Practice

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.

1. If I see him, I ………… (give) him a lift. 2. If he ……………. (eat) all that he will be ill. 3. What will happen if my parachute …………. (not open)? 4. If she ……………. (need) a radio she can borrow mine. 5. If you …………. (not go) away I’ll send for the police. 6. If he ……………. (go) on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says. 7. Unless he ……………… (sell) more he won’t get much commission. 8. Ice ……………….. (turn) into water if you heat it. 9. If the house ………………. (burn) down we can claim compensation. 10. Unless you are more careful you ………………. (have) an accident. 11. Tell him to ring me up if you ……………….. (see) him. 12. If I tell you a secret, you …………….. (promise) not to tell it to anyone else? 13. She won’t open the door unless she …………….. (know) who it is. 14. If I ………………. (not eat) breakfast I always get hungry during a lesson. 15. I’m expecting any messages, but if someone ……………. (ring) while I am out could you say that I’ll be back by 6.00?

Make sentences with if. Follow the patterns in the examples.

Example: If I have much time to study, …

A: If I have much time to study, I’ll get good grades this year.

B: If I get good grades this year, I can find a job.

1. If I have enough time, …

2. If I win, …

3. If I become a school president, …

4. If I buy a car, …

5. If I earn a lot of money, …

6. If I am able to improve life for others, …

7. If I pass my exams, …

8. If I go to a law school, …

9. If I go into politics, …

10. If leave metal out in the rain, …

Match the conditions with the results.

Condition Result

1. If I give my boyfriend a new pair a. you could have an allergy.

of shoes,

2. If it rains when you move b. people might laugh at you.

to a new house

3. If you wear your sweater backwards, c. you’ll have 7 years of bad luck.

4. If the palm of your hand itches, d. I’ll get a good grade on the test.

5. If I use my lucky pen, e. he’ll walk out of the relationship.

6. If you break a mirror, f. you’ll get rich

Complete the superstitions, using the correct form of the verbs.

1. Don’t return home for something you’ve forgotten. But if you absolutely ……………… (need) to go back, you …………… (smile) at yourself in the mirror. (Russia)

2. If a cat ……………….. (cross) a path, you …………………. (have) bad luck. (Russia)

3. If you ……………… (spill) salt at the breakfast table, you ……………… (have) an argument. (Russia)

4. If you ………………… (sit) at the corner of the table, especially unmarried women, it’s a bad sing and you ………………. (not to get married). (Slovakia)

5. If your ears …………….. (feel) burning, someone …………… (talk) about you. (Russia)

6. If you …………………. (receive) a wallet as a gift, it ……………. (have) money in it. (Russia)

7. If a horseshoe ……………….. (be) over the door, it …………….. (bring) good luck. The luck ……………. (run out) of the horseshoe if it ……....(be) upside down. (England)

8. If your right palm ……………… (itch), you ………………. (meet) friends.

If your left hand ……………(be) itchy, you ………….. (get) money. (Russia)

9. If a cat ……………… (wash) behind its ears, it ……………… (rain). (England)

10. If you ………….. (throw) red beans at a newly married couple, they ………………… (have) good luck.