Question

1. If I (have).

Complete the sentences using the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets.
If Wish Clauses Worksheet 3
4. (People, be).
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5. What (we, use)
(have, not)
2. This letter has got to be in Chicago in two days. I'm sure if I (send).
arrive in time.
wings, I (have to, not),
6. A: I don't understand
B: If I (feel)
possible.
3. Hundreds of people became ill from eating contaminated meat during the last two weeks. If the
government had responded more quickly to the crisis, fewer people (suffer)
food poisoning.
from
take an airplane to fly home.
able to fly if they (have).
mirrors?
it today, it will
feathers instead of hair?
to look at ourselves when we comb our hair in the morning if we
anything in this class. It's boring. And I'm getting a failing grade.
the way you do about it, I (drop).
7. It's been a long drought. It hasn't rained for over a month. If it (rain, not)
lot of crops (die)
If the crops (die).
this coming winter.
the class as soon as
, many people (starve)
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soon, a
8. I didn't know the Newtons were going to bring two other people to dinner last night. If anyone
else (bring)
extra guests, we (have, not).
enough seats at the table.

Answer 1

If I send it today, it will arrive in time.

If I send this letter, it will arrive in time in Chicago in two days.

If the government had responded more quickly, fewer people would have suffered from food poisoning.

People would be able to fly if they had wings.

What would we use to look at ourselves if we had feathers instead of hair?

If I feel the way you do, I'll drop the class.

If it doesn't rain soon, a lot of crops will die. If the crops die, many people will starve this coming winter.

If anyone else brought extra guests, we wouldn't have enough seats at the table.

The sentences are in the form of "If clause" statements, also known as "conditional sentences." These are statements that describe the relationship between a possible situation and its expected outcome. In each sentence, the first part (after "If") describes the condition or situation, and the second part describes what would happen as a result.