Ch 1

Conditional Linkers and Inverted Conditionals

in case · provided that · supposing · Should you need… · Were she to… · Had I known…

Exercise 1
Choose the correct form
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
Write down the number _____ you forget it.
2
You can come _____ you don't tell anyone.
3
_____ you won the lottery, what would you do first?
4
_____ you require assistance, please ask at reception.
5
_____ he to resign, the company would be in trouble.
6
_____ we left earlier, we would have caught the train.
7
_____ not been for the map, we'd have got lost.
8
They lent us the flat on _____ that we looked after the cat.
Exercise 2
Rewrite the condition
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same. Use the word in capitals.
1
If you need help, call me. (SHOULD) → help, call me.
2
If it hadn't been for the rain, we'd have won. (HAD) → the rain, we'd have won.
3
You can go only if you call me. (PROVIDED) → You can go call me.
4
If she were to apply, she'd get the job. (WERE) → apply, she'd get the job.
5
Take water because you might get thirsty. (CASE) → Take water thirsty.
6
If I had known, I would have helped. (HAD) → , I would have helped.