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Monday, 29 April 2013

40 Conditional Rewrites / 40 oraciones para reescribir como condicionales

Conditional Rewrites:

1. If you don’t go to the doctor, you won’t get well.
Unless

2. She ought to take the medicine. It will cure her.
If

3. Don’t play with fire. You’ll get burned.
If

4. Don’t buy that old car. You will have an accident.
If

5. She should have worn a coat. She wouldn’t have caught a cold.
If

6. I would have studied for the test, but I had to work in the office.
If

7. When she plays the drums, the neighbors call the police.
If

8. Mixing blue and red, you get purple.
If

9. When it rains, the basement gets flooded.
If

10. You won’t go out with your friends unless you clean your room.
If

11. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If you

12. I wish you were my mother.
If

13. If I eat stawberries, I have a rash.
When

14. Alice could have taken me to the airport, but Moira insisted on taking me in her new car.
If Moira

15. We won't be able to enter the flat if he doesn’t give us the keys.
Unless he

16. I am a millionaire today because I invested in sugar.
If I hadn’t

17. If only Karen were here!
I

18. When Rosie leaves, we will miss her.
If

19. I can’t sleep if it isn’t quiet.
Unless

20. when Julia shouts, the house shakes.
If

21. I won’t eat if Alfredo doesn’t cook the food.
Unless

22. Unless we do our homework, our teacher will be angry.
Our teacher

23. Give me the letter and I will take it to the post office.
If

24. Alison fetched us at the station because she knew we were coming.
If Alison

25. The plant would have died if Sybil hadn’t watered it.
If Sybil

26. I won’t marry you if you don’t say you love me.
I won’t

27. Arthur must have lost his keys or he wouldn’t have climbed into the house through the window.
If Arthur

28. If you choose the wrong door, you will be eaten by a tiger.
Unless

29. Don´t climb up there. The roof will cave in.
If

30. Romano was murdered because he pissed off some druglords.
If Romano

31. Riley would have come to the cinema with us but he had already seen the film.
If Riley

32. I would have liked to have had a drink with you, but it was very late.
If it

33. Leave the window open, or we will die of heat in here.
We will

34. Keep the food in the fridge or the flies will eat it.
If

35. I would have gone to an Italian restaurant but my girlfriend wanted to eat sushi.
If my

36. The bread won’t rise unless you add yeast to the dough.
If you

37. Jane is very aggressive. That´s why she doesn't have friends.
If Jane

38. We only plant cactuses because the weather is extremely dry.
If the weather

39. The children don't know how to swim. We can´t take them to the river.
If the children

40. Alice isn't a good golf player. So she doesn't win matches.
If Alice


ANSWERS / RESPUESTAS

Conditional Rewrites:

1. If you don’t go to the doctor, you won’t get well.
Unless you go to the doctor, you won't get well.

2. She ought to take the medicine. It will cure her.
If she takes the medicine, it will cure her.

3. Don’t play with fire. You’ll get burned.
If you play with fire, you will get burned.

4. Don’t buy that old car. You will have an accident.
If you buy that old car, you will have an accident.

5. She should have worn a coat. She wouldn’t have caught a cold.
If she had worn a coat, she wouldn't have caught a cold.

6. I would have studied for the test, but I had to work in the office.
If I hadn't had to work in the office, I would have studied for the test.

7. When she plays the drums, the neighbors call the police.
If she plays the drums, the neighbours call the police. 

8. Mixing blue and red, you get purple.
If you mix blue and red, you get purple.

9. When it rains, the basement gets flooded.
If it rains, the basement gets flooded.

10. You won’t go out with your friends unless you clean your room.
If you don't clean your room, you won't go out with your friends.

11. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If you eat an apple a day, the apple will keep the doctor away.

12. I wish you were my mother.
If only you were my mother!

13. If I eat stawberries, I have a rash.
When I eat strawberries, I have a rash.

14. Alice could have taken me to the airport, but Moira insisted on taking me in her new car.
If Moira hadn't insisted on taking me in her new car, Alice could have taken me to the airport. 

15. We won't be able to enter the flat if he doesn’t give us the keys.
Unless he gives us the keys, we won't be able to enter the flat.

16. I am a millionaire today because I invested in sugar.
If I hadn’t invested in sugar, I wouldn't be a millionaire today.

17. If only Karen were here!
I wish Karen were here!

18. When Rosie leaves, we will miss her.
If Rosie leaves, we will miss her.

19. I can’t sleep if it isn’t quiet.
Unless it is quiet, I can't sleep.

20. when Julia shouts, the house shakes.
If Julia shouts, the house shakes.

21. I won’t eat if Alfredo doesn’t cook the food.
Unless Alfredo cooks the food, I won't eat. 

22. Unless we do our homework, our teacher will be angry.
Our teacher will be angry if we we don't do our homework.

23. Give me the letter and I will take it to the post office.
If you give me the letter, I will take it to the post office. 

24. Alison fetched us at the station because she knew we were coming.
If Alison hadn't known we were coming, she wouldn't have fetched us at the station. 

25. The plant would have died if Sybil hadn’t watered it.
If Sybil hadn't watered the plant, it would have died. 

26. I won’t marry you if you don’t say you love me.
I won’t marry you unless you say you love me.

27. Arthur must have lost his keys or he wouldn’t have climbed into the house through the window.
If Arthur hadn't lost his keys, he wouldn't have climbed into the house through the window.

28. If you choose the wrong door, you will be eaten by a tiger.
Unless you choose the right door you will be eaten by a tiger.

29. Don´t climb up there. The roof will cave in.
If you climb up there, the roof will cave in.

30. Romano was murdered because he pissed off some druglords.
If Romano hadn't pissed off some druglords, he wouldn't have been murdered.

31. Riley would have come to the cinema with us but he had already seen the film.
If Riley hadn't already seen the film, he would have come to the cinema with us.

32. I would have liked to have had a drink with you, but it was very late.
If it hadn't been very late, I would have had a drink with you.

33. Leave the window open, or we will die of heat in here.
We will die of heat in here if you don't leave the window open.

34. Keep the food in the fridge or the flies will eat it.
If you don't keeo the food in the fridge, the flies will eat it.

35. I would have gone to an Italian restaurant but my girlfriend wanted to eat sushi.
If my girlfriend hadn't wanted to eat sushi, I would have gone to an Italian restaurant.

36. The bread won’t rise unless you add yeast to the dough.
If you don't add yeast to the dough, the bread won't rise. 

37. Jane is very aggressive. That´s why she doesn't have friends.
If Jane weren't so aggessive, she would have friends. 

38. We only plant cactuses because the weather is extremely dry.
If the weather weren't extremely dry, we could plant more than cactuses. 

39. The children don't know how to swim. We can´t take them to the river.
If the children knew how to swim, we could take them to the river. 

40. Alice isn't a good golf player. So she doesn't win matches.
If Alice were a good golf player, she would win matches. 

Remember that the longer a sentence that starts with if is, the more necessary the comma becomes. Better put it always. 

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