REPHRASING

CONDITIONAL

Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

1I didn't go to Helen's party because she didn't invite me.

If Helen__________________________________________
I would have ______________________________________

2We'll go to the beach unless it rains.

We'll go to _________________________
If it doesn't _________________________

3Ann can't buy a new car because she hasn't got enough money
Ann could buy _____________________________________
If Ann had ________________________________________

4You can get access to the Intranet only by having a password.

You can get _____________________________________________ .
You can get_______________________________________________

5She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.

She wouldn't feel _________________________________
if she had some ___________________________________

6Carlos Sainz didn't win the Monte Carlo Rally because his car broke down.
Carlos Sainz would _____________________________________________________.
If his car hadn't _________________________________________________________

7Should you require more information, ask at the desk.

If you should __________________________________________

8Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport.

Jim wouldn't have __________________________________________________.
Jim wouldn't have ___________________________________________________.

9I don't have a modem, so I can't e-mail you.

If I had a _____________________________
II could _______________________________

10I didn't send them a postcard because I didn't know their new address.
If I had known ____________________________________________________.
I would have sent __________________________________________________
CONDITIONALS

Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

1She isn't passing her exams because she isn't studying hard enough.
She would pass _________________________________
If she studied ___________________________________

2I'd like to buy a bigger flat, but I haven't got enough money.
I would buy ___________________________________
If I had _______________________________________

3I didn't get to the meeting on time because my car broke down.

I would have got to the ____________________________________________.
If my car ________________________________________________________.

4I never travel by plane because I get ear ache.

I would ____________________________________.
If I didn't get _________________________________.

5I won't go to the party if you don't go with me

I won't go to _________________________________

6If I had been told about the situation, I would have dismissed them
Had I been told about ___________________________________________

7The restaurant was full so we couldn't get a table.

If the restaurant hadn't _____________________________________
We could have got _________________________________________

8You can attend the meeting as long as you are a club member.
You can attend the meeting ____________________________________
You can attend the meeting ____________________________________

9I'm too busy to go to the pub.

If I weren't so _____________________________
I would go to ______________________________

10Ice melts down when you heat it.

Ice melts down __________________
If upi heat _______________________
CONDITIONALS

Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

1We didn't see The Two Towers because the cinema was closed
We would have ________________________________________________
If the cinema __________________________________________________

2She doesn't understand because you haven't explained the situation to her.
She would understand ________________________________________
if you explained ______________________________________________

3You won't get a promotion if your work doesn't improve.

You won't get a promotion ___________________________

4. I never eat octupus because I get sick.

I would eat ______________________________
If I didn't ________________________________

5We didn't pick you up at the station because you didn't phone us.
We would have picked you up ___________________________________.
If you had phoned us, __________________________________________ .

6 The government won't win the elections unless they create employment.
The government won't win the elections if __________________________

7I'll buy I new computer provided that I get a rise in salary.

I'll buy I new computer only ______________________
I'll buy I new computer if _________________________

8She wanted to buy that picture, but she didn't have enough money.
She would have __________________________________________.
If she had had enough money, _______________________________

9Whenever I make a promise, I keep it.

If I make _________________________

10. We haven't got any matches, so we can't light a fire.

If we had some matches,________________________
We could light ________________________________
Conditionals

Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

1 I didn't renew my subscription because I lost interest in the magazine's articles.

I would have renewed _________________________________________________________.
If I hadn't lost interest __________________________________________________________

2 He was too slow to win the race.

If he hadn't been so slow, ______________________________
he would have won the race ____________________________.

3 I won't go to Rio unless I find a cheap flight.

I won't go to Rio if ___________________________.
If I don't find a cheap __________________________
I will go to Rio provided _________________________.

4 I never sunbathe because I get sunburt easily

I would sunbathe if _____________________________
If I didn't get sunburt ____________________________

5 She will understand you provided that you don't speak too fase
She will understand you if __________________________
She will understand you unless _______________________

6 He won't come for a drink because he's got work to do.

If he didn't have _____________________________________.
He would come _______________________________________

7 She's too young to get a driving licence.

If she wasn't ___________________________________________
She would get __________________________________________

8 They lost the match because of the heavy rain.

If it hadn't rained _________________________________________
They would have _________________________________________

9 Whenever Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times.
If Peter and ____________________________________________

10 Should you see Paul, tell him about the meeting.

If you see Paul,______________________________
 ANWSERS TO CONDITIONALS

A.
1. I didn't go to Helen's party because she didn't invite me.
If Helen had invited me, I would have gone to her party.
I would have gone to Helen's party if she had invited me.

2. We'll go to the beach unless it rains.

We'll go to the beach if it doesn't rain.
If it doesn't rain, we'll go to the beach.

3. Ann can't buy a new car because she hasn't got enough Money
Ann could buy a new car if she had enough money.
If Ann had enough money, she could buy a new car.

4. You can get access to the Intranet only by having a password

You can get access to the Intranet providing you have a password, .
You can get access to the Intranet as long as you have a password.

5. She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.

She wouldn't feel lonely if she had some friends.
If she had some friends, she wouldn't feel lonely

6. Carlos Sainz didn't win the Monte Carlo Rally because his car broke down.
Carlos Sainz would have won the Monte Carlo Rally if his car hadn't broken down.
If his car hadn't broken down, Carlos Sainz would have won the Monte Carlo Rally

7. Should you require more information, ask at the desk.

If you should require more information, ask at the desk.

8. Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport.

Jim wouldn't have missed the plane if he hadn't arrived late at the airport.
Jim wouldn't have missed the plane if he had arrived earlier at the airport.

9. I don't have a modem, so I can't e-mail you.

If I had a modem, I could e-mail you.
I could e-mail you if I had a modem.

10. I didn't send them a postcard because I didn't know their new address.
If I had known their new address, I would have sent them a postcard.
I would have sent them a postcard if I had known their new address.
B.
1. She isn't passing her exams because she isn't studying hard enough.
She would pass her exams if she studied harder.
If she studied harder, she would pass her exams.
She would pass her exams if she studied hard enough.
If she studied hard enough, she would pass her exams.

2. I'd like to buy a bigger flat, but I haven't got enough Money
I would buy I bigger flat if I had more money.
If I had more money, I would buy a bigger flat.
I would buy a bigger flat if I had enough money.
If I had enough money, I would buy a bigger flat.

3. I didn't get to the meeting on time because my car broke down

I would have got to the meeting on time if my car hadn't broken down.
If my car hadn't broken down, I would have got to the meeting on time

4. I never travel by plane because I get ear ache.

I would travel by plane if I didn't get ear ache.
If I didn't get ear ache, I would travel by plane.

5. I won't go to the party if you don't go with me

I won't go to the party unless you go with me.

6. If I had been told about the situation, I would have dismissed them.
Had I been told about the situation, I would have dismissed them

7. The restaurant was full so we couldn't get a table

If the restaurant hadn't been full, we could have got a table.
We could have got a table if the restaurant hadn't been full.

8. You can attend the meeting as long as you are a club member
You can attend the meeting provided that you are a club member.
You can attend the meeting only if you are a club member

9. I'm too busy to go to the pub

If I weren't so busy, I would go to the pub.
I would go to the pub if I weren't so busy.

10. Ice melts down when you heat it.

Ice melts down if you heat it.
If you heat ice, it melts down
C.
1. We didn't see The Two Towers because the cinema was closed
We would have seen The Two Towers if the cinema had been open.
If the cinema had been open, we would have seen The Two Towers.
Had the cinema been open, we would have seen The Two Towers.

2. She doesn't understand because you haven't explained the situation to her.
She would understand if you explained the situation to her.
If you explained the situation to her, she would understand.

3. You won't get a promotion if your work doesn't improve.

You won't get a promotion unless your work improves.

4. I never eat octupus because I get sick.

I would eat octupus if I didn't get sick.
If I didn't get sick, I would eat octopus

5. We didn't pick you up at the station because you didn't phone us.
We would have picked you up at the station if you had phoned us.
If you had phoned us, we would have picked you up at the station

6. The government won't win the elections unless they create employment
The government won't win the elections if they don't create employment
.
7. I'll buy I new computer provided that I get a rise in salary

I'll buy I new computer only if I get a rise in salary.

I'll buy I new computer as long as I get a rise in salary.
I'll buy I new computer providing I get a rise in salary.
I'll buy I new computer if I get a rise in salary.

8. She wanted to buy that picture, but she didn't have enough money.
She would have bought that picture if she had had enough money.
If she had had enough money, she would have bought that picture.

10. We haven't got any matches, so we can't light a fire

If we had some matches, we could light a fire.
We could light a fire if we had some matches.
D.
1. I didn't renew my subscription because I lost interest in the magazine's articles
would have renewed my subscription if I hadn't lost interest in the magazine's articles.
If I hadn't lost interest in the magazine's articles, I would have renewed my subscription.

2. He was too slow to win the race.

If he hadn't been so slow, he would have won the race.
He would have won the race if he hadn't been so slow.

3. I won't go to Rio unless I find a cheap flight.

I won't go to Rio if I don't find a cheap flight.
If I don't find a cheap flight, I won't go to Rio.
I will go to Rio provided that I find a cheap flight.

4. I never sunbathe because I get sunburt easily

I would sunbathe if I didn't get sunburt easily.
If I didn't get sunburt easily, I would zúmbate

5. She will understand you provided that you don't speak too fast.
She will understand you if you don't speak too fast.
She will understand you unless you speak too fast.

6. He won't come for a drink because he's got work to do.

If he didn't have work to do, he would come for a drink.
He would come for a drink if he didn't have work to do.

7. She's too young to get a driving licence

If she wasn't so young, she would get a driving licence.
She would get a driving licence if she wasn't so young

8. They lost the match because of the heavy rain.

If it hadn't rain so heavily, they would have won the match.
They would have won the match if it hadn't rain so heavily.

9. Whenever Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times
If Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times

10. Should you see Paul, tell him about the meeting.
If you see Paul, tell him about the meeting.