1. The wind is blowing hard, so I won’t take the boat out for ride. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you

1. The wind is blowing hard, so I won’t take the boat out for ride.

=> If the wind were not blowing hard, I wouldn’t take the boat out for ride.

2. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you were busy.

=> If I had known you were busy, I wouldn’t have disturbed you.

3. It might rain. If it does, everyone can eat inside.

=> If it rains, everyone can eat inside.

4. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.

=> If you did not live so far away, we would visit very often.

5. Margaret wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.

=> If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she would have been injured in the crash.

6. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you.

=> If I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening, I could meet you.

7. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself.

=> If I knew something about plumbing, I would fix the leak in the sink myself.

8. Is Matthew going to enter the race ? He’ll probably win it.

=> If Matthew enters the race, he’ll probably win it.

9. We should have bought that picture five years ago because it would be quite valuable now.

=> If that picture had been quite valuable five years ago, we would have bought it.

10. I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems last night.

=> If you hadn’t talked to me about my problems yesterday, I wouldn’t feel better now.

11. Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying.

=> If Carol had not been studying, she would have answered the phone.

12. She’s very thin, perhaps that’s why she feels cold so much.

=> If she weren’t very thin, she would not feel cold so much.

13. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart.

=> If he polished his shoes, he would look smart.