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if: more practice

Q Probable/possible or not real / not possible. Put the beginnings and ends together.

(Different answers are possible.).

0 If 1had a lot of money, A 1would give it all to you. . .

1 If you ask me nicely, B I'll break my leg........
2 If the news was always good, C nobody would believe them........
3 If we go to the country. D I'll dance all night........
4 If we go skiing, E I'll wear my new bikini.......
5 If everybody spoke English, F it would be a disaster........

6 If 1come to your party, G I'll make you a cup of tea........
7 If everybody was telepathic. H newspapers wouldn't have many pages........

8 If politicians told the truth, 1 they might say some interesting things........
9 If we go swimming, J I'll take my bicycle........
10 If animals could talk, K international communication would be much easier.......

^ Probable/possible or not real / not possible. Choose the best ways to continue the sentences.
► I think I'll study medicine. But I know if I c/o /did that, 17// 'd have to work very hard.

► She's a very generous person. If she wins / won the lottery, she will /{would give it all away.

1 I'm not going to buy a car. If I buy / bought a car I will / would spend all my money on it.

2 I really must go and see Sandra. But if I go / went and see / saw her, 17/ / d have to talk to her stupid brother.
3 My parents live a long way away. If they live / lived nearer, I will / would see them more often.
4 We're going to stay at home this evening. If we go / went out, we won't / wouldn't do anything interesting.

5 Those exams are difficult. Unless you start/ started working harder, you won't / wouldn't pass.
6 The United Moderate Anarchist Party will probably win the election. And if they win / won, the country
will / would be in deep trouble.
7 I'm glad Marion isn't going to marry Jack. Because if she marries / married him she will / would be very
unhappy.
8 Maybe I'll take you to London with me. But if I take / took you, you 'll / d have to pay for your ticket.

9 If it rains / rained again tomorrow, I won't / wouldn't go cycling.
10 Dylan never tells the truth. And if he does / did, I won't / wouldn't believe him.

^ Grammar in a text. Put in the missing words.

The laws of work

1. If anything can go wrong, i t ................. go wrong.

2. I f a job looks easy, it’s difficult. If it ................. difficult, impossible.

3. If you think a job will take two hours, it ................. take four days. I f you think it
...................take four days, i t ........................................eight weeks. And so on.

4. If you throw something away, you ...................need it the next day.

5. If you do what everybody wants you to do, somebody...................like it.

6. If you explain so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody .................

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