ConditionalConditional

If you ______ (be born) in If you ______ (be born) in ancient Egypt, what would ancient Egypt, what would you have been?you have been?

had been bornhad been born

I _____ (eat neg.) that dish I _____ (eat neg.) that dish if I had known what it was.if I had known what it was.

wouldn't have eaten wouldn't have eaten

If Columbus _____ (find neg.) If Columbus _____ (find neg.)

gold in Hispaniola on his first gold in Hispaniola on his first

voyage, Spain would not have voyage, Spain would not have

financed a second one.financed a second one.

hadn't found hadn't found

If anyone had told me how hard

this was going to be, I _______

(attempt) it.

wouldn't have attempted

If you _____ (own) your own If you _____ (own) your own

business, would you be more business, would you be more

conservative? conservative?

ownedowned

"If I _____ (have) the wings of a swallow, I would travel far over the sea."

had

I think we ________ (make) I think we ________ (make) more progress if we looked at more progress if we looked at this problem from a different this problem from a different point of view.point of view.

would make would make

If you had broadband, it If you had broadband, it _____ (take neg.) more than _____ (take neg.) more than a few seconds to download a few seconds to download that program.that program.

wouldn't take wouldn't take

The actor said he ______ The actor said he ______ (accept neg.) the Oscar if (accept neg.) the Oscar if he won it.he won it.

wouldn't accept wouldn't accept

If you saw someone painting If you saw someone painting graffiti on a wall, ________ graffiti on a wall, ________ (you / call) the police on your (you / call) the police on your cell phone? cell phone?

would you call would you call

If there were a power failure, If there were a power failure, the computer _____ (run) for the computer _____ (run) for about ten minutes with an about ten minutes with an uninterruptible power supply.uninterruptible power supply.

would run would run

Not many scientists believe Not many scientists believe that computer modeling that computer modeling _____ (completely / eliminate) _____ (completely / eliminate) the need for animal testing.the need for animal testing.

would completely eliminatewould completely eliminate

If the retailer _____ (sell neg.) If the retailer _____ (sell neg.) enough of our product, he will enough of our product, he will stop buying from us.stop buying from us.

doesn't sell doesn't sell

If that company fails, If that company fails, thousands of workers thousands of workers _____ (lose) their jobs._____ (lose) their jobs.

will lose will lose

If the defendant is If the defendant is convicted, he _____ convicted, he _____ (appeal / certainly).(appeal / certainly).

will certainly appealwill certainly appeal

If I ______ (move) to the If I ______ (move) to the suburbs, I will spend an suburbs, I will spend an hour commuting each way.hour commuting each way.

movemove

The price of that company's The price of that company's stock will surely fall if its stock will surely fall if its CEO _____ (go) to prison.CEO _____ (go) to prison.

goesgoes

"If you use drugs, you _____ "If you use drugs, you _____ (be) sorry sooner or later," (be) sorry sooner or later," said Dr. Miller.said Dr. Miller.

will bewill be

If I get bored at the meeting, If I get bored at the meeting, I _____ (leave / probably) I _____ (leave / probably) early.early.

will probably leave will probably leave

Government spending _____ Government spending _____ (reduce) significantly if the (reduce) significantly if the president signs the bill. president signs the bill.

will be reducedwill be reduced

If I go to France this summer, If I go to France this summer,

I _____ (visit / undoubtedly) I _____ (visit / undoubtedly)

Chartres Cathedral.Chartres Cathedral.

will undoubtedly visitwill undoubtedly visit

Pollution can be reduced Pollution can be reduced

significantly ________ we significantly ________ we convince people to switch to convince people to switch to more efficient cars. more efficient cars.

providedprovided

You can lose weight _____ You can lose weight _____ you exercise thirty minutes you exercise thirty minutes a day.a day.

providedprovided

The economic situation will get The economic situation will get worse _____ the government worse _____ the government

reduces its debt.reduces its debt.

unlessunless

_____ you study harder, _____ you study harder, you will fail this course.you will fail this course.

UnlessUnless

I won't go to New York I won't go to New York _____ I have $5,000._____ I have $5,000.

unlessunless

I will buy a new house I will buy a new house _____ I get a promotion._____ I get a promotion.

providedprovided

If you _____ (take neg.) If you _____ (take neg.) care of yourself, who will?care of yourself, who will?

don’t takedon’t take

The walking tour will go on The walking tour will go on as scheduled, even if it as scheduled, even if it _____ (rain)._____ (rain).

rainsrains

If I win the lottery, I _____ (ask) If I win the lottery, I _____ (ask)

for a lump-sum payment.for a lump-sum payment.

will askwill ask

If that candidate _____ If that candidate _____ (elect), there will probably (elect), there will probably be demonstrations.be demonstrations.

is electedis elected

If products ___ (manufacture) If products ___ (manufacture)

at multiple sites more factory at multiple sites more factory

audits will be required.audits will be required.

are manufactured are manufactured

Our law professor believes Our law professor believes that the decision ________ that the decision ________ (reverse) if the case were (reverse) if the case were appealed. appealed.

would be reversed would be reversed

The developers claimed that The developers claimed that no new apartments ______ no new apartments ______ (build) if rent control were (build) if rent control were instituted.instituted.

would be builtwould be built

If this part _____ (remove), If this part _____ (remove), would the machine still work?would the machine still work?

were removed were removed

If water _____ (find) on another If water _____ (find) on another planet, would its formula planet, would its formula necessarily be Hnecessarily be H22O?O?

were foundwere found

If drugs _____ (legalize), If drugs _____ (legalize), would drug consumption would drug consumption increase?increase?

were legalized were legalized

If the dollar _____ (devalue), If the dollar _____ (devalue), imported goods would imported goods would become more expensive.become more expensive.

were devalued were devalued

Brad wishes he _____ (have) Brad wishes he _____ (have) a new computer so he could a new computer so he could play the new video games.play the new video games.

hadhad

I wish I knew what she I wish I knew what she _____ (want)._____ (want).

wanted wanted

I wish you ___ (smoke neg.); I wish you ___ (smoke neg.);

it's really bad for you. it's really bad for you.

didn’t smokedidn’t smoke

Do you ever wish that Do you ever wish that you _____ (can / fly)?you _____ (can / fly)?

could flycould fly

Sometimes I wish I _____ Sometimes I wish I _____ (be) someone else.(be) someone else.

werewere

My friend wishes he _____ My friend wishes he _____ (become) a surgeon.(become) a surgeon.

had becomehad become

Heather wishes she _____ Heather wishes she _____ (take) her education more (take) her education more seriously. seriously.

had takenhad taken

I wish I _____ (look over) the I wish I _____ (look over) the

instructions before using the instructions before using the

new copier. new copier.

had looked over had looked over

I wish I _____ (see neg.) that I wish I _____ (see neg.) that

movie. I was depressed for movie. I was depressed for days.days.

hadn't seenhadn't seen