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Q Unreal past. Put in the correct verb forms.
1 If I .............................................. coffee last night, I ...............................................better. (not drink; sleep)

2 If my parents...............................................more money, I ...............................................to university

after I left school, [have; go)
3 Jessica.............................................. to Brazil last year if she............................................. Pete.
(go; not meet)
4 If I ............................................. ill last week, I ................................................to Ireland. (not be-, go)
5 I .............................................. the bus if I ...............................................{catch; run)
6 If he.............................................. smoking, he.............................................. longer, {stop; live)
7 I .............................................. you for help unless I ...............................................it. (notask; need)

8 Yesterday.............................................a better day if I ................................................in bed. {be; stay)
9 I .............................................. a sweater if I ...............................................it was going to be so cold.
{wear; know)
10 If w e.............................................. time w e.............................................. to see Uncle Pete, {have; go)

Q Unreal past. Read the text and complete the chain of /f-sentences.

HOT WEATHER IS GOOD FOR YOU
It was hot, so my mother opened the door. A cat came in and ate her supper,
so she went to the shop to buy food. In the shop she saw an advertisement for
a secretary. So she got a new job, and met my father. I'm glad it was a hot day!

If it hadn't been hot, my mother wouldn't have opened the door. If she hadn't
opened the door, the cat...................................................... her supper. If the cat

^ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: nam es o f languages
Anna is going to work in another country next year. See if you can make sentences

with the correct language names. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Arabic Chinese/ Dutch German Greek Portuguese Swahili

► {China) ! f sHe.wutL have to c h i we s t.
1 {Egypt) If she.............................................................................................. Nederlands

2 {Brazil) ........................................................................................................ Deutsch
3 (Holland) ....................................................................................................
4 {Kenya) ....................................................................................................... EXXr |VL Ka
5 (Greece) ...................................................................................................... Portugues
6 {Austria) ..................................................................................................... Kiswahili

Internet exercise. Use a search engine (e.g. Google) to find out which of the following
are more common.
"unless I buy" . . * .......... "unless I will buy" ......................
"if I were you" ............................ "if I was you" ............................

"if she knew" ............................ "if she would know" .......................
"if we go" ............................ "if we will go" ............................
"if they had said" ............................ "if they would have said" ................

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