I am very busy so I can’t come to see you.. He doesn’t know English so he can’t understand them.. She is very young so she can’t understand this.. He doesn’t play well so he can’t get in
Trang 1Exercise: if clause (1, 2, 3)
I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If the company offered me the job, I think I (take) it
2 I'm sure Lee would lend you some money I'd be surprised if he _ (refused)
3 Many people would be out of work if that company (close) down
4 If she sold her car, she _ (not/get) much money for it
5 They're expecting us They would be very disappointed if we _ (not/come)
6 Would George be angry if I (take) his bicycle without asking?
7 Ann gave me this ring She _ (be) terribly upset if I lost it
8 If someone (walk) in here with a gun, I'd be very frightened
9 What would happen if you _ (not/go) to work tomorrow?
10 I'm sure she _ (understand) if you explained the situation to her
11 I _ (give) you a cigarette if I had one, but I'm afraid I don't
12 I wouldn't mind living in London if the weather (be) better
13 I'd help you if I _ (can), but I'm afraid I can't
14 If I were you, I _ (not/marry) him
15 We would gladly buy the house if it _ (not/be) so small
16 Jim got to the bus stop in time If he _ (miss) the bus, he would have been late for his interview
17 it’s good that Ann reminded me about Tom's birthday I _ (forget) if she hadn't reminded me
18 We might not have stayed at this hotel if Debbie _ (not/recommend) it
to us
19 I'd have sent you a postcard while I was on my vacation if I (have) your address
20 If I _ (find) a $100 bill on the street, I would keep it
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If I (win) a big prize in a lottery, I would give up my job
2 If I were you, I (tell) the truth
3 If I had enough time now, I (write) to my parents
4 If she (come) late again, she’ll lose her job
Rewrite the following sentence with “If clause”
1 You can earn a lot of money by working over time (If)
2 Work hard and you will succeed (If)
3 Be careful or you will fall down (Unless)
4 Listen to the teacher attentively or you won’t understand the lesson (Unless)
5 Take your father’s advice and you will be successful
(If)
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7 Book now and you will get a 10% reduction (If)
8 Behave yourself or your parents will be unhappy
(Unless)
9 You do the shopping and I will cook lunch
(If)
10 Working too much will make me tired
(if)
11 Be calm or you will fail the driving test
((If)
13 I don’t have a car so I have to go to work by bus
(If)
14 I am very busy so I can’t come to see you
(If)
15 He doesn’t know English so he can’t understand them
(if)
16 She is very young so she can’t understand this
(If)
17 She eats too much so she is overweight
(If)
18 He doesn’t play well so he can’t get into the team
(If)
19 We can’t take the car because I can’t drive
(if)
20 You work too fast , that’s why you make so many mistakes
(if)
21.People drive so fast that’s why there are so many accidents
(if)
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(if)
23 He doesn’t work overtime so he can’t earn as much as I do
(if)
24 I haven’t the right change so we can’t get tickets from the machine
(if)
25 I am in a hurry I won’t stay to dinner
(if)
26 I didn’t know your number so I didn’t ring
(if)
27 We didn’t go by air only because we didn’t have enough money
(If)
28 I didn’t enjoy school, so I didn’t do very well
(if)
29 John ate too much birthday cake so he was sick
(if)
30 My father didn’t earn much money, so life wasn’t easy for us
(if)
31 The house didn’t burn down because the fire bridgade came immediately
(if)
32 I had an accident because I wasn’t watching the road
(if)
33 I wasn’t sweating because it was so hot
(if)
34 The men were wearing protective clothing, so they were all quite safe
(if)
35 He wasn’t looking where he was going That’s why he was run over
(if)
36 We missed the train because we were using an out of date timetable
(if)
37 They weren’t wearing lifejackets Perhaps that’s why they were drawn
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38 We came home from our holiday very early because we ran out of money
(if)
39 I didn’t see the signal so I didn’t stop
(if)
40 He didn’t know you were in hospital, so he didn’t visit you
(if)
41 I didn’t work hard at school so I didn’t get a good job when I left
(if)
42 It was raining so I didn’t take the children to the beach
(if)
43 We didn’t have time so we didn’t visit the museum
(if)
44 John missed the ferry because his car broke down
(if)
45 He didn’t wear gloves so the police caught him
(if)
46 The flats are not clearly numbered so it is very difficult to find anyone
(if)
47 I can’t park near my office so I don’t come by car
(if)
48 They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn’t improve
(if)
49 I live near my office, so I don’t spend much time travelling to work
(if)
50 She is very shy so she doesn’t enjoy parties
(if)