Exercise 6: Rewrite sentences using Conditional Sentences and Inverted Conditional Sentences.
1. Press this button to stop the machine.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Don't let the baby play with your computer. He can break it.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We don't have central heating, so the house is quite cold.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I didn't go to the gym yesterday because I had a headache.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I don't have a bicycle so I can't bike to work.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. We will arrive late to the meeting if the taxi doesn’t come soon.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I didn't know, that’s why I didn't tell you.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. You drink too much coffee, that's why you can't sleep.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Unless you pay me, I won't finish the job.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1. Press this button to stop the machine.
=> If you press this button, the machine will stop.
=> Should you press this button, the machine will stop.
2. Don't let the baby play with your computer. He can break it.
=> If you let the baby play with your computer, he will break it.
=> Were you to let the baby play with your computer, he would break it.
3. We don't have central heating, so the house is quite cold.
=> If we had central heating, the house wouldn't be so cold.
=> Had we had central heating, the house wouldn't have been so cold.
4. I didn't go to the gym yesterday because I had a headache.
=> If I hadn't had a headache yesterday, I would have gone to the gym.
=> Had I not had a headache yesterday, I would have gone to the gym.
5. I don't have a bicycle so I can't bike to work.
=> If I had a bicycle, I could bike to work.
=> Had I had a bicycle, I could have biked to work.
6. We will arrive late to the meeting if the taxi doesn’t come soon.
=> If the taxi doesn’t come soon, we will arrive late to the meeting.
=> Should the taxi not come soon, we will arrive late to the meeting.
7. I didn't know, that’s why I didn't tell you.
=> If I had known, I would have told you.
=> Had I known, I would have told you.
8. You drink too much coffee, that's why you can't sleep.
=> If you didn't drink so much coffee, you would be able to sleep.
=> Were you not to drink so much coffee, you would be able to sleep.
9. Unless you pay me, I won't finish the job.
=> If you don't pay me, I won't finish the job.
=> Should you not pay me, I won't finish the job.
1. Press this button to stop the machine.
=> ……If you press this button, you will stop the machine…………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ……Should you press this button, you will stop the machine …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Don't let the baby play with your computer. He can break it.
=> ……If you let the baby play with your computer, he can break it…………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………Should you let the baby play with your computer, he can break it. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We don't have central heating, so the house is quite cold.
=> ……If we had central heating, the house wouldn't be quite cold. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………Were we to have central heating, the house wouldn't be quite cold. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I didn't go to the gym yesterday because I had a headache.
=> ……If I hadn't had a headache, I would have gone to the gym yesterday…………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………Had I not had a headache, I would have gone to the gym yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I don't have a bicycle so I can't bike to work.
=> ………If I had a bicycle, I could bike to work………………………………………………………………………………………..
=> ………Were I to have a bicycle, I could bike to work ………………………………………………………………………………………..