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6 I (finish) this job in twenty minutes.
7 By next winter they (build) four houses in that field.
8 When we reach Valparaiso we (sail) all round the world.
9 At the rate he is going he (spend) all his money by the time he is twenty-one.
10 By this time next year I (save) Ј250.
11 By the time we get to the party everything (be) eaten.
12 The train (leave) before we reach the station.
13 If I continue with my diet I (lose) 10 kilos by the end of the month.
14 By the end of my university course I (attend) 1,200 lectures.
15 By the end of this week my illness (cost) me Ј100.
16 By the time that he leaves school his parents (spend) Ј25,000 on his education.
17 By the end of the term I (read) all twelve volumes.
18 When you come back I (finish) all the housework.
19 The police (hear) of the theft by this time.
20 We (drink) all that wine by the end of the year.
21 On the fourth of next month he (be) in prison for ten years.
22 When we reach Crewe we (do) half of the journey.
23 At this rate you (break) all the wine glasses by the end of the month.
24 If we don't hurry the sun (rise) before we reach the top.
25 I'm going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. ~
You'll be too late. By the time you get there they (finish) their speeches and everybody (go) home.
26 By midnight he (be) unconscious for forty-eight hours.
27 By the end of the month 5,000 people (see) this exhibition.
28 By next April I (pay) Ј3,000 in income tax.
29 I suppose that when I come back in ten years' time all these old houses (be) pulled down.
30 On 21 October they (be) married for twenty-five years.
31 After this performance I (see) Hamlet twenty-two times.
32 The strike leader said, 'By midnight 500 men (come) out on strike.'
33 At your present rate you (burn) all that coal by the end of the month,
34 The treasurer said, 'By the end of the year all our debts (be paid) off.'
35 Tourist: We've only got five hours in Rome; we are leaving but I'm sure that we (see) everything of importance by then.
36 Householder to Zoo: One of your elephants is in my garden eating my tomatoes.
Zoo official: The elephant keeper will be with you in half an hour.
Householder: Your elephant (eat) all my tomatoes by then.
Time clauses
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The future perfect tense is not used in time clauses, the present perfect being used instead.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, using the future, present, or present perfect. Compare I to 5 with I to 5 in Exercise 58.
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1 When we (take) our exam we'll have a holiday.
2 When I (finish) the book I'll lend it to you.
3 When we (have) our injections I expect we'll feel awful.
4 When I (be) here for a year I'll ask for a rise.
5 When Tom (go) I'll tell you a secret.
6 By the time he (get) back from his holiday the milkman will have left twenty-one bottles of milk outside his door.
7 Don't drive at more than 50 k.p.h. till your car (do) 4,000 kilometres.
8 When you (do) 4,000 kilometres you can drive it at 70 k.p.h.
9 When you open the safe you (see) a small black box.
10 When we (have) lunch we'll go for a walk.
11 When the bell rings I (take) the meat out of the oven.
12 I'll bolt all the doors before I (go) to bed.
13 When we (see) the cathedral we'll go to the museum.
14 We'll have to stay up this tree till the bull (go) away.
15 He (not let) you out till you have finished your homework.
16 As soon as I hear from him I (let) you know.
17 My father will be furious when he (see) what you have done.
18 You (not hear) the sound of the explosion till after you have seen the flash.
19 These gates will remain shut until the train (pass).
20 When he (sell) all his newspapers he'll go home.
21 We can't have a fire here until we (sweep) the chimney.
22 You (get) a shock when you open that box.
23 When you are eighteen your father (give) you a latchkey.
24 Don't jump out of the aeroplane until the pilot (say) 'Go!'
25 I can't leave the country till the police (return) my passport.
26 When a bottle of champagne (be) opened for twenty-four hours the wine is not fit
to drink.
27 Hotel receptionist: When you (sign) the hotel register the porter will show you
your room.
28 You (not know) how good oysters are till you have tasted one.
29 That road will not be safe till the floods (subside).
30 When everybody (leave) the park the park-keeper will lock the gates.
31 When we have seen the Chamber of Horrors we (have) a cup of tea.
32 When you (have) something to eat you'll feel better.
33 I (stay) in court till the jury returns.
34 You cannot become a member of this club until you (make) a parachute descent.
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35 When the boa constrictor (eat) the goat he will become very lethargic.
36 As soon as everybody has gone to bed the mice (come) out of their holes.
would and should
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Put should or would in the spaces in the following sentences.
1 . . . you mind opening the door?
2 . . . you like another cup of coffee?
3 He insisted that the newspaper . . . print an apology.
4 The old admiral . . . sit for hours watching the ships.
5 . . . you be so good as to keep an eye on my house while I am away?
6 I . . . say nothing about it if I were you.
7 That dress doesn't suit you; you . . . buy another.
8 If you pulled the communication cord the train . . . stop and you . . . be fined.
9 They went to the cinema at 2.30, so they . . . be back here by 6.00.
10 . . . you please help me with this?
11 It is very strange that he . . . think that.
12 I wish he . . . not play his radio so loudly.
13 . . . you be very kind and lend me your typewriter?
14 I . . . like to know where you have been.
15 It was decided that the matter . . . be referred to a special committee.
16 Perhaps you . . . be kind enough to let us know about this.
17 If the telephone . . . ring please say that I'll be back at six.
18 . . . you like to come or . . . you rather stay here?
19 There are too many accidents. Everyone . . . be much more careful.
20 Their method was always the same; they . . . wait till their victim had left the bank and then go up to him and ask for a light.
21 What are you doing here? You . . . be in bed.
22 It is essential that this matter . . . be kept out of the newspapers.
23 He suggested that the money . . . be raised by public subscription.
24 If you . . . change your mind, this address will always find me.
25 If this machine . . . at any time fail to give complete satisfaction please post us the enclosed card.
26 He changed his name so that nobody . . . know what he had been before.
27 If he offered me money I . . . refuse.
28 I wish you . . . not ask so many questions.
29 He ordered that Tom . . . leave the house at once.
30 I . . . be most grateful if you . . . do this for me.
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31 He is anxious that everyone . . . understand why he acted as he did.
32 You . . . not argue with your father; you . . . obey him.
33 He was a very patient cat; he . . . sit for hours beside a mousehole.
34 . . . the pain return take one of these pills.
35 It is most important that I . . . see him at once.
36 He didn't dare (to) sell the ring in case someone . . . ask where he got it.
would and should
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Put should or would in the spaces in the following sentences:
1 It is only fair that you . . . know the truth about your own father and it is better that you . . . hear it from me than from some stranger.
2 If you . . . kindly wait here a moment I'll ring the director's office.
3 . . . these measures fail to restore order harsher restrictions will have to be imposed.
4 The rocks were icy and he was terrified lest he . . . slip.
5 If Pierre liked any dish he . . . send for the chef and congratulate him, and if anything was wrong he . . . send for the manager and complain. ~
An Englishman . . . never dare to do that; he . . . be too shy.
6 I was just burying the bones in the garden when who . . . look over the hedge but
the village policeman.
7 When he found out that the man had smallpox he urged that every effort . . . be made to
contact his fellow passengers.
8 I wish you . . . go out or sit down. How . . . you like it if I kept tramping round when
you were trying to work?
9 I've just received an anonymous threatening letter. What . . . I do about it? ~
I . . . take it to the police if I were you.
10 The committee thinks that you have been guilty of disloyalty. ~
I don't know why the committee . . . think that.
11 I can't repair it now but if you . . . like to leave it with me I'll see what can b6 done.
12 You complained to the manager, of course? ~
No, I asked to speak to him but he . . . not come to the phone. ~
You . . . have insisted.
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13 Where will he be now? ~
Oh, he . . . be there by now; the flight only takes an hour.
14 If your main parachute . . . fail to open, your second one will open automatically.
15 I suggested that Tom . . . walk on and try to get help while I stayed with the injured
man but he . . . not hear of this.
16 I am amazed that you . . . even suggest offering bribes.
17 This passage doesn't lead anywhere. It is odd that no one . . . have noticed this before.
18 . . . you mind not smoking; this is the petrol store. ~
Then there . . . be a 'No Smoking' notice.
19 Can't I trust you not to read my letters? It is ridiculous that I . . . have to lock things up
in my own house.
20 He said he wished I . . . not come so often.
21 This train is entirely automatic; there is no driver; but a mechanic is always available in case anything . . . go wrong.
22 She had one rather boring habit; she . . . insist on telling people about her dreams.
23 He recommended that the trouble makers in the factory . . . be dismissed.
24 It is absurd that women . . . be paid less than men for doing the same work.
25 1... rather you asked him. Last time I tried to speak to him he . . . not listen.
26 When he went out he left the radio on so that his parents . . . think that he was still in
his room.
27 He was determined that his children . . . go to the best schools available.
28 Tom says you arc foolish to take such a risk. ~
He ...! {That is typical of him.)
29 When four hours had passed and there was still no sign of him she began to be worried lest he . . . have met with some accident.
30 People are very fond of saying, This . . . be stopped', or,
'Something . . . be done about this', but if they were the government they . . . not know
how to stop it or what to do about it.
31 It is amazing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa . . . have stood for so long.
32 He resigned from the government in order that everyone . . . know that he disapproved
of the new policy.
33 If I had had his education and he had had mine perhaps I . . . be sitting at his desk and
he . . . be out here sweeping the streets,
34 He was a terribly obstinate child, who . . . never obey the simplest order, but . . . argue
every point till she nearly went mad.
35 Robinson said, 'Why . . . Smith get all the credit when someone else has done all the
work?'
36 All day he... sit in his office immaculately dressed, but at night he . . . put on dirty
ragged clothing and roam about the streets with disreputable companions.
Conditionals
Conditional sentences: type I
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1 If I see him I (give) him a lift.
2 The table will collapse if you (stand) on it.
3 If he (eat) all that he will be ill.
4 If I find your passport I (telephone) you at once.
5 The police (arrest) him if they catch him.
6 If he (read) in bad light he will ruin his eyes.
7 Someone (steal) your car if you leave it unlocked.
8 What will happen if my parachute (not open)?
9 If he (wash) my car I'll give him Ј10.
10 If she (need) a radio she can borrow mine.
11 If you (not go) away I'll send for the police.
12 I'll be very angry if he (make) any more mistakes.
13 If he (be) late we'll go without him.
14 She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) about this.
15 If you put on the kettle I (make) the tea.
16 If you give my dog a bone he (bury) it at once.
17 If we leave the car here it (not be) in anybody's way.
18 He'll be late for the train if he (not start) at once.
19 If you come late they (not let) you in.
20 If he (go) on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says.
21 Unless he (sell) more he won't get much commission.
22 If I lend you Ј10 when you (repay) me?
23 We'll have to move upstairs if the river (rise) any higher.
24 If he (work) hard today can he have a holiday tomorrow?
25 Ice (turn) to water if you heat it.
26 If the house (burn) down we can claim compensation.
27 If you (not like) this one I'll bring you another.
28 Unless you are more careful you (have) an accident.
29 Tell him to ring me up if you (see) him.
30 If I tell you a secret, you (promise) not to tell it to anyone else?
31 If you (not believe) what I say, ask your mother.
32 If he (like) the house will he buy it?
33 If you will kindly sit down I (make) enquiries for you.
34 Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able) to do anywork.
35 She won't open the door unless she (know) who it is.
36 Should you require anything else please (ring) the bell for the attendant.
Conditional sentences: type 2
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1 If I had a typewriter I (type) it myself.
2 If I (know) his address I'd give it to you.
3 He (look) a lot better if he shaved more often.
4 If you (play) for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much.
5 If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes.
6 I shouldn't drink that wine if I (be) you.
7 More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate.
8 If I were sent to prison you (visit) me?
9 If someone (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it?
10 I (buy) shares in that company if I had some money.
11 If he (clean) his windscreen he'd be able to see where he was going.
12 If you drove your car into the river you (be able) to get out?
13 If you (not belong) to a union you couldn't get a job.
14 If I (win) a big prize in a lottery I'd give up my job.
15 What you (do) if you found a burglar in your house?
16 I could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek.
17 If everybody (give) Ј1 we would have enough.
18 He might get fat if he (stop) smoking.
19 If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come).
20 If you (see) someone drowning what would you do?
21 I (be) ruined if I bought her everything she asked for.
- 22 If you slept under a mosquito net you (not be) bitten so often.
23 I could get a job easily if I (have) a degree.
24 If she (do) her hair differently she might look quite nice.
25 If we had more rain our crops (grow) faster.
26 The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove) that screw
27 I (keep) a horse if I could afford it. '
28 I'd go and see him more often if he (live) on a bus route.
29 If they (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches there might be less violence.
30 I (offer) to help if I thought I'd be any use. '
31 What would you do if the lift (get) stuck between two floors?
32 If you (paint) the walls white the room would be much brighter.
33 If you (change) your job would it affect your pension?
34 If you knew you had only six weeks to live how you (spend) those six weeks?
35 You wouldn't have so much trouble with your car if you (have) it serviced regularly.
36 I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) so much broken glass on t of it.
Conditional sentences: type 3
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1 If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you.
2 The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win).
3 If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.
4 You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week.
5 But for his quickness I (be) killed.
6 I shouldn't have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes.
7 If he had slipped he (fall) 500 metres.
8 If he had asked you, you (accept)?
9 If I (had) a map I would have been all right.
10 If I (know) that you were coming I'd have baked a cake.
11 I (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill.
12 If you had left that wasp alone it (not sting) you.
13 If I (realize) what a bad driver you were I wouldn't have come with you.
14 If I had realized that the traffic lights were red I (stop).
15 But for the fog we (reach) our destination ages ago.
16 If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) him the money.
17 If you (not sneeze) he wouldn't have known that we were there.
18 If you (put) some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better.
19 The hens (not get) into the house if you had shut the door.
20 If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) to swim across it.
21 If you (speak) more slowly he might have understood you.
22 If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry.
23 I shouldn't have eaten it if I (know) that there was ginger in it.
24 If I (try) again I think that I would have succeeded.
25 You (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions.
26 If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt.
27 If I (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him.
28 She had a headache; otherwise she (come) with us.
29 If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) down the wrong street.
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