Answer Key

If & Wish Clauses (2)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, use the word(s) given. Do not change the word(s) given.
  1. I won't go to the party if her boyfriend is there. – – – PROVIDING – – – I will go to the party [providing there isn't, providing there is not] her boyfriend. 
  2. It's a pity you missed the workshop – it was the kind of workshop you enjoy. – – – ENJOYED – – – If you had attended the workshop, you  [would have enjoyed] it. 
  3. It's a shame you didn't tell me about it last week. – – – ONLY – – – If  [only you had told]me about it last week. 
  4. I'll sing if you promise not to laugh. – – – LONG – – – I'll sing  [as long as you promise]not to laugh. 
  5. She advised me not to spend so much time gambling. – – – YOU – – – “If  [I were you, I was you] , I wouldn't spend so much time gambling,” she told me. 
  6. You drink too much coffee, which is why you can't sleep. – – – SO – – – If you  [didn't drink so much, did not drink] coffee, you would be able to sleep. 
  7. Thanks for reminding me about Philip's birthday – otherwise I would have forgotten. – – – NOT – – – If you  [hadn't reminded me, had not reminded me] about Philip's birthday, I would have forgotten it. 
  8. I'm too tired to go to the gym. – – – IF – – –  [I were not, I weren't, I was not, I wasn't, If I were not, If I weren't, If I was not, If I wasn't] so tired, I would go to the gym. 
  9. Terry didn't like the interview. He wanted to go home right away. – – – WISHED – – – Terry [wished the interview was, wished it was] over and he could go home right away. 
  10. I didn't know you were coming today, so I haven't got anything ready. – – – IF – – –  [If I had known, I had known] you were coming today, I would have had something ready.