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Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III. 1.

If you do your homework now, we /go/ to the cinema in the evening. 2. If we /order/ the book now, we will have it tomorrow. 3. If I had more money, I /buy/ a bigger car. 4. If I /meet/ my favourite movie star, I would ask him for an autograph. 5. I /call/ you if I need your help. 6. I would go swimming if the weather /be/ better. 7. Would you mind if I /open/ the window? 8. My friend /meet/me at the station if he gets the afternoon off. 9. If I /not do/ it, nobody would do it. 10.If my father /not pick/ me up, I'll take the bus home. 11.If they (have) time at the weekend, they will come to see us. 12.If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice). 13.If I (be) you, I would not buy that dress. 14.If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not / be) complete. 15.If he /not have/ time tomorrow, we will meet the day after. 16.If I were you, I / not know/ what to do. 17.If we don't order the tickets soon, there /not be/ any tickets left. 18.She /not say/ that if she were your friend. 19.If they go to Washington, they (see) the White House. 20.If she (have) a hamster, she would call him Fred. 21.If I had time, I /go/ shopping with you. 22.If you /speak/ English, you will get along with them perfectly. 23.If she /come/ to see us, we will go to the zoo. 24.Okay, I (get) the popcorn if you buy the drinks. 25.If I (tell) you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.

26.She (go) out with you if you had only asked her. 27.If he gave her a sweet, she (stop) crying. 28.If he (arrive) later, he will take a taxi. 29.We would understand him if he (speak) slowly. 30.Andy (cook) dinner if we buy the food. 31.I will prepare breakfast if I (wake up) early. 32.If they shared a room, they (fight) all day long. 33.If you hate walking in the mountains, you (enjoy / not) the tour. 34.Janet would go jogging if she (have / not) to do her homework. 35.I would not have read your diary if you (not hide) it in such an obvious place. Complete the conditional sentences (type I, II and III) Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse's tail off. Give me back my tail, said the mouse. And the cat said, Well, I (give) you back your tail if you fetched me some milk. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. The mouse, however, went to the cow. The cat (give / only) me back my tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow said, Well, I would give you milk if you (get) me some hay. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. The mouse, however, went to the farmer. The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow (give) me some milk. And the cow (only / give) me milk if I get her some hay. And the farmer said, Well, I would give you hay if you (bring) me some meat. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. The mouse, however, went to the butcher. The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow (give) me milk. And the cow will only give me milk if she (get) some hay. And the farmer (only / give) me hay if I get him some meat. And the butcher said, Well, I would give you meat if you (make) the baker bake me a bread. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you. The mouse, however, went to the baker. The cat (give / only) me back my tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow (give / not) me milk if I don't get her hay. And the farmer will only give me hay if the butcher (have) some meat for him. And the butcher will not give me meat if you (bake / not) him a bread. And the baker said, Well, I (give) you bread if you promise never to steal my corn or meal. The mouse promised not to steal, and so the baker gave the mouse bread, the mouse gave the butcher bread. The butcher gave the mouse meat, the mouse gave the farmer meat. The farmer gave the mouse hay, the mouse gave the cow hay. The cow gave the mouse milk, the mouse gave the cat milk. And the cat gave the mouse her tail back. But imagine what would have happened otherwise: If the mouse (promised / not) never to steal corn or meal, the baker (not/give) the mouse bread. If the baker

(not / give) the mouse bread, the butcher (refuse) to give her meat for the farmer. If the butcher (refuse) her any meat, the farmer (not / be) willing to give the mouse hay. If the farmer (not / be) willing to give the mouse hay, the mouse (not / receive) milk from the cow. If the mouse (not / receive) milk from the cow, she (not / get) back her tail. 1. If I /go/ to Leipzig, I'll visit the zoo. 2) If it /not rain/, we'd be in the garden. 3) If you /wear/ a lighter jacket, the car driver would have seen you earlier. 4) We /watch/ TV tonight if Peter hadn't bought the theatre tickets. 5) She wouldn't have had two laptops if she /not sign/ the contract. 6) If I were a millionaire, I /live/ in Beverly Hills. 7) You would save energy if you /switch/ off the lights more often. 8) If we had read the book, we /understand/the film. 9) My sister could score better on the test if the teacher /explain/ the grammar once more. 10) They /arrive/ on time if they hadn't missed the train.

Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the future perfect simple or continuous tenses.1 By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob ______________________ everything.(eat) 2 When we get to March, Jimbo ______________________ in Thailand for 18 months.(live) 3 There's no point going now. The bus ______________________ by the time we get there.(leave) 4 Be prepared to stand up during the concert as they ______________________ all the seats by now.(take) 5 Come June, we ______________________ out together for four months.(go out) 6 When you get to L.A., you ______________________ for seven hours.(fly) 7 I'm sure that when we go to the meeting, all the important decisions ______________________ beforehand.(take PASSIVE) 8 This time tomorrow I ______________________ all my exams.(finish) 9 A week Friday we ______________________ the course.(complete) 10 Old Mr Macawber ______________________ maths for 30 years by the end of this term.(teach) 11 Come next spring, we ______________________ in Kyoto for two years.(work) 12 By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, Pete ______________________ in Qingdao.(arrive) 13 At this rate, we ______________________ everything ready by six o'clock.(get) 14 Johnson ______________________ at sea 7 days by the time he enters French waters.(be) 15 If what scientists say is true, humans ______________________ life a miserable existence within the next 15 years.(make)

WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN 2100? HOW WILL IT HAVE CHANGED? By 2100, the population of the world (increase) up to around 30 billion people. Many forests (cut down). Unknown viruses (appear). Life (become) more automated by then. Computers (take over) many of the jobs that people do today. The earth's supplies of oil, coal and natural gas (probably/run out). People (learn) to communicate telepathically. Scientists (find) new sources of energy. We (not/use) vacuum-cleaners and dishwashers for about twenty years because new household appliances (invent) by then. A great number of wildlife species (die out). Climate (change) drastically. Advances in medicine (enable) people to live up to 150 years of age. Universal values (not/change). A few people (settle) on Mars. Mankind (start) polluting space. It (become) trendy to own a spacecraft. A third of the world population (suffer from) an addiction or a hereditary disease of some kind in 2100. The death penalty (reintroduce) in many countries. The sea level (rise) and as a result of that a large percentage of coastal areas (flood).

WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN 2100? HOW WILL IT HAVE CHANGED? By 2100, the population of the world will have increased (increase) up to around 30 billion people. Many forests will have been cut down (cut down). Unknown viruses will have appeared (appear). Life will have become (become) more automated by then. Computers will have taken over (take over) many of the jobs that people do today. The earth's supplies of oil, coal and natural gas will probably have run out (probably/run out). People will have learned (learn) to communicate telepathically. Scientists will have found (find) new sources of energy. We will not have been using (not/use) vacuum-cleaners and dishwashers for about twenty years because new household appliances will have been invented (invent) by then. A great number of wildlife species will have died out (die out). Climate will have changed (change) drastically. Advances in medicine will have enabled (enable) people to live up to 150 years of age. Universal values will not have changed (not/change). A few people will have settled (settle) on Mars. Mankind will have started (start) polluting space. It will have become (become) trendy to own a spacecraft. A third of the world population will be suffering (suffer from) an addiction or a hereditary disease of some kind in 2100. The death penalty will have been reintroduced (reintroduce) in many countries. The sea level will have risen (rise) and as a result of that a large percentage of coastal areas will have been flooded (flood).

The Future Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercise - answers1 By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob will have eaten everything. 2 When we get to March, Jimbo will have been living in Thailand for 18 months. 3 There's no point going now. The bus will have left by the time we get there. 4 Be prepared to stand up during the concert as they will have taken all the seats by now. 5 Come June, we will have been going out together for four months. 6 When you get to L.A., you will have been flying for seven hours. 7 I'm sure that when we go to the meeting, all the important decisions will have been taken beforehand. 8 This time tomorrow I will have finished all my exams. 9 A week Friday we will have completed the course. 10 Old Mr Macawber will have been teaching maths for 30 years by the end of this term. 11 Come next spring, we will have been working in Kyoto for two years. 12 By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, Pete will have arrived in Qingdao. 13 At this rate, we will have got everything ready by six o'clock. 14 Johnson will have been at sea 7 days by the time he enters French waters. 15 If what scientists say is true, humans will have made life a miserable existance within the next 15 years.

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