15. Match the beginning of each sentence with the most suitable ending.

1. If you had been promoted,

2. If you were rude to the boss,

3. If you were promoted,

4. If you hadn't been promoted,

5. If you had lost your job,

6. If you apologised,

7. If you were fired,

a you'd be able to change the system.

b would you have left the firm?

c you wouldn't be sacked.

d you wouldn't get a reference.

e would you have made any changes?

f you'd probably regret it later.

g you'd have been very upset

Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

My brother Kevin has always been a fitness fanatic. He believes that if you 1) (look after) your body, it will look after you. Whenever anyone is ill, he 2) (say), 'If they had taken care of themselves, they 3) (get) ill. And the same thing 4) happens /will happen to me if I 5) (keep fit).' I would often say to him, 'If I were you, Kevin, I 6) (try) to slow down a little bit. You will wear yourself out,'

Last month, however, I went to the doctor's and he told me that I was unfit. He said that if I 7) (start) taking regular exercise, I 8) (be) in danger of becoming ill. I started going to the gym with Kevin and, after a week, I said to him, 'I feel better already. If I 9) (know) how good it feels to exercise, I 10) (start) years ago!'

Put the verb in brackets in a suitable form, using a negative where necessary.

The extinction of the dinosaurs

The dinosaurs probably became extinct after a giant asteroid hit the Earth about 65 million years ago. But what 1) (happen) if this asteroid 2) (miss)? Scientists believe that in this case, dinosaurs 3) (continue) to dominate the Earth, and that modern animals 4) (probably exist). Instead of elephants and lions and so on, there 5) (be) different types of dinosaurs, because the animals we have now simply 6) (be able) to evolve. Some scientists have even suggested that dinosaurs 7) (develop) along the same lines as human beings, but this is a minority view. The general view is that perhaps dinosaur brains h (grow) larger, but if they 8) (exist) today, dinosaurs 9) (change) very much in general, and 10) (look) much the same. The prospects for human beings would not be so good, however. If the asteroid 11) (collide) with the Earth, there 12) (probably be) any humans alive today. When the asteroid disaster wiped out the dinosaurs, it gave mammals the advantage. Without that space collision, mammals 13) (stand) much chance against the dominant dinosaur species.

14. Complete the conversations:

1. SEAN: Why didn’t you go to the party last night?

JIM: I wasn’t invited.

SEAN: So, would you have gone if you ___________?

2. JILL: Jane’s got a university degree, hasn’t she?

MILLY: Yeah, I don’t know how she can work here. I _________ a job doing something exciting if I _____________ her qualifications.

JILL: What kind of job would you want?

MILLY: Oh, I don’t know exactly. But if I __________ Jane, I ___________ to meet interesting people and visit interesting places.

3. SAM: Why did you ask Veronica about her boyfriend? It really upset her.

MICK: Well, I didn’t realize they’d split up.

SAM: You didn’t know then?

MICK: Of course not. If I ___________, I ___________ her about him.

4. TIM: Hey, look at that motorbike. What a beauty!

PAT: Look out! Mind that litter bin.

TIM: Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg!

PAT: Well, you _____________it if you ______________ where you were going.

5. JOHN: Do you love me?

ROSE: You know I do.

JOHN: Would you _________ if I ___________ poor?

ROSE: Probably. But fortunately you’re rich.

JOHN: Well, yes, I am. But if I ___________all my money, what ____________?

ROSE: I’d say goodbye.

JOHN: Now you’re joking.

ROSE: Oh no, I’m not!

16. You are going to read about six different legal cases. Imagine you were a judge. Decide what sentence – if any – would be appropriate in each case. Explain your reasoning and reach unanimous decisions. Use second and third conditional sentences.