Just IFs, no Ands or Buts
Select the proper Certainty for the conditional
- If I had studied, I would have understood this question.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
- If you study, you pass.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
- You would not have gotten called, if you had not left your business card on the table.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
- If you work hard, you will get ahead.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
- If he reads the book, he will understand what we are talking about.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
- If you had the money, you would get a Masserati.
(A)Certainty
(B)Almost Certain
(C)Probably Not
(D)No Way
Use the two verbs and write a conditional expressing(Certainty, Probability, Probably Not, Certainly Not)
- Lookandsee ( Almost Certain ):
If you just look, you will see that I am right
______
- Buyandbe happy( Probably Not ):
______
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- Study engineeringandearn lots of money( No Way ):
______
______
- Helpandget done( Certain ):
______
______
- Have wingsandfly( Almost Certain ):
______
______
- Born beautiful and become Germany’s Next Supermodel(No Way ):
______
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Name ______Student No. ______
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More Conditionals
Based on the situation fill in the blanks with the proper conditional.
- We must keep our standards East European Institute high, but fewer people are studying Russian.
If fewer people study Russian, we will still keep up our standards.
- The latest rumor is, SARS has broken out in Miami.
I ______vacation in Los Angeles, if there ______in Miami.
- Usually, Goetz George stars in the play, but he has taken ill.
If Mr. George ______sick, he ______right now.
- Hertha lost some games because they didn’t score any goals.
Hertha ______more games, if they ______more goals.
- I think that Hertha needs to get a better manager. Games are harder to win in the first German League.
If Hertha ______a better manager, they ______at the bottom of the table.
- It seems that Dean will be the Democrat’s candidate.
I ______vote Green, if the Democrats ______Dean.
- Generally, Mary makes the coffee, however Ted is doing it, today.
If Mary ______here, she ______the coffee, right now.
- I tell you, buy heating oil now for it will only get more expensive.
You ______more, if you ______heating oil now.
- You have to make a profit, but competition is tough.
If competition ______lessen, we ______a profit.
- The students feel that more practice sessions must be offered, for tutors are getting harder to find.
If the school ______more tutors, they ______more practice sessions.
- The student failed the test because they didn’t study.
The student ______the test, if they ______more.
- The school doesn’t have a lot of money.
The school ______more tutors, if they ______more money.
- I always buy the Times of London.
If it ______the Times of London, I ______it.
- English grammar is different from continental grammars, so you have to study it well.
If English grammar ______more “continental”, we ______as much.
- The electricity gets turned off after the third letter of warning.
If you ______the electric bill, the electricity ______.
- People with money lay on the beach at Waikiki.
If I ______rich, I ______in Hawaii.
- The more languages you speak, the easier they are to learn.
If one already ______many languages, one ______the next one more easily.
- The phrase “Spring forward, Fall back” is a mnemonic for daylight savings time.
If it ______springtime, the clocks ______.
- To stop a subscription in Germany you have to quit three months ahead of time.
If I ______in notice last month, I ______another year of this magazine, now.
- To stop a subscription in America you don’t pay for the next year.
If I ______pay for next year, my subscription ______.
Name ______Student No. ______
© 2004 – 2011 Paul R. Williams