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Unit
Exercises 40

40.1 Put the verb into the correct form.
1 I didn’t see you. If I’d seen (I / see) you, I would have said (I / say) hello.
2 Sarah got to the station just in time to catch her train to the airport. If
(she / miss) the train, (she / miss) her flight too.
3 Thanks for reminding me about Lisa’s birthday. (I / forget)
if (you / not / remind) me.
4 I didn’t have your email address, so I couldn’t contact you. If (I / have)
your email address, (I / send) you an email.
5 Their trip was OK, but (they / enjoy) it more if
the weather (be) better.
6 Sorry we’re late. Our taxi got stuck in the traffic. (it / be)
quicker if (we / walk).
7 Why didn’t you tell me about your problem? If (you / tell) me,
(I / try) to help you.
8 I’m not tired. If (I / be) tired, I’d go home now.
9 I wasn’t tired last night. If (I / be) tired, I would have
gone home earlier.

40.2 For each situation, write a sentence beginning with If.
1 I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.
If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something.
2 The accident happened because the road was icy.
If the road
3 I didn’t know that you had to get up early, so I didn’t wake you up.
If I
4 Unfortunately I lost my phone, so I couldn’t call you.

5 Karen wasn’t injured in the crash, because fortunately she was wearing a seat belt.

6 You didn’t have any breakfast – that’s why you’re hungry now.

7 I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money.

8 Dan didn’t do well at school, so he couldn’t go to university.

40.3 Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish.
1 You’ve eaten too much and now you feel sick.
You say: I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.
2 When you were younger, you never learned to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this.
You say:
3 You’ve painted the gate red. Now you think it doesn’t look good. Red was the wrong colour.
You say:
4 You decided to travel by car, but the journey was long and tiring. Going by train would have been better.
You say: I wish we
5 Last year you went to New York with a friend. You didn’t have time to do all the things you wanted to do.
You say:
6 You moved to a new flat a few months ago. Now you don’t like your new flat. You think that moving
was a bad idea.
You say:

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