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REPHRASING CONDITIONALS
1) I didn’t help you because you didn’t ask me.
If...you had asked me, I would have helped you. 2) Unless you kick the ball very hard, it won’t reach the goal If... you kick the ball very hard, it will reach the goal. 3) we don’t have bikes. We can’t go cycling If... we had bikes, we could / would go cycling. 4) You would avoid failing your test by studying hard If... you studied hard, you would avoid failing your test. 5) Peter went to bed early so he didn’t watch his favourite programme If... Peter hadn’t gone to bed early, he would have watched his favourite programme. 6) We’ll have the party outdoors if it isn’t cold. Unless ... it is cold, we will have the party outdoors. 7) I can`t buy these shoes. I haven’t enough money If... I had enough money, I would buy these shoes. 8) I’m not going to open the window. It’s too noisy If... I weren’t too noisy, I would open the window. 9) I would like to live in a castle but I’m not rich If... I were rich, I would live in a castle. 10) She got angry because he forgot to phone her If... he hadn’t forgotten to phone her, she wouldn’t have got angry. 11) I don’t know the answer. I can’t tell you. If... I knew the answer, I would tell you. 12)I can’t find my glasses. I can’t read the paper If... I found my glasses, I could read the paper. 13) I would like to take more exercise but I don’t have the time If... I had more time, I would take more exercise. 14) the weather was bad. We didn’t go to the sea If... the weather hadn’t been bad, we would have gone to the sea. 15) we don’t live in a town. We can’t go to the cinema very often. If... we lived in a town, we could go to the cinema very often. 16) You will go to the party with me if you dress properly. Unless ... you dress properly, you won’t go to the party with me. 17) she got angry because he forgot to phone her. If... he hadn’t forgotten to phone her, she wouldn’t have got angry. 18) She didn’t buy the computer because she didn’t have the credit card If... she had had the credit card, she would have bought the computer. 19) You will understand the text if you read it thoroughly. Unless ... you read it thoroughtly, you won’t understand the text. 20) Sarah didn’t attend the class because she overslept. If... Sarah hadn’t overslept, she would have attended the class. 21) I don’t have your address, so I can’t pay you a visit. If... I had your address, I could pay you a visit.