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1.

w ere you talking

Why 2. 3.

to John when I saw you at the cafeteria yesterday? (YOU TALK)

has been sleeping

You can wake him up now. He

does your dad

What

w ill get

for a living? (YOUR DAD, DO)

4.

We

5.

Before Mr Green went to bed, he

6. 7. 8. 9.

I think I I

married next Tuesday (GET)

had already eaten

They

w ill have

w as w atchin

I usually

another drink. Can you get me one? (HAVE)

as a secretary but this summer I

11. The doctor said that Tom

alw ays rains

loves

to travel. She

has becam

20. We

goes

much easier (BECOME)

had prepared

a wonderful dinner (PREPARE)

abroad almost every summer (LOVE, GO)

a car for ten years before it broke down (HAVE)

w as doing

18. While my sister 19. She

there (ALWAYS RAIN)

out at a fitness centre lately (YOU WORK) ?

15. When I arrived home last night I saw that Jane

17. We

to America to study art (WORK, GO)

in San Diego last week (ARRIVE)

14. In the last hundred years travelling

had had

am going

too sick to go to work (BE)

have you been w orkin

12. You look great! -

16. Sharon

his sleeping pills (TAKE)

a scary movie when suddenly my mobile phone rang (WATCH)

w ork

arrived

had taken

everything by the time we arrived at the restaurant (ALREADY EAT)

10. I hate living in Seattle because it

13. Sam

for over three hours (SLEEP)

has talked w ill come

in her room I

w as helping

mother with the dishes (READ, HELP)

to several doctors about the problem but nobody can help her (TALK) to America the week after Easter. We

w ill give

you a call as soon as we arrive (COME, GIVE)

1.

had never had

Bob is having a driving lesson. He

has just been

2.

The road is closed. There

3.

It

4.

Do you think you

5.

Most babies

6.

When Sarah arrived at the party Bob

7. 8. 9.

has been raining

an accident (JUST BE).

for two hours and there is no sign that it will stop (RAIN)

w ill still do

learn

the job in ten years time (STILL DO)

to speak when they are two years old (LEARN)

w asn't

When Ken gave up smoking two years ago, he I

have not seen

one before (NEVER HAVE)

(NOT BE) there. He

had been

If you need to contact me I

home. (JUST GO)

a smoker for over 30 years. (BE)

Alan for ages (NOT SEE) – The last time I

w ill be stay

had just gone

saw

him he

w as looking

at the Hilton Hotel until 5 p.m. on Friday (STAY)

for a job (SEE, LOOK)

10. I

haven't seen

my uncle since I came to town (NOT SEE)

leaves

11. The train to Liverpool

is painting

12. Mr Taylor

do you think

13. What 14. I

did not study

15. He usually (WORK, GO)

at 5.46 from Platform 1. (LEAVE)

the house at the moment. (PAINT)

about our new English teacher? – I think he’s a nice guy (YOU THINK)

w orks

at the restaurant after school. After work he

had played

16. She went to play tennis after she

heard

17. I turned the lights on when I 18. We

haven't received

19. My dad

has w riten

have loved

a strange noise (HEAR)

is w orking

on a new spy novel (WRITE, WORK)

to England (EVER BE)

(LOVE) piano music, though until recently I

started

first, but Sarah, my teacher says that now I

I’m a computer programmer and usually

have never had

(NEVER HAVE) the chance

(START) having lessons at the adult education college in my town. It was hard at

am making

w ork

several times a week, but unfortunately the piano

am thinking

to the fitness centre twice a week

her cheese sandwich (FINISH)

many novels. At the moment he

to play myself. A few months ago I

them. Now I

goes

any news from Jack yet this week (NOT RECEIVE)

have ever been

20. It’s the first time I

Ever since I was a child I

am not study/ am tonight either (NOT STUDY, NOT STUDY)

last night and I

(MAKE) good progress.

(WORK) long hours, so I don't have much spare time. I

belongs

have bee

(PRACTICE)

(BELONG) to my neighbours, so I only play when it's convenient for

(THINK)about buying my own piano, so that I can play whenever I

like

(LIKE).

Every year there's a concert at the college, and some of the music students are asked to perform. For three weeks I

have been practicing

(PRACTICE) a piece by Shostakovich, and I hope I'll be good enough to play it in the next concert.

Sarah suggested that I take a piano exam next year but I whether I can afford to buy a piano myself.

1. 2.

Do you like reading? - Yes , I A few days ago Dad he

came

if the police

parked

have not decided

have already read

(DEPEND) on

ten books this year (ALREADY READ).

his car in front of a No Parking sign and

out ten minutes later the car was no longer there. He

had driven

depends

(NOT DECIDE) yet. It

rushed

w ondered

it away. (PARK, RUSH, COME, WONDER, STEAL, DRIVE)

into the shop. When if someone

had stollen

it or

3.

has been w riting

For the last two years he

happened

4.

You look very upset. - What

5.

When we arrived at the stadium, the match

6.

had I am so sorry that I (HAVE,REALLY ENJOY)

8.

Can't you hear? - Someone

w ere playing

The boys

took

and

had already started w ere playing

(ALREADY START)

is knocking

cards when they heard their father's steps. At once, they

are alw ays com

opened

12. The train just started when the door

Do you hear

the wind? - It

is blow ing

rises

sets

in the east and

16. I went into the garden to see what the boys

did you talk

w ill get

the cards

do you read

any of it. - Then why

in (OPEN, LEAP)

is baking

one because her sister

w ill arrive

in the west (RISE, SET).

w ere doing

to when I came in ? - Oh , I

(DO).

w as

on the phone with my landlord . (YOU TALK, BE)

the results tomorrow morning (GET)

didn't find 19. I went into Jack's house but I time (NOT FIND, NOT KNOW, DO) 20. We

in a

very strongly tonight (YOU HEAR, BLOW)

14. My aunt normally any cakes but today she tomorrow (NOT BAKE, BAKE, ARRIVE)

18. I

hid

leapt

and two passengers

doesn't bake

17. Who

w ill go

it? - No, I

(ALWAYS COMPLAIN)

don't believe everything that the newspapers say? - No, I newspapers at all? (YOU BELIEVE, NOT BELIEVE, YOU READ)

15. The sun

myself

out their workbooks (PLAY, HIDE, TAKE)

do you believe

13.

w as really enjoying

are you going to answ ering

at the door . -

cards since six

out of the bath (KNOCK, YOU ANSWER, GO, JUST STEP).

10. These workers are never satisfied . They 11.

had been playing

cars. They said they

to leave the party so early yesterday because I

have just stepped

minute. - I 9.

? (HAPPEN).

When we went to see them last night they o'clock.(PLAY, PLAY)

7.

a history of the American Civil War.(WRITE)

had been w aiting

How long

2.

When I

3.

When I

4.

The plane that you

5.

Tom and James

left

school I

w as looking

didn't know

what he

w as doing

at that

for a full hour when the train finally arrived. (WAIT)

have you been driving? - I

1.

him anywhere. His mother

have been driving

cut

for over five years . (YOU DRIVE, DRIVE)

my hair and

have w orn

it short ever since. (LEAVE, CUT, WEAR)

through your books I noticed that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral. (LOOK)

are looking

are having

at now

is taking

off for Paris (LOOK, JUST TAKE)

a conversation. Please , don't disturb them !(HAVE)

6.

w as w aterin

He

have you ever been here? - Yes, I

7.

it

rained

spent

lost

Jack

9.

Your fingers are brown. You

his job last year and

w ere you doing

my holidays here last year. Did you have a nice time? - No ,

are smoking

has been

w as cleaning

the house. (YOU DO, CLEAN)

to work very hard (HAVE).

12. I began English at a secondary school. Then I

spent

out of work since then (LOSE, BE)

too much. (BE, SMOKE)

between 9 and 12 yesterday ? I

have

11. Housewives

I

to rain (WATER, START).

all the time. (YOU EVER BE, SPEND, RAIN)

8.

10. What

started

the flowers when it

dropped

forgot

it for a year and

two years in Cambridge and for the last six months I

have been studying

most of it. After that

in London. (DROP,

FORGET, SPEND, STUDY)

w as looking

13. Her boss

up to her when she

came

in. "You have been late every morning this week", he said

(LOOK, COME, BE).

14. In the evenings I often

since I

came

play

chess with my next door neighbour. I

have been playing

to live here ten years ago. He has been here all his life. He

father, another great chess player (PLAY, PLAY, COME, INHERIT)

w as

15. If I

16. I hope it

a ghost I would try to frighten people (BE).

w iil not be rain

when we leave church (NOT RAIN).

17. Since you gave me your number I

18.

have you ever me

have phoned

you four times. (PHONE)

our president ? (YOU EVER MEET)

19. John came in with a very dirty face and I wondered what he

20. They

had been living

had been doing

(DO).

in Liverpool for ten years when I first met them (LIVE).

inherited

chess with him ever

this house from his

1.

have know n

I

that for years. (KNOW)

have been looking

Have you seen

2.

my brother? - I SEE, LOOK, NOT FIND)

3.

You

4.

He was very poor when he

5.

We

6.

The accident

7.

I

8.

w ill get/are g

have been

Mr Smith

9. 10.

happened

doesn't live?

w ill you come

11. He usually

plays

must w ork

tonight. (NOT WORK, MUST WORK)

here any more? - No, he

moved

w ere

a year ago (NOT LIVE, MOVE) still up.

had been stu

did you see

her? (COME, BE, YOU SEE)

have been kn

hasn't played

since his time in high school

a good English roast beef sandwich? (YOU EVER TRY)

is playing

the piano (PLAY).

have just finished

did you get

at the university for over 5 years. (GET, STUDY)

interested in football for many years, but he

15. Listen! - Our neighbour

18. How

three days ago (HAPPEN)

a degree in 1977 after he

16. I can go now. I

yet (BE, NOT RAIN)

football on Saturday nights. (PLAY)

have you ever tried

17. They

hasn't rained

to the dance with us ? - Everybody you know will be there. (YOU COME)

has been 13. My uncle (BE, NOT PLAY) 14.

him yet. ( YOU

(DIE).

yesterday evening. You

got

12. Joe

died

any work yet, so I

came

Mary

haven't found

a motorcycle one day, just wait (GET)

here for six weeks and it

haven't w orked

for him for some time now but I

my work (JUST FINISH).

each other for only three weeks but they want to get married next Saturday. (KNOW)

that scar? - I

got

it in a car accident a year ago. (YOU GET, GET)

 It  I

has been

very cold this year. I wonder when it

flew

over Loch Ness last week. -

did you see

w ill get

warmer (BE, GET).

the Loch Ness monster ? (FLY, YOU SEE)

did you w ear

 your hair long when you were at school ? Yes, my mother (YOU WEAR, WANT)  When he

aw oke

called

when he SMILE)

she

her she

 She said that the car  Why

are you w alking

 This car

makes

w as sitting turned?

by the window. She

and

w as traveling

smiled?

it like that.

at something in the street, but

at him.(AWAKE, SIT, LOOK, CALL, TURN,

at 40 m.p.h. when it

so fast today ? You usually

a very strange noise.

w as looking

w anted

w alk

do you think

began

to skid.(TRAVEL, BEGIN)

quite slowly. (YOU WALK, WALK)

it is all right ? (MAKE, YOU THINK)

has been snow in

 It for three days now. The roads will be blocked if it soon.(SNOW, NOT STOP) had w ritten

 He

ten letters before breakfast.(WRITE)

have you seen

 my friend Cyril lately ?(YOU SEE) - N him for more than a week.(NOT SEE)  How long have you been waiting ?(YOU WAIT) lost

 He

his watch while he w as liv

 A few years ago he have just came

 I

w as visitin

o, I

haven't seen

the sights of the city.(LOSE, visit) w as w orking

in Germany where he

down the stairs when my friend

w as preparing

 My mother

doesn't stop

rang

as a journalist. (LIVE, WORK) the door bell. (JUST COME, RING)

fish when the doctor arrived. (PREPARE)

1.

have alw ays ha

I 2. 3.

If I were a ghost I He

had know

( always have) trouble with by engine these days.

w ould try

( try) to frighten all the people I dislike.

( know) her for a long time before he finally got married to her.

w ill not be

4.

I hope it

5.

Since you gave me your number I

have you ever me

6.

took

( not rain) when we leave church.

have phone

( phone) you four times and

It

8.

John came in with a very dirty face and I wondered what he

9.

had been living They ( live) in Liverpool for ten years when I first met them.

( take) a long time for man to learn to make tools and weapons.

hurry

1. Come on! If you

3. If I

had hurried

could

w ould get

(hurry) up then we

(hurry) up then we

(can) fly, I

4. If blackbirds

( not find) you at home.

( you , ever meet) our president ?

7.

2. If you to move!

haven't found

come

w ould fly

had been doing

w on't be

( do).

(not/be) late.

w ould not have been

(not/be) late. But, no, you just did not want

(fly) far, far away.

(come) back early in spring, it

5. I (get) there on time if my teacher after the lesson was over.

means

(mean) that the summer will be cool.

didn't ask

(not/ask) me to clean the classroom

6. Unless I

put

add

7. If you 8. When I

(add) any more sugar into your tea, it

am

(be) hungry, I usually w ants

9. If a person

12. If we

buy

buy

13. If a person

(be) angry with me if she

know s

w ill spend

(buy) that champagne then we loves

w on't be

(catch) a cold.

(not/be) fit to drink at all.

(buy) a bun.

(buy) the champagne now we

buy

catch

(want) to lose some weight, then he or she

w ill be

10. My mother know it. 11. If we

(put) on woolen socks in winters, I always

(love) animals, then he or she

can

(know) that I smoke, luckily, she does not

(spend) all our money.

w ill spend

(spend) all our money.

w ill never harm

(never/harm) them.

w ill get

14. The students (get) themselves into trouble if they about stealing the test last week. 15. She

w ill tell

(tell) you as soon as you w ould be

16. The answer Jenny told me in the end. 17. The answer know!

1.

w ill be

If we meet at 9:30, we

(be) easy if I

(be) easy if I

w ill have looked

know

come

knew

The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she

5. 6.

Dan You

w ould had had

(know) where to search for information. Luckily

(to have) plenty of time.

3.

w ould arrive

(to look) in the fridge.

w ould understan

had fed

(to feed) the animals.

(to understand) you.

(to arrive) safe if he drove slowly. (to have) no trouble at school if you had done your homework.

sw im

7.

If you

8.

The door will unlock if you

(to swim) in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.

press

(not/tell) the teacher

(know) where to search for information. But I really do not

Lisa would find the milk if she

If you spoke louder, your classmates

w on't tell

(come), so hurry up!

2.

4.

(can) take up sport.

(to press) the green button.

9.

had asked

If Mel

(to ask) her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.

w ould call

10. I

(to call) the office if I was/were you.

insisted

1. I would not prepare dinner, unless you gets

2. If Isabel 3. If you

travel

could

(get up) at 6.00 am., she ( travel) to England,

bring

(insist)

(can) do everything she wants.

a dictionary, please (bring)

knew

4. If I (know) Lynn's telephone number in Manchester, I was there last month. w ill be

5. Your friends 6. If Eduardo

stopped

w ould have got

(be) nicer in the school she

ate

8. "Raquel,

w ould be

(eat) like that and you

10. Should you have problems to start the car, 11. It could 12. I

w ill do

be

can

If John does not leave now he

2.

She

3.

If he

had been

w ill miss

They

5.

Your dog would not be so fat if you

(drink)so much.

(MISS) his train.

is

(MAKE) up a lie if they had thought it would help me.

6.

If the weather

7.

She

8.

If I

9.

If the trip hadn't been so expensive I

10. I

drank

(BE) more careful he wouldn't have got caught.

4.

w ould w orr

w ill invite

me.(call)

(NOT HELP) me if I was in trouble.

w ould have made

had

call

(can)

1.

w ould not help

(have) more friends.

.(insist)

(be) great fun, if someone

(do) it, if I

(have) more friends.

(get) very fat.

insited

9. I would not prepare dinner, unless you

(invite) them for lunch.

w ould have

(stop) saying nasty things, he

had b

7. If Jane

invite

(be) very pleased if you

w ould call

didn't feed

(NOT FEED) it so often.

(BE) fine tomorrow we will go to the beach. (WORRY) if I told her the truth.

(HAVE) to hold a speech I would be pretty nervous. w ould have mad

(MAKE) a reservation.

(INVITE) you to a drink if I pass my English test.

11. He will be really disappointed if you 12. If you had had the money

don't tell

w ould you have lent

(NOT TELL) him the truth. (YOU LEND) it to me ?

(call) her when I

1 He almost fell from the balcony. I'm sure that if he had fallen, he (break) 2 If I leave now, I (be) 3 If you (like)

like

w ill be

, I'll lend you my car for two days.

had asked

w ould run

the risk of pricing ourselves out of the market.

your boss, I'm sure he would have considered your proposal.

6 The radio is broken. When you turn it on, it (make) 7 I'd set them the task if they (be)

w ere

don't manage

w ill make

w ould have taken

something else to read with me.

to finish the catalogue on time, we'll have to postpone the printing until next month.

might have not been

10 The accident (might/not/be)

a strange noise.

more reliable. However, I don't think they're capable of doing it.

8 If I had known how long the journey was, I (take) 9 If you (not/manage)

his leg or something.

home in two hours.

4 If we increased the price, we (run) 5 If you (ask)

w ould have brought

so bad if you'd been driving more slowly.

Speakspeak | Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: first, second and third conditionals

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English grammar practice exercise, upper-intermediate / advanced level. In this exercise you will practise the first, second and third conditionals.

Exercise instructions Decide which conditional is best for the following sentences and put the words in brackets into the correct form.

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was

1That was a bad decision. If I (be)

you, I would change it as soon as possible.

2Sunshine – at last! Imagine if the English weather was like this all the time. (it/not/be) 3He's usually pleasant, but when he's tired he (be) 4 If you (not/be)

were not be

is

do.

wonderful?

pretty short-tempered. That's the way he is.

so stubborn you would find it a lot easier to keep your friends.

5Sorry I didn't call you and tell you I wasn't coming. I would have called you if I (have) 6He says that if he (not/be)

would not it be

is not

had had

your number with me.

so busy he would go with you to the movie tomorrow. As it is, he simply has too much work to

will miss

7We (miss)

8 If only I (have)

have

1. If you

4.

Should drive

(have) anything to say to me, please

6. If he 7. You 8.What

(ask) for another set if you

children start bothering you, please

(drive) faster and you

knew

5. If I

9. I

more free time. All the things I would do. All I ever do is work.

w ould have aske

2. I 3.

the bus unless you hurry.

had

is

had given call

(be) on his knees today, maybe I

w ould

(tell) me quick. (give) me the money.(type 3)

(call) the teacher.(use'should')

(have) an accident.

(know) what was going to happen, I

could

w ill tell

w ill have

tell

w ould not join

w ill marry

(not join) the club.

(marry) him.

pista(can) to pass your driving test, provided that you you

do

(do) if you

found

(find) a bag containing a lot of money ?

(tell) you on conditon that you

10. Something horrible

w ould happen

(keep) calm.

don't tell

( happen)if I

(not tell) anybody. didn't turn

(not turn) off the gas