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b) I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
c) There aren’t any eggs, so I won’t make an omelette.
d) We have three children, so we won’t take a year off and travel the
world.
e) I’m not very clever, so I won’t be a doctor.
f) He spends all his money gambling. He isn’t a wealthy man.
g) I haven’t got any spare time. I won’t learn Russian.
h) Jim works very hard. He has no time to spend with his family.
i) I’ve got a headache. I can’t go swimming.
j) We haven’t got a big house. We can’t invite friends to stay.
6. First or second conditional?
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form either a first or a
second conditional clause.
a) If it _____ (rain) this weekend, we _____ (not be able) to play tennis.
b) Give me Peter’s letter. If I _____ (see) him, I _____ (give) it to him.
c) I have to work about 80 hours a week, so I’m very busy. But if I
_____ (have) any spare time, I _____ (take up) a sport like golf.
d) If I _____ (be) taller, I _____ (can) be a policeman, but I’m too short.
e) Please start your meal. If you _____ (not have) your soup now, it
_____(go) cold.
f) What noisy neighbours you’ve got! If my neighbours _____ (be) as
bad as yours, I _____ (go) crazy.
g) If you _____ (have) any problems, let me know and I _____ (come)
and help you straight away.
h) You’re a brilliant cook! If I _____ (can) cook as well as you, I _____
(open) a restaurant.
i) If there _____ (be) some nice fish in the supermarket, _____ you
_____ (buy) some for supper?
j) ‘We have mice in the kitchen.’
‘If you _____ (have) a cat, the mice _____ soon _____ (disappear).’
7. Correcting mistakes
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
a) I’ll make some tea when everyone will arrive.
b) If I’ll see peter, I’ll tell him to phone you.
c) If you don’t be careful, you’ll lose your money.
d) When I’ll go back to my country, I’ll write to you.
e) If I could travel round the world, I’ll go to Hawaii.
f) If you would come from my country, you would understand what I’m
saying.