IX. Rephrase there sentences using an If-construction:

e. g He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of his cough.

If he didn't smoke so much he might get rid of his cough

. or If he smoked less he might (be able to) get rid of his cough.

1. She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties. 2. He doesn't take any exercise; that's why he is so unhealthy. 3. I haven't the right change so we can't get tickets from the machine. 4. They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn't improve. 5. He doesn't work overtime, so he doesn't earn as much as I do. 6. My number isn't in the directory so people don't ring me up. 7. The shops don't deliver now, which makes life difficult. 8. He's very thin that's why he feels the cold so much. 9. We haven't any matches so we can't light a fire. 10. I'm fat; that's why I can't get through the bathroom window. 11. He doesn't help me, possibly because I never ask him for help. 12. I can't drive so we can't take the car. 13. We have no ladder so we can't get over the wall. 14. My friend advised me to sell it. (My friend said, "If I... you I...") 15. I haven't much time so I read very little. 16. They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark. 17. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart. 18. He doesn't pay his staff properly; perhaps that's why they don't work well. 19. We haven't got central heating, so the house is rather cold. 20. He spends hours watching television; that's why he never has time to do odd jobs in the house. 21. I haven't got a vacuum cleaner; that's why I'm so slow. 22. I don't know his address, so I can't write to him. 23. He never shaves; that's the only reason he looks unattractive. 24. You work too fast; that's why you make so many mistakes. 25. I can't park near my office; that's why I don't come by car. 26. I live a long way from the centre; that's why I am always late for work. 27. I haven't a map so I can't direct you. 28. People drive very fast. That's why there are so many accidents. 29. English people speak very quickly. Perhaps that's why I can't understand them. 30. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.

X. Open the brackets. Mind the rule. Determine the type of conditionals.

1. If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you. 2. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat. 3. You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week. 4.I shouldn't have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes. 5. If he had slipped he (fall) 500 metres. 6. If he had asked you, you (accept)? 7. If I (have) a map I would have been all right. 8. If I (know) that you were coming I'd have baked a cake. 9. I (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill. 10. If you had told me that he never paid his debts I (not lend) him the money. 11. If you (put) some mustard in the sandwiches they would have tasted better. 12. If he had known that the river was dangerous he (not try) to swim across it. 13. If you (speak) more slowly he might have understood you. 14. If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry. 15. If I (try) again I think that I would have succeeded. 16. You (not get) into trouble if you had obeyed my instructions. 17. If you hadn't been in such a hurry you (not put) sugar into the sauce instead of salt. 18. If I (be) ready when he called he would have taken me with him. 19. If she had listened to my directions she (not turn) down the wrong street. 20. If you (look) at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing.