REPHRASING PRACTICE 2: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.

1. We didn't see The Two Towers because the cinema was closed
2. She doesn't understand because you haven't explained the situation to her.
3. You won't get a promotion if your work doesn't improve.
4. I never eat octopus because I get sick.
5. We didn't pick you up at the station because you didn't phone us.
6. The government won't win the elections unless they create employment.
7. I'll buy I new computer provided that I get a rise in salary.
8. She wanted to buy that picture, but she didn't have enough money.
9. Whenever I make a promise, I keep it.
10. We haven't got any matches, so we can't light a fire.
11. I didn't renew my subscription because I lost interest in the magazine's articles.
12. He was too slow to win the race.
13. I won't go to Rio unless I find a cheap flight.
14. I never sunbathe because I get sunburt easily.
15. She will understand you provided that you don't speak too fast.
16. He won't come for a drink because he's got work to do.
17. She's too young to get a driving licence.
18. They lost the match because of the heavy rain.
19. Whenever Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times.
20. Should you see Paul, tell him about the meeting.

REPHRASING ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. Those of you who do not give in their names last week must do so today.
- Unless you
2. Those of you who haven’t got cars will have to take the bus.
- Unless you
3. I didn’t know anything about it. Otherwise, I’d have told you.
- If I
4. It may not fit you. In that case, you can return it to the shop.
- If
5. You didn’t tell me in time. Otherwise, I might have been able to help.
- If
6. You could have had an accident and your family would have blamed me.
- If
7. If you aren’t on a diet, try the cheesecake.
- Unless
8. Danny wants to lose weight, but he doesn’t have any will power.
- If
9. Sue didn’t mention the tennis game so I didn’t turn up to watch.
- If
10. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk.
- If
11. You should have a medical check-up when starting a diet.
- If
12. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad.
- If
13. You press this button to stop the machine.
- If
14. Peter gets angry with people who don’t take him seriously.
- Unless
My advice is that you must go to the doctor.
- If I
You should tell them immediately.
- If I
The computer was stolen because nobody saw the thief.
– If someone
I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I get wet.
- I wouldn’t
I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone.
- Unless
In the snowy weather, we don’t go to school.
- If
Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.
- If

I WISH / IF ONLY
1- It was a mistake to go to England in winter.
- I wish
2. She is so careless!
- If only
3- It’s a pity you don’t like this food.
- I wish
4- I’m sorry I didn’t meet you at the station.
- If only
5- What a pity Mary didn’t remember to take the camera.
- I wish Mary
6- She should have called her parents earlier.
- I wish
7- I’m sorry but I can’t help you now.
- I wish
8- I really want you to stop smoking.
- I wish
9- He shouts so much, and it’s so annoying!
- I wish
 KEY: REPHRASING PRACTICE 2: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.
1. 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 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 unless your work improves.
4. I would eat octopus if I didn't get sick. If I didn't get sick, I would eat octopus.
5. 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 if they don't create employment.
7. 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 would have bought that picture if she had had enough money. If she had had enough
money, she would have bought that picture.
9. If I make a promise, I keep it
10. If we had some matches, we could light a fire. We could light a fire if we had some
matches.
11. I 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.
Hadn't I lost interest in the magazine's articles, I would have renewed my subscription.
12. 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. Hadn't he been so slow, he would have won the race.
13. 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.
14. I would sunbathe if I didn't get sunburt easily. If I didn't get sunburt easily, I would
sunbathe.
15. She will understand you if you don't speak too fast. She will understand you unless you
speak too fast.
16. 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.
17. If she wasn't so young, she would get a driving licence. She would get a driving licence
if she wasn't so young.
18. 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.
19. If Peter and I meet, we talk about the good old times.
20. If you see Paul, tell him about the meeting.

REPHRASING ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND WISH / IF ONLY: SOLUTIONS 1.

Those of you who do not give in their names last week must do so today. - Unless you give in your
names last week, you must do so today.
2. Those of you who haven’t got cars will have to take the bus. - Unless you have got a car, you will
have to take the bus.
3. I didn’t know anything about it. Otherwise, I’d told you. - If I had known something about it, I
would have told you.
4. It may not fit you. In that case, you can return it to the shop. - If it doesn’t fit you, you can return
it to the shop. 5. You didn’t tell me in time. Otherwise, I might have been able to help. - If you had
told me in time, I might have been able to help. 6. You could have had an accident and your family
would have blamed me. - If you had had an accident, your family would have blamed me. 7. If you
aren’t on a diet, try the cheesecake. - Unless you are on a diet, try the cheesecake. 8. Danny wants to
lose weight, but he doesn’t have any will power. - If Danny had some will power, he would lose
weight. 9. Sue didn’t mention the tennis game so I didn’t turn up to watch. - If Sue had mentioned
the tennis game, I would have turned up to watch. 10. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk.
- If I were you, I would drink low-fat milk. 11. You should have a medical check-up when starting a
diet. - If I were you, I would have a medical check-up when starting a diet. / If you are going to start
a diet, have a medical… 12. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad. - If I had bought
some vegetables, I could have made a salad. 13. Paul won’t swim in the pool because there is no
lifeguard. Providing that there was a lifeguard, Paul would swim in the pool. 14. Peter gets angry
with people who don’t take him seriously. - Unless people take Peter seriously, he gets angry. 15. It
was a mistake to go to England in winter. - I wish I hadn’t gone to England in winter. 16. She is so
careless! - If only she wouldn’t be so careless /wasn’t so carless. 17. You press this button to stop
the machine. - If you press this button, the machine stops. 18. My advice is that you must go to the
doctor. - If I were you, I would go to the doctor.

19. I’m sorry I didn’t meet you at the station. - If only I had met you at the station. 20. It’s a pity
you don’t like this food. - I wish you liked this food. 21. What a pity Mary didn’t remember to take
the camera. - I wish Mary had remembered to take the camera. 22. You should tell them
immediately. - If I were you, I would tell them immediately. 23. She should have called her parents
earlier. - I wish she had called her parents earlier. 24. I’m sorry but I can’t help you now. - I wish I
could help you now. 25. The computer was stolen because nobody saw the thief. - If someone had
seen the thief, the computer wouldn’t have been stolen. 26. I really want you to stop smoking. - I
wish you would stop smoking. 27. He shouts so much, and it’s so annoying! - I wish he wouldn’t
shout so much. 28. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I get wet. - I wouldn’t have got wet, if
I had had an umbrella 29. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone. - Unless you leave me
alone, I will call the police. 30. In the snowy weather, we don’t go to the school. - If it snows, we
won’t go to the school. 31. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table. - If
Jack hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.