Future Clauses and Condiotionals 1. Fill the gap in each sentence with as long as, in case of, in case or unless. a) I'm taking last year's accounts with me to the tax office ……………… they want to look at the figures. b) I won't mention that he's left ……………… someone asks. c) It'll be worth our while to continue producing large quantities ……………… we continue to market and promote the product. Otherwise, we should slow down production. d) The bank will continue to transfer the interest to your current account ……………… instructed otherwise. e) The organisers of the event have made arrangements for indoor as well as outdoor activities ……………… rain. f) ……………… you hear otherwise, assume there'll be sixteen of us coming to the conference. g) We're prepared to go ahead with it ……………… it doesn't jeopardise our positions. h) We've installed an alarm link with the local police station ……………… burglary. i) It's a bit cloudy. Take an umbrella ……………… it rains! j) ……………… a fire in the building, sound the alarm as soon as possible and then leave via the stairs. 2. Choose the most suitable tense. a) If the machine stops / will stop, you press / will press this button. b) I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone treats / will treat / treated me like that, I am / will be / would be extremely angry. c) If you help me / helped me with this exercise, I will do / would do the same for you one day. d) According to the timetable, if the train leaves / left on time we will /would arrive at 5.30. e) If it is / it will be fine tomorrow, we go / will go to the coast. f) If we find / found a taxi, we will get/ would get there before the play starts. g) It’s quite simple really. If you take / will take / took these tablets every day, then you lose / will lose / would lose weight. h) We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel / would you feel if we offered/ would offer / have offered you the job of assistant manager? i) What bad luck! If Alan didn’t fall / hadn’t fallen / wouldn’t fall over, he won / would win / would have won the race. j) I’m sure your letter hasn’t arrived yet. If it came / had come I’m sure I noticed / had noticed / would have noticed it. 3. Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. If Anne’s father gets seriously ill, they ……………………………. (bring) him to the hospital. 2. If I ……………………………. (be) you I would pay more attention in class. 3. They ……………………………. (not go) out if they don’t get a babysitter. 4. The manager would have fired him if he ……………………………. (have) someone else to replace him. 5. I ……………………………. (like) her more if she hadn’t asked such stupid questions. Revision 1. Complete using the words in the box. in case • condition • as long as • otherwise • provided • if so • suppose • unless a) Do you want a highly-paid career, and, ……………………………. , are you prepared to retrain? Contact us. b) I'm quite happy to lend you money, ……………………………. you make sure I get it back. c) The village fair should be a great success, ……………………………. we don’t have the same problems with the weather as last year. d) It'd be great to see you on Saturday evening, ……………………………. you’ve already got other plans. e) Could you go to the shop for me? I have to stay in ……………………………. the courier comes. f) Your idea sounds fine in theory, but just ……………………………. something goes wrong. What then? g) Write your name at the top of your essay, ……………………………. I won’t know which one is yours. h) The judge allowed the accused to stay at home on ………………………… she reported to the police every morning. 2. Rewrite using an appropriate conditional form, starting with the words given. a) Sue didn't get me a birthday present, which is why I didn't get her one. If Sue ………………………………………………………………………………………. b) We didn't pay them on time because they made a mistake with our order. If they ………………………………………………………………………………………. c) The climate is undergoing such radical changes that scientists are worried. If ………………………………………………………………………………………. d) Did California become an important area because they found gold there? Would ………………………………………………………………………………………. e) It's the sunset that attracts tourists to that place. If it ……………………………………………………………………………………………. f) There was a traffic jam on the motorway so I was late for my interview. If there ………………………………………………………………………………………. g) I suggest you use a sunblock, and then you won't go red. If I were ………………………………………………………………………………………. h) The accident happened as a result of the driver's not paying attention to the road. If the driver ….………………………………………………………………………………. Extra Exercises 1. Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets. a) ……………………………. (she stay) at home if I asked her to ? b) If her daughter ……………………………. (work) harder she would pass the exam. c) If the French lessons had been more interesting, Mary …………………….. (not attend) a different school. d) He wouldn’t have been so happy if he ……………………………. (not have) such a good life. e) If I were a millionaire I …………………………. (stop) working at once. f) If you ……………………………. (marry) Peter, you would be happier. g) I ……………………………. (give) you the news as soon as I get it. 1. Fill the gaps with as long, providing and unless. 1 She's a sweet person ……………… that you don't contradict her. 2 You can't borrow my camera ……………… you're prepared to buy me a new one if you break it. 3 You can borrow my camera ……………… that you buy me a new one if you break it. 4 Camping is fun ……………… as you don't forget the torch and the can-opener. 5 Camping is fun ……………… you forget the torch and the can-opener. 6 Don't use English learning websites ……………… they are free. 7 Only use EFL* websites ……………… as they are free. 8 I refuse to go ……………… you come with me. 9 ……………… that the weather is good, we'll spend the day in the mountains. 10 I refuse to watch Channel Two ……………… they show less adverts. 11 ……………… I can find a cheaper one, I'll have to buy that monitor. 12 ……………… as you wear a bullet-proof jacket, being a president is a safe job. 13 ……………… you're prepared to work very hard, you'll never be a doctor. 2. Rewrite each sentence, beginning with the words in italics, without changing the meaning. EXAMPLE: I didn't drown because my instructor knew how to help me. Had my instructor not known how to help me, I would have drowned. a) Could you tell her my address if, by any chance, you see her. Should …………………………………………………………………………….. b) As people were dependent on farming for their livelihood, it's not surprising that they used animal behaviour to predict the weather Given that …………………………………………………………………………….. c) You can borrow my bike but you must take care of it. Provided that ………………………………………………………………………… d) Kindly have a seat as I'm sure Mr Johnson won't be long. If ..……………………………………………………………………………………… e) My advice to you is to get another job. If ..……………………………………………………………………………………… f) I'm not earning much money because I didn't work hard enough to pass my diploma. If ..……………………………………………………………………………………… g) I wouldn't have been able to afford to go to university except that my grandmother left me some money. But for ..……………………………………………………………………………… h) Climatic changes may, in due course, render weather lore obsolete. Were ..…………………………………………………………………………………