English Language Seminar 3

I.

8. 11. 2011

Translate into English:

1. Dac s-ar simi deprimat, ar iei la o plimbare prelungit.

2. Dac ai ceva timp liber, treci pe la mine s mai discutm.
3. Dac nu ar fi avut vitez mare, nu ar fi fcut accidentul de ieri.
4. Dac ne scrie astzi, mine va primi rspunsul.
5. N-ai fi fcut nici un progres dac nu ai fi nvat mult.
6. Dac plec pe munte, mi iau bocanci speciali.
7. Dac l vd, l voi avertiza s nu spun nimic.
8. Nu ai fi ajuns acas naintea lsrii ntunericului dac nu ai fi plecat de acolo la ora 3.
9. Dac nu i-ar plcea spectacolul ai pleca nainte de final.
10. Nu-mi cnt dac nu l rog.
11. Mi-ar fi trimis un mesaj de felicitare dac ar fi tiut cnd este ziua mea de natere.
12. Dac ai fi trimis coletul prin pot, l-a fi primit pn acum, dar nu a ajuns.
13. Vei vinde casa imediat, dac nu ceri un pre exagerat.
14. Toat lumea ar fi rs de ea dac ar fi purtat plria aceea caraghioas.
15. i-ar termina raportul dac nu ar fi obosit.
16. Nu ar tremura dac nu ar fi att de frig.
17. A fi mers i eu n excursie dac mi-ai fi spus c pleci.
18. Nu ar sta acas dac ar fi vreme bun.
19. John ar lua note mai bune dac ar fi mai atent.

II.

Identify the type of conditional clause in each of the following sentences:

If you are ready to believe,

If you are looking for a friend who has no
faults,
If you are patient in one moment of anger,
If you are failing to plan,
If you study to remember, you will forget, but,
If god had meant us to fly
If a job is worth doing
If at first you don't succeed
If life deals you lemons
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed,

You are easy to deceive.

You will have no friends.
You will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
You are planning to fail.
If you study to understand, you will remember.
He'd have given us wings.
It is worth doing well.
Try, try and try again.
Made lemonade
Mohammed must go to the mountain.

III.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the

same as the sentence printed before it:

1. You cant leave without answering me first.
Unless...........................................................
2. But for the money, I would change this car any day.
If it.............................................................................
3. You had only to ask me to find out what really happened there.
If you............................................................................................
4. He didnt drown because that young man reached him in time.
If.................................................................................................
5. He left home because he didnt expect them to come that evening.
If......................................................................................................
6. If it hadnt been for that map, we wouldnt have found the chalet.
But....................................................................................................
7. Since you dont like football, you never go to football matches.
If you...........................................................................................
8. Mary did not wake me up, and so I was late for the concert.
If Mary...................................................................................
9. It is all right if you tell the truth.
So long.......................................
10. We wont go there if they dont invite us.
Unless........................................................
11. Youll get there in time provided that you dont miss the bus.
So.............................................................................................
12. We wont finish our work today unless he helps us.
We will.....................................................................
13. Unless the driver had seen us, he wouldnt have stopped the car.
If....................................................................................................
14. They didnt go for a walk because they were tired.
If..............................................................................
15. Ill take my umbrella with me as it might rain.
Ill take my umbrella with me in......................

IV.

The following sentences are first, second or third conditional. Put the verbs in
brackets into the appropriate form.

1. We wanted to go out yesterday but the weather was terrible. If it ..(be) a nice
day, we .(go) for a picnic.
2. Why don't you explain everything to him? If you ...................................................... (not
tell) him the truth, I'm sure you....................................................... (regret) it one day.
3. Jennifer was here not long ago. If you ...................................................... (come round)
earlier, you ...................................................... (see) her.
4. Apparently, the ferry company are planning to close the port in this town. If
that...................................................... (happen), the town ......................................................
(lose) a great deal of money.
5. I...................................................... (help) you with it if I ......................................................
(have) more time but I'm afraid I havent got any spare time at all at the moment.
6.

The

government

is

expecting

to

win

the

next

election,

but

if

it

...................................................... (lose), the Prime Minister ......................................................

(resign) from politics.
7.

am

so

glad

that

you

took

me

to

your

friend's

party.

If

we

...................................................... (not go) there, I ...................................................... (never

meet) Adrian.
8. It's ridiculous that trains are so expensive. If fares ...................................................... (be)
cheaper, I'm sure more people ...................................................... (use) the train and leave their
cars at home.
9.

If

she......................................................

(get)

that

job

she's

applied

for,

she...................................................... (be) delighted. And I think she's got a good chance of

getting it.
10. Fortunately the explosion took place at night when the streets were empty.
It...................................................... (be) a disaster if it ......................................................
(happen) in the middle of the day.
11.

The

talks

between

the

two

......................................................(break

leaders
down)

keep
again,

breaking
it

down.

is

If

they

possible

that

there...................................................... (be) a war between the two countries.

12. If Alison...................................................... (know) anything about car mechanics, I'm sure
she...................................................... (help) us fix the car, but I think she knows even less
than we do.
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13.

They've

been

married

for

twenty

years

now

but

don't

think

she

...................................................... (marry) him if she ......................................................

(know) what a selfish man he was.
14. Children spend too much time watching television and playing computer games. I'm sure
they...................................................... (be) happier if they......................................................
(spend) more time playing outside.
15. Jamie has everything he wants but he's always moaning. I'm sure that if
I......................................................

(have)

so

much

money,

...................................................... (not moan) all the time.

V.

Rewrite the sentences replacing if with the most appropriate conjunction.

1. Mr Davidson says he'll come and give a talk at the conference if we pay him a reasonable
fee.
(supposing that / unless / on condition that)

2. I won't help him if he doesn't ask me properly.

(provided / unless / as long as)

3. If I could get a job, life here would be perfect.

(what if / even if / if only)

4. If you had a lot of money, do you think you would give up work?
(Supposing that / Providing that / As long as)

5. If the train arrives on time, they'll be here in a few minutes.

(What if / Assuming that / On condition that)

6. If he doesn't agree to my request, what will 1 do then?

(Imagine / What if / Provided that)

7. You can go out tonight if you get back by midnight.

(as long as / assuming that / supposing that)

8. If the helicopter hadn't been there to save her, what would have happened then?
(If only / Imagine / Unless)

9. If you'd offered to pay me a thousand pounds, I wouldn't have done it.

(If only / Provided that / Even if)

10. If Rosie gets this new promotion, we'll have enough money for a holiday abroad this year.
(Even if / Provided that / Supposing that)

VI.

Discussion point: What would you do if you were a president for a day?