This document provides examples of conditional sentences and verb tenses to practice rewriting sentences. It includes 20 examples of rewriting sentences as conditional sentences and 20 examples of rewriting sentences using different verb tenses. The goal is to test knowledge of conditional sentences and verb tenses.

1. REVISING FOR THE EXAM

2. Testing your knowledge on CONDITIONAL
SENTENCES

3. Rewrite the sentences to make CONDITIONALS:
1- She must have loved him very much because
she waited for him for fifteen years: If she…
If she hadn’t loved him so much she wouldn’t
have waited for him for fifteen years.
2- He is very shy; that’s why he doesn’t enjoy
parties: But he……
But he would enjoy parties if he weren’t so shy.
3- English people speak very quickly; perhaps
that’s why I can’t understand them: If…..
If English people didn’t speak so quickly I might
understand them / I would probably
understand them.

4. 4- I didn’t work hard at school so I didn’t get a job
when I left.: I…..
I would have got a job when I left school if I had
worked hard there
5- The sun will burn your skin if you don’t use a
sun screen.: Unless….
Unless you use a sun screen, the sun will burn
your skin.
6- I live near my office so I don’t spend much time
travelling to work. But if….
But if I didn’t live so near my office, I would
spend more time travelling to work
But if I lived farther away from my office, I would
spend more time travelling to work.

5. 7- We don’t visit you very often because you live so
far away. But we…
But we would visit you more often if you didn’t live
so far away./ if you lived nearer.
8- We will punish you if you don’t tell the truth.
Unless………..
Unless you tell the truth, we will punish you.
9- Take my advice, go to the party. If…………
If I were you, I would go to the party.
10- I hope the weather will be nice next weekend, so
that we can go swimming. If the weather…
If the weather is nice next weekend, we will go
swimming.

6. Verb tenses:
1-First, I finished work. Then, I went shopping. (after)
After I had finished work, I went shopping.
2- The fire alarm went off during our French exam.
(while)
The fire alarm went off while we were doing our
French exam.
3- I’m writing the report today. (have)
By the end of the day,….
By the end of the day, I will have written the report.
4- I first met Anil around five years ago. (know)
I have known Anil for around five years.
5- Harry last went out with Claire in August. (not see)
Harry hasn’t seen Claire since August.

7. 6- When did you start experiencing problems with your
eyesight? (have)
How long have you experienced problems with your
eyesight? (have you been experiencing)
7- We’ll cook pasta on their arrival, but not before. (until)
I won’t cook pasta until they arrive/they have arrived.
8- Have you made plans for this evening? ( anything)
Are you doing anything this evening?
9- I drove slowly because of the heavy rain. (was)
I drove slowly because it was raining heavily.
10- Sally baked the cake before 3 o’clock. (By 3 o’clock…)
By 3 o’clock Sally had already baked the cake.

8. 11- How long have you Known Sarah? (meet)
When did you meet Sarah?
12- Our visitors arrived during my favourite TV programme.
(while)
Our visitors arrived while I was watching my favourite TV
programme.
13-Diana fell asleep at 10 o’clock. Her sister arrived home at
midnight. (By the time…)
By the time Diana’s sister arrived home, she had fallen
asleep.
14- I am going to study in the United States next year. (This
time next year….)
This time next year I will be studying in the US.
15- The film finished at 11 o’clock. (By 11,30….)
By 11.30 the film will have finished.

9. 16- We are still looking for the dog. (yet)
We haven’t found the dog yet.
17- They liked Athens more than Cairo. (They
didn’t…..)
They didn’t like Athens as much as Cairo.
18- I will do my homework and then I will go to bed.
(until)
I won’t go to bed until I have done my homework.
19- John sings better than Paul. (Paul doesn’t..)
Paul doesn’t sing as well as John.
20- I have known what happened for two weeks. (I
learned….)
I learned what happened two weeks ago.

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