ESERCIZI PERIODO IPOTETICO
A. Leggi le frasi 1-4 poi rispondi alle domande a-d.
1. If Jane didn t have a cold, she d go swimming with Tom.
2. If Jane didn t have a cold, she d have gone swimming with Tom.
3. If Josh hadn t spent all his money, he d have gone out with his friends.
4. If Josh hadn t spemt all his money, he d go out with his friends.
a) Does Jane have a cold in sentence 1, setence 2 or both?
b) Has Tom already gone swimming in sentence 1, sentence 2 or both?
c) Has Josh spent all his money in sentence 3, sentence 4 or both?
d) Have his friends gone out in sentence 3, sentence 4 or both?
B. Completa le frasi. Usa periodi ipotetici.
1. We have to walk to school because the car has broken down. .....................................if the car hadn t broken down.
2. I won t speak to him because he was so rude to me. I would speak to him ....................................................
3. I m not interested in how this mobile works, so I didn t read the manual. If I had been interested ......................,
4. You didn t listen to the instructions so you don t know what to do. ..................... , you d know what to do.
5. I m annoyed because he borrowed my laptop without asking me first. ............................... if he hadn t borrowed my laptop without
asking.
6. The sea isn t very warm so we didn t go swimming. ................................ we d have gone swimming.
A. Trasforma le frasi in ipotetiche del 2° tipo.
1. I m so tired. That s why I can t come swimming with you. If I weren t so tired I ..........
2. Sorry, I need my car today. I can t lend it to you.
3. You work too hard, that s why you re under stress.
4. We haven t got a guest room, that s why we can t put them up for the night.
5. His German is not perfect because he has a slight French accent.
6. You never take any exercise, that s why you get tired after an hour s walk.
7. Perhaps they will employ him. In that case he will move to the capital.
8. She s so bored because she has nothing to do.
9. I don t like living in town. That s why I never use the flat I have there.
10. She always watches stupid soap operas on TV. That s why she doesn t read many books.
B. Coniuga i verbi tra parentesi al tempo e alla forma adeguati nelle seguenti ipotetiche di 3° tipo.
1. They ( not/get) a fine if they had put their car in a car park.
2. If he (know) her better he wouldn t have married her.
3. We (enjoy) the play if it hadn t been so long.
4. What ( you/do) if you had found him with another girl?
5. (you/not/forgive) him if he had apologised?
6. If he (get) on that plane he would have been killed in the crash.
7. If she (not/be) on holiday at that time they would have given her that job.
8. If Tina hadn t helped me with that translation I (never/finish) it.
C. Trasforma le frasi in ipotetiche di 3° tipo.
1. We didn t have a holiday last summer. Our father had lost his job. If our father.........
2. The police arrived too late. The thieves had had time to run away.
3. He finds it difficult to understand figures because he didn t study economics at school.
4. He had quarrelled with Sue and Francis. That s why they didn t invite hm to their wedding.
5. You teased that poor dog. That s why he bit you.
6. She went on a package tour on the Costa Brava and there she met her future husband.
7. She didn t tell me her suitcase was so heavy so I didn t offer to carry it.
8. There was nothing interesting on at the cinema so we stayed at home.
D. Coniuga i verbi alla forma adeguata.
1. How (he/react) if you hadn t told him the truth?
2. I d be delighted if my husband (take) me to the theatre tonight.
3. (Alice/not/be) happy if Alan asked her to mrry him?
4. If we (see) Thomas we ll tell him the news.
5. You (not/get) wet if you had taken your umbrella.
6. If we (get up) in time we ll catch the 8.05 train.
7. (you/punish) him even if he apologises?
8. If the car (not/break) down Dad wouldn t have taken it to the mechanic s.
E. Trasforma le frasi in ipotetiche di 2° o 3° tipo.
1. Why don t you explain that formula again, Mr Dodman? Perhaps your pupils will understand it better.
2. I caught the 7.30 train, so I arrived on time.
3. He hates his job. That s why he is so miserable.
4. He slapped you because you irritated him.
5. Listen to my advice. Don t drive in that state!
6. The fish wasn t fresh so I didn t buy it.
7. She s happy now that she has left that horrible man.
8. I m not going to tell him. He s too sensitive.
F. Coniuga i verbi tra parentesi al tempo e alla forma corretti.
Yesterday (be) a lucky day. If I (not/go) to bed late I (not/oversleep) and if I (not/oversleep) I (not/miss) my bus. If I (take) my usual
bus at 7.30 I (be) in hospital now. because that bus (have) a serious accident and all the passengers (be) injured. When I (get) to work I
(see) that a crowd (wait) for the lift. I (be) in a hurry so I (run) up the stairs. Later I (learn) that the lift (stop) for over two hours and
some people (be) trapped inside for all that time.
After work I (phone) my girlfriend and we (decide) to go out for a pizza. If I (go) back home something awful (happen) to me because
the building wher I (live) (catch) fire and all the residents (have) to get out quickly and some (be) hurt. My landlady (be) taken to
hospital with slight concussion.
I must admit that my lucky star really (work) very hard ysterday. ( you/not/ agree)?