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Trang 1Exercise 1 Complete each of the following sentences with the right forms of the verbs shown in
brackets
1 If he had arrived late, we _ without him? (begin)
2 If they had felt thirsty, they _ the lemonade? (drink)
3 If we had been here, we _ the fireworks (miss)
4 If his office had called, he _ to work? (return)
5 She _ early if she had not had a good reason (leave)
6 If they had searched more carefully, they _ the watch sooner (find)
7 If you had visited Rome, you _ to the opera? (go)
8 If he were here now he _ to help us (hesitate)
9 I _ the book last week if I had known you wanted it (finish)
10 You _ to him last night if you had seen him? (speak)
11 If they were old enough, they _ the contest next week (enter)
12 She _ a vacation now if she had more time? (take)
13 If he had sent a message, we _ it two days ago (receive)
14 I _ it if you came with me now (appreciate)
15 She _ grateful if we offered to help her tomorrow? (be)
16 He _ yesterday if he had entered the race? (win)
17 They more books last month if they had noticed the stock was low? (order)
18 She not _ us now if she knew where we lived? (visit)
19 You _ cucumbers yesterday if they had been on sale? (buy)
20 If we _ more attention yesterday, we would know what time to be there (pay)
Exercise 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1 You washed it in boiling water; that's why it shrank
→ Had you not _
2 We missed the train because we were using an out-of-date timetable
→ If we
3 His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed
→ He wouldn’t
4 They were driving very quickly That's why the accident was so terrible
→ The accident
5 It was raining That's the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach
→ But for
6 My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up
→ People
7 The police are not armed so we don't have gun battles in the streets
→ Were the _
8 The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult
→ Life would
9 He's very thin; perhaps that's why he feels the cold so much
→ He wouldn’t _
10 We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire
→ We could _
11 It rained all the time Perhaps that's why he didn't enjoy his visit
→ He would _
12 I didn't work hard at school so I didn't get a good job when I left
→ Had I
13 They used closed-circuit television That's how they spotted the shop-lifter
→ Had it _
14 They asked him to leave the dining-room because he wasn't wearing a shirt
→ If he
15 It took us a long time to find his house because the streets were not clearly marked
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→ My friend said if I
17 I haven't much time so I read very little
→ If I _
18 They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark
→ The rooms _
19 He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart
→ If he
20 He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well
→ His staff _
Exercise 3: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1 She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties
→ She would
2 He doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy
→ He would _
3 I haven't the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine
→ If I
4 They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn't improve
→ Her English
5 He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do
→ He would _
6 He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive
→ He would _
7 You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes
→ If you
8 I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car
→ If I
9 I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work
→ Were I
10 I haven't a map so I can't direct you
→ Were I
11 It's a pity we haven't a steak to cook over our camp fire
→ If we _
12 I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window
→ I could
13 He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help
→ If I _
14 I can't drive so we can't take the car
→ I would
15 We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall
→ If we _
16 I live near my office, so I don't spend much time travelling to work
→ I would _
17 I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop
→ Had I _
18 I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring
→ I would
19 She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you
→ Had she _
20 We only came by bus because there were no taxis
→ Had there _
Trang 3Exercise 5: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1 We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold
→ If we _
2 I have no dog, so I don't like being alone in the house at night
→ I would _
3 We got a lift, so we reached the station in time
→ If I _
4 I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow
→ I would _
5 I don't know his address, so I can't write to him
→ If I _
6 We didn't visit the museum because we hadn't time
→ Had we _
7 Tom's father was on the Board That's the only reason he got the job
→ But for
8 He wasn't looking where he was going That's why he was run over
→ Had he
9 I don't like country life, perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country
→ If I _
10 I didn't know he was so quarrelsome I'm sorry now that I invited him
→ Had I _
11 People drive very fast That's why there are so many accidents
→ If people _
12 English people speak very quickly Perhaps that's why I can't understand them
→ I would _
13 They got the children back alive only because they paid the ransom at once
→ Had they _
14 The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone
→ It would _
15 You don't wipe your feet, so you make muddy marks all over the floor
→ If you _
16 We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money
→ Had we _
17 The bus didn't stop because you didn't put your hand up
→ Had you _
18 I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working
→ Had the lift _
19 I didn't know how thin the ice was, so I was walking on it quite confidently
→ If I _
20 The champion didn't take the fight seriously at first; perhaps that's why he didn't win it
→ If the champion