Question

Rewrite the sentences as conditionals. 1 I am not ill now because I saw a doctor immediately. If I ________________________________________. 2 I saw a homeopath because I took your advice. I wouldn’t ________________________________________. 3 I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know what’s wrong with Shirley. Were I ________________________________________. 4 She doesn’t like seafood so she didn’t eat it. If she ________________________________________. 5 He didn’t hear you because he’s deaf. If he ________________________________________. 6 The pharmacy is closed. We can’t get any medicine. If the ________________________________________. 7 I didn’t fall ill on holiday because I took a course of pills before I went. I might ________________________________________. 8 He failed the exam because of a headache. Had he ________________________________________. 9 My mum only gave me a honey and lemon drink because I had a cold. My mum ________________________________________. 10 The dog bit me and now I am in a lot of pain. If the ________________________________________.

Answer 1

1 If l saw ....I wouldn't be

2 I wouldn't have seen if I hadn't taken

3 Were I a doctor if I knew what was wrong

Answer 2

1. If I hadn't seen a doctor immediately, I would be ill now.
2. I wouldn't have seen a homeopath if I hadn't taken your advice.
3. Were I a doctor, I would know what's wrong with Shirley.
4. If she liked seafood, she would have eaten it.
5. If he weren't deaf, he would have heard you.
6. If the pharmacy were open, we could get some medicine.
7. I might have fallen ill on holiday if I hadn't taken a course of pills before I went.
8. Had he not had a headache, he wouldn't have failed the exam.
9. My mum gave me a honey and lemon drink because I had a cold.
10. If the dog hadn't bitten me, I wouldn't be in a lot of pain now.