place, I ……….a trip to England.
a. will make b. had made c. made. d. would make.
28. If I ………….. you , I’d save some of your lottery winning.
a. be b. werec. am d. was
29. If the car ……….. larger, we would have bought it.
a. had been b. have been c. has been d. been
30. If I had enough money, I ……… abroad to improve my English.
a. will go b. should go c. would go d. should have go to
Exercise 10: One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is not correct in
standard English. Identify them.
1. If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on the earth.
A b c d
2. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate.
A b c d
3. If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a fuel crisis.
A b c d
4. If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would play basketball.
A b c d
5. If the doctors could find in the remedy, a lot of people would be saved.
A b c d
6. If she bought that house now, she ran out of money.
A b c d
7. What you would do if you could speak French well?
A b c d
8. If I had known he is not at home, I wouldn’t have gone all the way to his house.
A b c d
9. If I had known that the road were flooded, I would never have taken that way.
A b c d
10. If I were you, I will go to the dentist’s and have the tooth checked.
a b c d