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Unit
Exercises 38

38.1 Complete the sentences. Choose from:
did dropped found happened lost was went
1 If you found a wallet in the street, what would you do with it?
2 Be careful with that vase. If you it, it would break into small pieces.
3 This notebook is very important to me. I’d be very upset if I it.
4 I don’t expect to lose my job but if that , I’d have to find another one.
5 We’re thinking about our holiday for next year. If we to Italy, would you come with us?
6 I don’t think he’ll fail the exam. I’d be very surprised if he .
7 If there a fire in the building, would you know how to put the fire out?
38.2 What do you say in these situations?
1 Of course you don’t expect to win the lottery. Which do you say?
a If I win the lottery, I’ll buy a big house.
b If I won the lottery, I’d buy a big house. ✓ (b is correct)
2 You’re not going to sell your car because it’s old and not worth much. Which do you say?
a If I sell my car, I won’t get much money for it.
b If I sold my car, I wouldn’t get much money for it.
3 You often see Sarah. A friend of yours wants to contact her. Which do you say?
a If I see Sarah, I’ll tell her to call you.
b If I saw Sarah, I’d tell her to call you.
4 You don’t expect that there will be a fire in the building. Which do you say?
a What will you do if there is a fire in the building?
b What would you do if there was a fire in the building?
5 You’ve never lost your passport. You can only imagine it.
a I don’t know what I’ll do if I lose my passport.
b I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my passport.
6 Somebody stops you and asks the way to a bank. Which do you say?
a If you go right at the end of this street, you’ll see a bank on your left.
b If you went right at the end of this street, you’d see a bank on your left.
7 You’re in a lift. There is an emergency button. Nobody is going to press it. Which do you say?
a What will happen if somebody presses that button?
b What would happen if somebody pressed that button?
38.3 Complete the sentences.
1 I’d be very scared if somebody pointed (somebody / point) a gun at me.
2 I can’t afford to buy a car. If (I / buy) a car, I’d have to borrow the money.
3 If you had a party, who (you / invite)?
4 Don’t lend James your car. If (he / ask) me, I wouldn’t lend him mine.
5 I don’t think Gary and Emma will get married. (I / be) amazed if they did.
6 If (somebody / give) me $20,000, (I / have) a long holiday.
7 (you / be) nervous if (you / meet) a famous person?
8 What (you / do) if (you / be) in a lift
and (it / stop) between floors?
38.4 Write sentences beginning If … .
1 We’re not going to take the 10.30 train. (we / arrive too early)
If we took the 10.30 train, we’d arrive too early.
2 We’re not going to stay at a hotel. (it / cost too much)
If we , it
3 There’s no point in telling you what happened. (you / not / believe)
If I
4 Sally has no plans to leave her job. (it / hard to find another one)
If she
5 Kevin is not going to apply for the job. (he / not / get it).

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